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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

U. of Minnesota continues to support small communities' growth in their Empowering Small Minnesota Communities program.

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 ...

Video shows the aftermath of the Rapidan Dam failure after torrential rains hit near Mankato, Minn. in June, 2024.

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.

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 ...