MANKATO — A 30-year-old Eagle Lake woman and a 54-year-old North Mankato man were injured in chain-reaction crashes involving six vehicles Friday afternoon at a highway on ramp in Mankato. Brittany Lyn Fitzpatrick and Bayram…
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MANKATO — In a message to the Free Press, Mankato Mayor Najwa Massad confirmed she’ll seek re-election this November. “Mankato has always held a very special place in my heart. This community has given so…
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It could take several weeks to complete a recount — if one is sought — of the razor-thin margin in the Republican primary race between state Sen. Spencer Deery and his President Donald Trump-endorsed challenger…
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A Cooperstown running standout became the first track and field athlete to win The Daily Star’s Athlete of the Week Award. Jameson Gable, a senior sprinter for the Hawkeyes, won the award for the week…
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NORTH MANKATO — Some days Mankato West softball looks like a bonafide top ten threat. On other days, not so much. Friday, the Scarlets closed out their roller coaster regular season by dropping a 6-1…
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Boys Lacrosse Haverhill 10, Methuen 6Trevor Lindmark tallied four goals and Brewer Murray found the back of the net three times to lead the winners. Max Boyer continued to be a force in net with…
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DANVILLE — Thirteen kindergarten classrooms will be moving into the Mark Denman Elementary building as it undergoes an entire restructuring. Mark Denman Elementary will become a comprehensive Birth-to-Kindergarten Center starting this upcoming school year, which…
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LINCOLN, Neb. — Allegany alumna Avery Miller is in eighth place in the heptathlon after Day 1 of the Big 10 track and field championships on Friday. Miller, a freshman at Penn State, has 3,146…
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DANVILLE — Tim Strader’s death is now being investigated as a homicide, according to the Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department. Strader, who was reported missing on April 4 after not being seen for several days, was…
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PERRYVILLE — Fort Hill got off to the fast start it needed, but Perryville responded accordingly and kept the pressure on. The Sentinels led 2-0 after their first at-bat and were tied at 4. Perryville…
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