The first explosive charge at the bridge rang out like a starting gun, followed by the ratatat drumbeat of smaller explosions. The smoke cleared, revealing the concrete and steel beams of County Road ...

The BriefThe County Road 9 bridge near the destroyed Rapidan Dam was demolished with explosives on Wednesday.The Blue Earth County Board of Commissioners voted to remove the dam and replace the bridge ...

The county said that explosive charges were used both to make that process quicker and to ensure the safety of workers, as it ...

A Twin Cities engineering firm hired to design the demise of the Rapidan Dam expects it to disappear by the end of 2028 — 118 years after the structure was completed southwest of Mankato, Minn.

State money may soon be on the way to help tear out the Rapidan Dam after it partially failed following severe flooding last summer. Blue Earth County officials have been working to secure funding ...

Contractors blew up the remnants of a damaged southern Minnesota bridge that nearly collapsed during heavy rains last summer.

Demolition efforts for the bridge near the failed Rapidan Dam are underway in Blue Earth County. On Wednesday, controlled explosives went off, severing the bridge beams of County Road 9 ...

Heavy rain last June caused severe flooding that breached the Rapidan Dam on the western side of the bridge. Erosion around the supports of the bridge led county officials to decide to remove and ...

Tim Walz braved the afternoon cold on Thursday to return to Rapidan Dam and outline his 2025 bonding proposals. His $887 million pitch includes $10 million for dam recovery efforts after last ...

Tim Walz braved the afternoon cold on Thursday to return to Rapidan Dam and outline his 2025 bonding proposals. His $887 million pitch includes $10 million for dam recovery efforts after last ...

The child driver in the US city of Minneapolis nearly hit playing children and has been arrested. Lightning flickered through the orange skies at the same time as a rainbow, after a summer storm. The ...