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…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Herschel Walker, the football legend who unsuccessfully ran for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, has been chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to be ambassador to the Bahamas. What You Need To Know Trump made the announcement Tuesday in a post on Truth Social, his social media website. He described Walker as…
(CNN) – President-elect Donald Trump said his team is looking into the possibility of privatizing the United States Postal Service. He said it’s, “not the worst idea I’ve ever heard.” Trump says shipping is different today because of Amazon, UPS and FedEx. The Constitution gives Congress the power to establish post offices. Copyright 2024 CNN…
MANKATO — Surrounded by holiday lights and food for a different feel to a political forum, local lawmakers joined moderator Andy Wilke, the executive vice president of Greater Mankato Growth, at LocAle Brewing Company Tuesday for discussion on the upcoming session. With November forecast numbers now out — projecting a $616 million surplus for the next…
McALLEN, Texas — The U.S. still separates some migrant children from parents while holding them after they cross the border despite broad improvements at detention centers in Texas, according to a court-ordered monitor’s final report. What You Need To Know Border Patrol agents are still separating some migrant children from parents while holding them after…
House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Michael McCaul said Tuesday that he believes that some unidentified drones spotted above New Jersey and New York are “spy drones” from China — after Biden administration officials insisted many of the aircraft are innocent commercial aircraft. “We want answers but the response I’m getting is we don’t know whose…
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee placed an employee on administrative leave Thursday after The Associated Press reported that one of its coaches was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete, causing her so much distress that she attempted suicide. Rocky Harris, USOPC chief of sport and athlete services, sent an email to U.S. Biathlon…
ST. LOUIS— The final U.S. Figure Skating Championships before the 2026 Milan Olympics will take place in St. Louis, officials announced Monday. Enterprise Center will host the 2026 nationals from Jan. 5-11, 2026, with the results determining the makeup of the 2026 squad, including men, women, pairs and ice dancing. The last time St. Louis…
Federal authorities have arrested two men, including a dual Iranian American citizen, in connection with a fatal drone strike in Jordan that killed three U.S. service members and injured dozens more. Joshua Levy, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts, said at a press conference Monday that the arrests are tied to the attack…
ON Dec. 16, 2024, the District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands held a naturalization ceremony at which twenty candidates from four countries were granted their applications for naturalization and were officially welcomed as the country’s newest U.S. citizens. The event was presided over by Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona and took place at the…