Brian Arola

MANKATO — Blue Earth Nicollet County Humane Society’s board president described the nonprofit being in a crisis state during a meeting this week in which tensions between board directors and

ST. PETER — Political polarization is deteriorating communities, families and relationships, said Kristen Cvancara, but it doesn’t have to be that way.

MANKATO — Enrollment at Minnesota State University reached its highest point in a decade this fall, according to data from the institution.

MANKATO — In separate cases, two mayors in south-central Minnesota pleaded guilty to gross misdemeanor charges Friday.

MANKATO — Minnesota had a record high number of intimate partner homicides in 2023, a newly released report found, at the same time nonprofits serving victims struggled to maintain programming.

MANKATO — The suspect in the March fatal shooting of a dog in South Bend Township was charged Tuesday.

BLUE EARTH — A man received a stayed prison sentence, credit for jail time served, and may serve more jail time on work release after leading police on a chase

MANKATO — Upgraded technology gives athletic trainers more tools to monitor concussions in Mankato student athletes this fall.

Tuesday will be Connections Shelter’s eighth opening day, and the nonprofit is being intentional about not setting a closing date.

ST. JAMES — A St. James man has been sentenced to concurrent jail time in the second of two related court cases filed against him after a stabbing incident in