MANKATO — A Mankato man has been charged in an assault in College Town, a student housing development. Jacob James Cooper, 20, was charged Wednesday with misdemeanor fifth-degree assault and ...

The Vikings may be gone, but the city of Mankato now has something else to crow about. Schools.com just ranked the Minnesota River town number two on a list of the 25 best college towns in America.

Weeks later, as the Minnesota River Valley city of 10,000 was getting back on its feet, Beyer was driving to St. Peter from a dance class in Mankato ... to 3 towns With no final MN budget deal ...

Schools.com ranks Greater Mankato second on its list of the 25 best college towns in America, citing its job potential for the 5,000 students who graduate each year from Minnesota State University ...