The dozens of Dakota riders, many of whom traveled hundreds of miles from Nebraska and South Dakota reservations, were greeted by a large crowd in downtown Mankato’s Reconciliation Park last week. A lot of people who helped start the effort and who have passed on would have been heartened by the sight of the riders,…
Two groups of Native American horse riders are on their way to Mankato from from Nebraska and South Dakota, with both slated to gather downtown Dec. 26 to remember the 38 Dakota men who were hanged after the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. The Mankato Healing and Reconciliation Ride set out Dec. 10 from Fort Thompson…
MANKATO — Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota has received a $5,000 grant from the Mankato Clinic Foundation to support nutritious meals for older adults through the LSS Meals service in Mankato, a news release said. Lutheran Social Service provides meals in 39 counties statewide through community dining centers, diner’s clubs and home delivery with help…
A 46-year-old man killed his wife, former partner and his two sons before shooting himself in the US state of Minnesota, authorities said. The man, identified as Anthony Nephew, would often write social media posts against US President-elect Donald Trump. He even faced a “pattern of mental health issues,” the New York Post quoted Duluth…
BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump plans to return Saturday to the site where a gunman tried to assassinate him in July, setting aside what are now near-constant worries for his physical safety in order to fulfill a promise — “really an obligation,” he said recently — to the people of Butler, Pennsylvania….
A teen in Minnesota was recently saved by a crash after his car malfunctioned, causing him to accelerate to more than 100 mph. Sam Dutcher last month was finished running a few errands when his 18-year-old Honda Pilot seemed to malfunction. The car began to accelerate even though Dutcher’s foot was not on the gas…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple news reports indicate that Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz misleadingly claimed he was in Hong Kong during the turbulence surrounding the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, part of a broader pattern of inaccuracies that Republicans hope to exploit. On Tuesday, CNN posted a 2019 radio interview in which Walz…