Mankato Local News – Saturday, April 25th, 2026

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Saturday, April 25th, 2026

Good morning, Mankato. Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 25th of April.

ACCIDENTS NEWS

➤ Multiple fire departments responded to a grass fire near Lake Washington on Friday at 4:00 p.m. (near the Mankato Municipal Airport) and are working to contain the flames. KEYC

BUSINESS NEWS

➤ Altelièr Creative, a small-batch sustainable clothing boutique run by a mother-daughter team in St. Peter, is showcasing its designs at today’s SPRING to Saint Peter festivities and Mankato’s Old Town Vintage Market event. Customers can enjoy live tailoring + a complimentary alteration with every purchase. Mankato Free Press

CULTURE NEWS

➤ North Mankato alpaca farmer Chad Cabanilla played five Wheel of Fortune episodes during a special Spring Forward series and won four of them, earning over $180,000 in prizes including trips to Seattle, Amsterdam, and Vietnam. His historic run makes him the sixth-highest winning contestant in the show's history. KEYC

ECONOMY NEWS

➤ Hanska dairy farmer David Tauer said his spring planting is on schedule thanks to warm weather and good soil conditions, with corn + alfalfa already in the fields ahead of last year’s May start. He noted that a bit of rain will soon be needed as work continues through early May. Mankato Free Press

GOVERNMENT NEWS

➤ In election fundraising news, Amy Klobuchar led with $4.7 million in Q1 while Jake Johnson outreached Congressman Brad Finstad in the CD-1 race. Meanwhile, GOP candidate Tyler Kistner withdrew from the CD-2 race due to a Marine Reserves deployment — and Sen. Matt Klein was penalized for a prediction market wager. Mankato Free Press

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