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Monday, April 21st, 2025
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Good morning, Mankato. Here's your local news at a glance for Monday, the 21st of April.
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Amazon is building a 60,000 square-foot delivery hub in North Mankato’s Northport Industrial Center along Carlson Drive that will employ 75 people and open in December — the facility will help speed local package deliveries from larger fulfillment centers. The Planning Commission and City Council approved a new daycare center at 1720 Bassett Drive featuring 40 parking stalls and five classrooms to serve infants, toddlers and preschoolers. Mankato Free Press
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ On Sunday at 12:24 p.m., officers responded to Eastport Drive after a stabbing that injured a victim's neck and transported them to Mankato hospital — police have identified 23-year-old Lul Gatbel Lul from Lake Crystal as the suspect — who was last seen in a white 2015 Chrysler 200 while wearing blue jeans and a white t-shirt. Mankato Free Press
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Bob Heidenreich, 83, collapsed after giving his remarks at a Bethany Lutheran College Alumni Board meeting in Meyer Hall on Oct.26 and was quickly helped by a 24-member group led by retired fire chief Donald Lehne—who used CPR and an AED—to stabilize him for hospital care. He recovered after eight days in Rochester and later returned to Mankato to attend a rescheduled board meeting and his great-grandchild’s baptism. Mankato Free Press
SPORTS NEWS
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Evening — Minnesota State University Theatre & Dance — Ticket prices Vary — Experience all 37 of Shakespeare's plays in a hilarious and fast-paced production.
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Power to Choose: K-12 Education Expo
5-7:30 p.m. — Mankato Family YMCA — Free entry — Discover educational options in the greater Mankato area and engage with local representatives.
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Loyola-Cleveland Invitational
Starting all day — Myers Field House — Check website for entry fees — Compete in a vibrant track and field atmosphere.
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Trivia Night at Pub 500
7:30-10:00 p.m. — Pub 500 — $2 grab bottles and tap specials — Test your trivia skills while enjoying tasty deals on drinks.
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Turn Turn Turn
8-9 p.m. — Hooligans — Ticket info not specified — Enjoy harmonies of 60s and 70s country, folk, and pop with this original Americana band.
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AKDC Scorpio Rising Tour - Mankato Show
7-8 p.m. — Carnegie Art Center — Suggested donation — Experience a blend of heavy metal and jazz fusion with Aaron Kerr’s Dissonant Creatures' album release tour.
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Women of Kato Series 4 Featuring Local Musicians
5-8 p.m. — NaKato Bar & Grill — Free entry — Enjoy acoustic performances from four talented women artists in a collaborative music series.
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Southern Minnesota Real Big Band and Nintentones Concert
7-9 p.m. — Bethany Lutheran College Theatre — $10 Adult, $5 Student — Experience an evening of jazz with the Southern Minnesota Real Big Band and featured artist Hanna Cesario.
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