Mark Fischenich

MANKATO — With a somewhat depleted engineering staff, the city of Mankato is reducing its typical slate of construction projects in 2026.

MANKATO — For Mankato marijuana lovers, Wednesday will be like Christmas morning with a celebratory grand opening of the community’s first adult-use recreational cannabis retail store.

Mankato prepares for four cannabis retailers

Q: How can the city justify the precedent of spending $9.4 million on a bridge to a floodplain, which is often unusable, over helping solve the homeless problem in Mankato?

MANKATO — Fifteen years after its creation as “Mankato’s first gated community for young adults,” College Town continues to portray itself as exclusive living for Minnesota State University students even

MANKATO — Mankato City Manager Susan Arntz and Administrative Services Director Parker Skophammer presented the administration’s 2026 budget Monday night, including a proposed 4.7% bump in property tax collections.

MANKATO — Retired Mankato developer Curt Fisher has made the first big cash donation toward a $3 million plan to transform a tapped out Mankato quarry into a world class

The Free Press

MANKATO — New rules were approved Monday night governing public speech at Mankato City Council meetings, along with specific protocols for handling perceived attempts to disrupt elected officials from doing

MANKATO — The Minnesota State Patrol has released the names of the 72-year-old motorcyclist and the 52-year-old driver involved in Thursday's fatal crash south of Mankato.