John Lauritsen reports from Mankato on election night, the former home of Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz.

Let’s let anyone with a Tweetdeck search set up for the word “Mankato” know that we’ve got kids who are standout athletes, musicians, actors, mathematicians, scientists, woodworkers ...

Mankato State became the first Division II program in 40 years to win both the men’s and women’s basketball championships in the same season.

About 250 girls learned a kick routine and cheers during a free cheerleading clinic at Vikings Training Camp Saturday.