Tuesday, May 22 2012 11:42 PM EDT2012-05-23 03:42:00 GMT
This year marks 150 years since US– Dakota war of 1862 was fought in southwest Minnesota...ending with the largest mass execution in US history in Mankato. Ben Leonard with the Nicollet County Historical
This year marks 150 years since US– Dakota war of 1862 was fought in southwest Minnesota...ending with the largest mass execution in US history in Mankato.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 7:53 PM EDT2012-05-22 23:53:02 GMT
A number of Mankato Elementary institutions were designated as 'reward' schools. These schools are in the category of the highest-performing 15 percent of Title I schools in the state.
A number of Mankato Elementary institutions were designated as 'reward' schools. These schools are in the category of the highest-performing 15 percent of Title I schools in the state.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 7:45 PM EDT2012-05-22 23:45:09 GMT
Reports have been coming in from Brown County Residents about a phone call scam. One report describes a call where residents are told they won the publisher's clearing house sweepstakes. Police say scams
Authorities also say a lot of the time these individuals are looking for information involving identity theft.
Minnesota's unemployment rate continued to move downward in December to a rate of 5.7 percent... lower than at any time since the September 2008 financial collapse.
The biggest year–to year increase came in the Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Blue Earth and Nicollet counties.
The area saw a 1.7 percent increase in jobs over 2010.
Greater Mankato Growth's Jonathan Zierdt says the whole region benefits.
'First of all, this is just really good news for the core cities, but it's also even better news for the regional marketplace. All of Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties and surrounding areas... it really speaks well to the economic vitality of the area,' says Zierdt.
While the month – to – month job numbers between November and December of 2011 dropped slightly, Zierdt says that's following a season pattern.
