Renee Berg

Clear skies are forecasted with the December fog now behind us, a weather expert said. Mike Griesinger, meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said, “We're done with fog, fortunately.”

At its outset, the Highway 22 project from Mankato to St. Peter is garnering negative public reaction as business and home owners along the stretch complain about lost green space.

NORTH MANKATO — Nothing says community more than a city-prompted weight loss challenge.

MANKATO — Debby Johnson was Debby Dundas and a high school senior when presidential nominee Jimmy Carter visited Mankato in the fall of 1976.

MANKATO — Sally Burdick was a 19-year-old college student when she shook the hand of Martin Luther King Jr., though at the time she had no idea just how famous he would become.

MANKATO — Don Weber started his job search during the toughest time of year: the holidays.

Mankato Makerspace has crafted itself into being a community gem and the public has the opportunity to learn more about the nonprofit and lend support at an upcoming gathering.

Dick Dietz is the kind of guy who helps out his hometown church, even after moving away.

MANKATO — Tuesday's low temperature of 19 degrees below zero, with a corresponding windchill of 30 below zero, was the coldest it's been in three or four years, experts say.

Libraries throughout the region are updating their nonfiction collections, including new books about the latest stars such as Travis Kelce and Ariana Grande to the latest information on pet care.