Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:15 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:15:20 GMT
A Mankato businesswoman is accused of theft by swindle against her brother. Authorities say Ruth Dutler, owner of Dutler's Bowl contacted her brother, Cole VanHorn, to see if he could help her redeem
Authorities say Ruth Dutler, owner of Dutler's Bowl contacted her brother, Cole VanHorn, to see if he could help her redeem some property that was being foreclosed.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:01 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:01:14 GMT
The city of North Mankato takes another step in adding soccer fields to Caswell Park. City leaders voted Monday night to approve plans and seek advertise for bids on the next phase of the Caswell North
City leaders voted Monday night to approve plans and seek advertise for bids on the next phase.
Monday, May 20 2013 11:58 PM EDT2013-05-21 03:58:41 GMT
Health officials are scrambling to vaccinate one million children against the measles. They are holding emergency vaccination clinics after more than 12–hundred people became infected with the disease
1,200 people have come down with the highly infectious disease so far this year.
Monday, May 20 2013 8:21 PM EDT2013-05-21 00:21:23 GMT
Frantic debate continues at the state Capitol as lawmakers try to lock down budget details for the year. The biggest movement so far came in the House, with the $38 billion DFL budget bill passing
Session ends at midnight
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The Verizon Wireless Civic Center expansion may not have made the cut for state bonding money, but Mankato City Manager Pat Hentges says there is still hope for the center. Hentges says, " I think what seems to be an issue that we really have to address with the legislature is that we are the only convention center the only event center and only major arena in the state of Minnesota that has not had funding participation by the state."
A meeting is planned this month at the capital to discuss possible funding options for the civic center, other than simply raising the local option sales tax. Hentges says, "I really think the city and the state along with Minnesota State have to kind of come up with a plan that fits everybody's needs and come up with a funding mechanism that doesn't rely totally on local option sales tax."
According to Hentges the city has just under $18 million from the local option sales tax to fund the estimated $30 million dollar expansion.
