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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 ...
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 ...
"Old stores like that, it's hard to replace them," David Hruska said. "Almost makes you cry when you see that," ...
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 ...
Ben Brewer/Bloomberg via Getty Images The sheriff's office reported a "partial failure ... Rapidan Dam a "poor condition" rating with the hazard potential classification as "significant." Flooding ...
The Rapidan Dam in Minnesota is in a precarious state after recent flooding of the Blue Earth River, prompting officials to warn Monday that it is in "imminent failure ... the dam near the ...
Video shows the aftermath of the Rapidan Dam failure after torrential rains hit near Mankato, Minn. in June, 2024.
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 ...
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 ...