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 ...
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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 ...
Mankato KEYC-TV on MSN6d
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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Rapidan bridge detonation won’t begin this week
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Progress moves along for the removal of the Rapidan Dam and County Road 9 Bridge near Mankato. At a county board meeting Tuesday, January 29, county officials said they ...
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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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The draining of Glacial Lake Agassiz
About 13,000 years ago the melting glaciers that covered Minnesota and Canada created a vast lake, bigger than all the Great ...