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One year ago, the Rapidan Dam partially collapsed near Mankato due to heavy rainfall and flooding from storms.
One year later, a Blue Earth County community is still feeling the impacts following the collapse of the Rapidan Dam.
Officials are continuing to monitor the Rapidan Dam in southern Minnesota after a partial failure on Monday. The dam suffered ...
"Old stores like that, it's hard to replace them," David Hruska said. "Almost makes you cry when you see that," ...
Officials say they are now concerned about a nearby bridge after erosion has worsened near Rapidan Dam following a partial failure this week. Blue Earth County leaders say there has been a ...
The Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners voted to remove the Rapidan Dam near the city of Mankato, about 80 miles south of Minneapolis, and replace the County Road 9 Bridge, both of which were ...
Earlier this week, authorities said the Rapidan Dam near Mankato faced an “imminent ... Authorities said the partial failure of the abutment was caused by the recent bout of heavy rain, but ...
Video shows the aftermath of the Rapidan Dam failure after torrential rains hit near Mankato, Minn. in June, 2024.
Rising waters on the Blue Earth River in Minnesota washed out a portion of the Rapidan Dam near the town of Mankato ... notified of the possibility of dam failure, but evacuation orders were ...
Former Rapidan Dam workers Jeremy and Ron Jordan have ... In fact, the county says a month before the failure they had a near-catastrophic event when a backhoe went into a river, but luckily ...