After the Rapidan Dam failed last summer and the Blue Earth River carved a new course through Minnesota Valley, researchers ...

Balancing on 24 wheels, this 65-foot grain elevator looked small when it was pulled across the Blue Earth River bridge at ...

The Bloomington-based engineering firm on Tuesday received a $1.47 million contract to draft plans for the removal of the dam, which spans the Blue Earth River west of Mankato. The Blue Earth ...

Water in the Blue Earth River flows around the the Rapidan Dam southwest of Mankato on June 24, 2024 threatening the integrity of the dam as well as a house on the west side of the dam.

Extreme erosion is apparent on the west bank of the Blue Earth River at the Rapidan Dam near Mankato on July 2. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

Mankato staff continue to patrol the levee and flood control system on a 24-hour basis. The levee system is built to handle a river level of 39.5 feet. When an electric substation at the dam ...

A woman and three of her friends got on their inner tubes, floated away from the sandy shores of Rapidan Dam Park and started ... 21-year-old Jenny Mae Kraling of Mankato went into the water.

Experts are warning that Trump administration workforce cuts at federal agencies overseeing U.S. dams are threatening their ...

Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that poisoned ...

The failure of the Rapidan Dam in June opened up new research opportunities for local geologists and researchers. Such opportunities are important in light of the increasing dangers presented by ...

MANKATO, Minn. (AP ... County commissioners last year voted to replace the bridge and remove the nearby Rapidan Dam, both of which were at risk of crumbling after last year's deluge.