It's been almost a year since historic flooding his southern Minnesota and the partial failure of the Rapidan Dam.

RAPIDAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Flooding on the Blue Earth River breached the Rapidan Dam Monday morning and it's now in an "imminent failure condition," officials said. Le Sueur County residents in ...

In 1949, that’s exactly what happened at the Rapidan Dam near Mankato. A 40-ton, 65-foot-tall grain elevator embarked on an improbable, 8-mile journey. A crowd of about 2,000 people gathered in ...

Earlier this week, authorities said the Rapidan Dam near Mankato faced an ''imminent threat'' of collapse but later said an abutment had partially failed. The river swelled after an onslaught of ...

For some reason, as the tubes rounded a hard bend along a rocky cliff, 21-year-old Jenny Mae Kraling of Mankato went into ... owner of the Rapidan Dam Store, came down the river with a canoe ...

The Brown County Historical Society invites the public to kick off the 2025 Lunch and a Bite of History season on Thursday, May 15, with a special presentation by Rick Pepper titled Remembering the ...

The house, occupied by a local family for over 50 years, drew a crowd of onlookers as it plunged into the river amid concerns about the nearby Rapidan Dam's stability due to ongoing erosion and ...

A bridge next to Rapidan Dam in Minnesota was brought down in a controlled explosion after the structure was severely damaged by flooding in Blue Earth County in June 2024. The county announced it ...

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 ...