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Mankato Public Safety: Secure Your Storage Unit

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If you have a storage unit, you may want to double–check that it is secure. Since Wednesday, officers have gotten 9 reports of storage units being broken into and rummaged through in Mankato. More>>

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Bill Would Allow County Attorneys To Carry Guns On The Job

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Should county attorneys in Minnesota be able to carry guns on the job? Senator Tony Cornish hopes a new bill he introduced in the House will allow just that. More>>

The District 88 School Board Voted in Favor of Switching to a 6 Period School Day

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The district 88 school board voted in favor of switching to a 6 period school day. The reason for the change was based on an interest of increasing student achievement on state testing. A six period More>>

Sentencing Begins For Man Guilty of Killing Infant Son

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Sentencing ban for Christopher Farris after he pleaded guilty to the unintentional murder of his infant son.
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Taco John's Give March Of Dime $7K

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More than 7,200 babies in Minnesota will be born premature this year, and Taco John's is working with the March of Dimes to change this. More>>

Lively Debate Among GOP Candidates in Florida Last Night

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A lively debate in Jacksonville last night as the Republicans running for the White House focused on immigration ahead of Tuesday's Florida primary. More>>

Dayton Sets The Date For State Of The State

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Governor Mark Dayton announces when he will deliver his State of the State address. He has chosen the evening of February 15th in the Minnesota House chamber. More>>

Minnesota Republicans Want To Take Voter ID To The Polls

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Republican lawmakers in the state want their constituents to decide whether a photo ID is needed at the election polls. More>>

Minnesota Senator Endorses Romney For President

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Minnesota Congressman Erik Paulsen is endorsing Mitt Romney in that race. More>>

U.S. Troops Leave, While Violence Reenters Iraq

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More violence is sweeping across Iraq just a month after U–S troops left the country. A car packed with explosives blew up killing more than a dozen people taking part in a funeral march. More>>

Pentagon Considers Sizable Cuts To Defense Spending

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The Pentagon has outlined its plan for cutting nearly 500 billion dollars in defense spending over the next decade. More>>

Winterfest Coming To St. Peter

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Winterfest begins in St. Peter February 3. The festival runs through February 12. Events include a medallion hunt, rock, paper scissors competition, even a hairy leg contest. More>>

The Price Is Right For Madelia Woman

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An area woman does her community proud on the popular game show 'The Price is Right.' Nichole Olson of Madelia appeared on this morning's episode, which was taped over the Thanksgiving holiday. She was More>>

Romero Indicted on 1st Degree Murder Charges

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A 29 year old Missouri woman is back in Minnesota, and now facing first degree murder charges.  More>>

Human Services Possibly Combining in 12 counties

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A dozen counties including Waseca are looking to take a big step in joining forces with their human services departments.The counties would share funds and work together.
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Mankato Teen Shares Struggles On National TV

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It takes a lot of courage to go on National television and sing your heart out especially on the number one hit show American Idol
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Eagle Lake Students Jump Rope for Heart

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Eagle Lake Elementary students take part in their 14th annual Jump Rope for Heart. More>>

Waseca Public Schools Go Wireless

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Waseca public schools are about to go wireless.  Thanks to money passed in the recent referendum the district is moving forward with plans to put all buildings on a wifi network. More>>

Two Mankato Area Schools Win a Contest and Receive a Smart Board

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For every $20 of Proctor and Gamble products participants purchased from Hy-Vee that started from October to December 30th was a chance for participants to collect points. This year each winning school More>>

Gingrich And Romney Compete For Florida Votes

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Newt Gingrich got the crowd going at Tea Party rally in Florida. He and Mitt Romney are battling for votes ahead of the state's primary. Twelve percent of Florida GOP voters are Hispanic.. making immigration More>>

Legislators Ponder Wolf Hunting In Minnesota

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Minnesota House and Senate panels will be taking their first looks at plans for the resumption of wolf hunting and trapping in the state. More>>

Counterfeiters Arrested In Portugal With 1 Million Fake 'Benjamins'

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Around one million high quality fake U.S. $100 bills were seized this week in an operation in Portugal. Three men were arrested in the act of trying to transact the bank notes. The individuals aged More>>

Minnesota Couple Arrested At Missouri Walmart Accused Of Interstate Thefts

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Authorities in Missouri say two Minnesotans may be responsible for thefts in three states. Forty–six–year–old John Benson of Randolph and 28–year–old Sonya Hernandez of Austin were arrested at a Walmart More>>

Wisconsin Governor Makes Address Despite Protesters

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After a year of controversy and a recall effort, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker gives his second state of the state address. It was a speech given just a week after a million signatures were turned More>>

Young Stabbing Victim Released From Hospital In Ely

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The 3–year–old Northern Minnesota girl stabbed multiple times allegedly by her mother's boyfriend, has been released from the hospital in Ely. The 27–year–old man was shot and wounded by police in Babbitt More>>

Hometown Dreamer Shines on American Idol

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Shelby Tweten's performance impresses Idol judges and fans at home. More>>

School Lunches Getting Healthier

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School kids' favorite lunches are about to get healthier. Today the US Department of Agriculture releasing new nutritional standards for kids' meals. More>>

Fairmont City Administrator Announces Retirement

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Fairmont's city administrator officially announces his retirement. Jim Zarling told the council Monday that he is committed to making sure the transition is smooth. Zarling has recommended Mike Humpal More>>

Impaired Waters List Draws Farmers' Ire

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New regulations include water insects in drainage ditches. More>>

Senator Franken Discusses Future of MN

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Senator Al Franken discusses the State of the Union Address and the future of Minnesota. More>>

Our Mild Winter is Causing Cancellations to Some Important Outdoor Activities

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This year would have been the 5th Annual Hummingbird Big Bobber Ice Fishing Contest but
due to the surprising warm winter weather, event organizers were forced to cancel
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MSU Mankato Host a Student Resource Fair

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It's a one-stop shop for those interested in volunteering opportunities
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Both Sides Of Aisle React To State Of The Union Address

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President Obama is following up his State of the Union speech with a three-day road trip. He is set to visit five key swing states to bring his economic ideas straight to voters. More>>

Bachmann Will Seek Another Term in Congress

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Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann says she will seek a fourth term in the U.S. House following her failed presidential bid. More>>

Governor, Vikings Meet To Discuss Metrodome Site

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A meeting today in Gov. Mark Dayton's office could determine whether the Minnesota Vikings will go forward with plans to build a new football stadium on the land where the Metrodome now sits. More>>

Trojan Statue Returned To Worthington School

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Worthington High School's missing Trojan statue is back home. An incident report from the Worthington Police Department says the statue disappeared Saturday. More>>

T-Wolves, Love Reach Deal

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Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves have reached a deal to extend the star's contract. More>>

Dramatic Rescue In Somalia

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Two aid workers in Somalia are free after an the overnight raid. More>>

Local Veteran To View SOTU With Rep. Walz

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Mike McLauglin's presence to serve as a reminder of troops coming home from wars abroad More>>

MN Legislative Session Opens With Jobs & Economy As Focus

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State lawmakers are off and running in the 2012 legislative session. More>>

Mankato Residents Surveyed on Satisfaction

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The city of Mankato and Mankato area schools will soon be making survey calls to find out citizen satisfaction. More>>

Gov. Dayton Pushes For a Concrete Plan for a New Vikings Stadium

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Gov. Mark Dayton and a key state lawmaker say a new Minnesota Vikings stadium must be built at the current site of the Metrodome to secure any kind of state funding this year. More>>

Memorial For Joe Paterno Continues To Grow

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A makeshift memorial to honor long-time Penn State football coach continues to grow today at the Paterno statue near Beaver Stadium. Paterno lost his battle with cancer Sunday. More>>

Local School Awarded for "Going Green"

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Rosa Parks Elementary receives the Gold level of LEED certification for their efforts in creating an environmentally friendly building. More>>

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MLBO Boys Basketball Edges RRC In Mt. Lake 51-46

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The Wolverine boys basketball team Of Mountain Lake - Butterfield - Odin has been ranked in the top ten this season and continues to impress. Thursday night they hosted Red Rock Conference foe Red Roc More>>

Timberwolves Beat Champs Convincingly In Dallas

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Kevin Love had 31 points and 10 rebounds after signing his new contract and the Minnesota Timberwolves handed defending NBA champion Dallas another loss, 105–90 last night. More>>

Gustavus Women Stop Carleton 70-44 in MIAC Basketball

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Gustavus Women Stop Carleton 70-44 in MIAC Basketball.
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Governor, Vikings Meet To Discuss Metrodome Site

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A meeting today in Gov. Mark Dayton's office could determine whether the Minnesota Vikings will go forward with plans to build a new football stadium on the land where the Metrodome now sits. More>>

T-Wolves, Love Reach Deal

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A person familiar with the situation says Kevin Love has agreed to a 4-year contract extension with the Minnesota Timberwolves worth between $60 million and $62 million. More>>

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Math Lesson Involves Bungee-Jumping Barbie

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8th graders at Mankato East learn math in a rather unique way... Barbie bungee jumping. Kari Pratt's Algebra class took to the stairwell at East Junior High. The objective: use math to find out exactl More>>

Pandas Steal The Show At Chinese New Year Celebration

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A pair of twin pandas stole the show in the Lunar New Year celebrations in China. More>>

Bank Robber Shoots Himself in Foot

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It happened last week in a small town in the Brazilian state of Parana.
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Motherhood: There's An App For That!

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The messages are free, and are catered to your due date, or your baby's age. More>>

Northern Lights Giving A Spectacular Show

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The largest solar flares since 2005 blasted past Earth on Tuesday. More>>

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