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2025 Kwik Trip Holiday Tournament tips off Friday night

Mankato Free Press 26 Dec 2025
Editor’s note. All records and stats are up to date as of Dec. 20, 2025 ... .
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AI use explodes on Minnesota college, university campuses

Star Tribune 25 Dec 2025
Artificial intelligence has gone mainstream this semester, three years after the debut of ChatGPT. Schools and professors are scrambling to respond ... .
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3 Palestinians arrested on suspicion of torching a Christmas tree at a Catholic church in ...

Mankato Free Press 25 Dec 2025
Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damaging a Nativity scene at a Catholic Church in the West Bank city of Jenin. Palestinian Authority police said late Wednesday they made the arrests ... .
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Mankato family racks up countless volunteer hours at Kiwanis Holiday Lights

Mankato Free Press 24 Dec 2025
MANKATO — The Maday family of Mankato just can’t get enough ... .
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Legislators react to executive orders on gun violence

Mankato Free Press 24 Dec 2025
Ahead of the 2026 legislative session, the groundwork for some of the hot-button issues is already being laid ... .
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Less spending on cuts, colors, nails at salons indicative of slowdown

Mankato Free Press 24 Dec 2025
MANKATO — Brooke Wiltscheck’s “Tell Me a Hairy Tale” salon suite is adorned with bright, festive colors — hot pinks, lime greens and twinkling lights. And her suite is one of dozens in a normally busy Mankato strip mall full ... .
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Slingsbys make $100,000 pledge to Camp Patterson

Mankato Free Press 24 Dec 2025
MADISON LAKE — Margie and Phil Slingsby of Mankato both have strong personal reasons for establishing a $100,000 pledge match to go toward major renovations at Kiwanis Camp Patterson on Lake Washington ... .
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Longtime Janesville reporter hopes to start newspaper in 30 days

Mankato Free Press 23 Dec 2025
JANESVILLE — Michael Roy had been the editor of the Janesville Journal for about year, when suddenly, he had a very public, very tumultuous exit Dec. 1 ... .
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Dakota Exiles ride through area enroute to Mankato

The Globe 23 Dec 2025
SIBLEY, Iowa — While brisk winter winds delayed their ride through northwest Iowa, the Dakota Exiles are still set to arrive in Mankato by Christmas Eve after stopping for rest Saturday night in Sibley, Iowa.
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Informer: Tribute to honor country-western music's women

Mankato Free Press 22 Dec 2025
Country-western music's iconic women will be celebrated during an award-winning tribute show 2 p.m. Jan. 3 at State Street Theater, 1 State St., New Ulm ... .
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Salvation Army exceeds its Match Days goal

Mankato Free Press 22 Dec 2025
MANKATO — The Mankato Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign exceeded its $30,000 for a recent Match Days challenge ... .
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Area deals with double whammy of surprise weather

Mankato Free Press 22 Dec 2025
MANKATO — The Mankato region was hit twice in five days with hazardous winter driving conditions, late-afternoon Thursday with a blizzard and early Monday morning with freezing rain ... .
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Ceremony marks completion of New Ulm National Guard center

Mankato Free Press 22 Dec 2025
NEW ULM — Gov. Tim Walz on Monday joined Minnesota National Guard leadership for a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the completion of the New Ulm National Guard Readiness Center ... .
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