Video shows the aftermath of the Rapidan Dam failure after torrential rains hit near Mankato, Minn. in June, 2024.

Demolition efforts for the bridge near the failed Rapidan Dam are underway in Blue Earth County. On Wednesday, controlled explosives went off, severing the bridge beams of County Road 9, just a short ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bank of the Blue Earth River next to the Rapidan Dam southwest of Mankato, Minnesota, June 26, 2024. A few miles outside ...

RAPIDAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A southern Minnesota dam and nearby bridge that almost collapsed earlier this summer after a bout of heavy rain and prompted a federal emergency declaration will be torn down ...

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Over 14 months after historic flooding wreaked havoc on the Rapidan Dam and County Road 9 Bridge, things are quiet at the site. The bridge has now been completely removed and a ...

Two former workers of the Rapidan Dam with 23 years of combined experience say last month’s partial failure was not just an act of God, insisting instead that the breach could have been prevented. “It ...

A drone image of the Blue Earth River upstream towards the Rapidan Dam in October of 2024. It shows the magnitude of impact following the release of sediment into the stream following the partial ...

MANKATO, Minn. — A historic store lost when flooding caused part of a southern Minnesota dam to fail will soon have a new home. Monday night, the Mankato City Council signed off on moving the Dam ...

A few miles outside Mankato, Minnesota, painted blue and white with a vintage Pepsi sign hanging out front, the Rapidan Dam store stood for more than 50 years. That’s how long Jenny Barnes and her ...