Zach Hilgendorf, assistant professor of geography and anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, said he first found himself at the Rapidan Dam in Mankato, Minn., when he was completing ...

At Rapidan Dam, the people around Barnes saw the disaster unfolding, too. Jeremy Jordan, who lives nearby, says he used to work on the dam’s power plant as a fill-in employee.

After a recent public appearance, 5 INVESTIGATES pressed the governor about what happened to the Rapidan Dam money he called for in the state budget. “I said the bonding bill is always a tough one.

The nearby Rapidan Dam is also being removed. In August, the County Board voted to remove the dam rather than fix or replace it. They argued it would cost far more to keep the dam than remove it ...

MANKATO, Minn. — The bridge in Mankato that spans the Blue Earth River near the Rapidan Dam is starting to come down. Crews began demolition work Tuesday, months after extreme flooding pushed ...

RAPIDAN — Imagine a six-story building, perched precariously, inching its way across a narrow bridge, a churning river below. In 1949, that’s exactly what happened at the Rapidan Dam near ...

David Hruska, who with his sister Jenny Barnes, operate the The Dam Store, said they plan to open the doors to their new location at 11 a.m. Monday, provided all the equipment has been installed.

In his first public visit to Mankato after his run for vice president, Gov. Tim Walz braved the afternoon cold on Thursday to return to Rapidan Dam and outline his 2025 bonding proposals. His $887 ...

Regional Demolished after flood, Minnesota's Rapidan Dam Store has new home A beloved southern Minnesota store demolished in June due to flooding has reopened in a new location in downtown Mankato.

The Rapidan Dam Store reopened at its new, temporary location in Mankato Monday after the original building collapsed during flooding earlier this summer. And the National Park Service ranger who ...

In his first public visit to Mankato after his run for vice president, Gov. Tim Walz braved the afternoon cold on Thursday to return to Rapidan Dam and outline his 2025 bonding proposals.

MANKATO, Minn. — The bridge in Mankato that spans the Blue Earth River near the Rapidan Dam is starting to come down. Crews began demolition work Tuesday, months after extreme flooding pushed ...