Extreme erosion is apparent on the west bank of the Blue Earth River at the Rapidan Dam near Mankato on July 2. (Richard ...

The Blue Earth River begins in northern Iowa and meets with the river's west branch in Faribault County in southern Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. From there ...

Using the breached Rapidan Dam as a backdrop Gov. Tim Walz pitched his $887 million bonding bill. As well as funding for ...

Governor Tim Walz is set to announce details of the state-wide infrastructure plan on Wednesday. Here's what we know.

Blue Earth County Public Works Director Ryan Thilges said the goal is to have the bridge removed from the river channel prior ... $68 million for a new Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension ...

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 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has been monitoring water quality on the Blue Earth River below the dam since 2007. Sediment, phosphorus, and nitrogen all increased dramatically with the ...

including that the dam was destroyed and a 7-foot wall of water was headed down the Blue Earth River toward the Minnesota River.