The failure of the Rapidan Dam in June opened up new research opportunities for local geologists and researchers. Such opportunities are important in light of the increasing dangers presented by ...

Water in the Blue Earth River flows around the the Rapidan Dam southwest of Mankato on June 24, 2024 threatening the integrity of the dam as well as a house on the west side of the dam.

Back on February 5, demolition crews used explosions to bring the bridge deck down to the river bed. Since that time, they’ve been cleaning up the debris left behind.

Spotify RAPIDAN, MINN. – Imagine a six-story building, perched precariously, inching its way across a narrow bridge, a churning river below. In 1949, that’s exactly what happened at the Rapidan Dam ...

In late June last year the Rapidan Dam suffered a catastrophic failure when floodwaters tore around the west end of the dam, eating away the shoreline and sending more than a century’s worth of ...

Google Maps and other navigation apps may be the go-to for many people trying to find their way, but the traditional state ...

Seth Varner, 24, a Nebraska man on a quest to visit every incorporated city in Minnesota, visited Lucan, Minn., in February as part of his trip through 74 communities in the southwest corner of ...

MANKATO — Two years after Gov. Tim Walz signed free school meals into law, Mankato district Nutrition Services Director Darcy Stueber is in Washington D.C. this week to advocate for child ...

The cone-shaped Spherex — at 1,110 pounds (500 kilograms) or the heft of a grand piano — will take six months to map the entire sky with its infrared eyes and wide field of view.