Exactly two years ago, crowds gathered in awe to watch the failure of the Rapidan Dam.

MANKATO, Minn — A beloved southern Minnesota store demolished in June due to flooding has reopened in a new location in downtown Mankato. The Rapidan Dam Store's new home is the old Wagon Wheel Cafe ...

MANKATO, Minn. — A historic store lost when flooding caused part of a southern Minnesota dam to fail will soon have a new home. Monday night, the Mankato City Council signed off on moving the Dam ...

The eyes of the nation were on southern Minnesota on June 24, 2024, when the Blue Earth River burst around the Rapidan Dam. Researchers from Wisconsin and Minnesota have been taking regular drone ...

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 the Rapidan Dam and outline his 2025 bonding proposals. His $887 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bank of the Blue Earth River next to the Rapidan Dam southwest of Mankato, Minnesota, June 26, 2024. A few miles outside ...

MANKATO – Every few weeks, David Hruska and his family return to their old home beside the Blue Earth River. They walk along the riverbank near the Rapidan Dam, take pictures, and relive the memories ...

MANKATO — Blue Earth County will seek to remove the Rapidan Dam while replacing the County Road 9 bridge, after commissioners Tuesday narrowed down options for the flood-damaged area. Heavy rainfall ...

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 ...

RAPIDAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A southern Minnesota dam and nearby bridge that almost collapsed earlier this summer after a bout of heavy rain and prompted a federal emergency declaration will be torn down ...

RAPIDAN, MINN. – 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 ...