Removal of failed Rapidan Dam near Mankato to begin in 2027
Engineers plan to start removal of the Rapidan Dam in 2027, after it failed during major flooding last year. The process of ...
Flood-damaged Rapidan Dam expected to be razed in 2027-28
A Twin Cities engineering firm hired to design the demise of the Rapidan Dam expects it to disappear by the end of 2028 — 118 years after the structure was completed southwest of Mankato, Minn.
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Crews use explosives to bring down Co. Road 9 bridge
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - A subcontractor of the company hired to remove the County Road 9 bridge over the Blue Earth River is ...
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Blue Earth County up against the clock — and the unknown — in flood repair projects
Faced with the task of replacing a flood-damaged bridge, and removing a breached dam, county officials face the prospect of ...
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Rapidan bridge detonation won’t begin this week
Today, county officials told KEYC that their use of explosives to demolish the bridge has been delayed into February. More ...
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Free Press wins more than 30 awards in Minnesota Newspaper Association contest
The Free Press won more than 30 awards at the Minnesota Newspaper Association contest this week in the Twin Cities.
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Midwest governors' budgets include bonding proposals
Bond proposals are included in recent budget proposals from the Minnesota and North Dakota governors, as the region's 2026 ...
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Minnesota State University, Mankato
Minnesota State University, Mankato is a public four-year university located in Mankato, Minnesota. The student body is the second largest in the state of Minnesota. The school was founded in 1868 ...