Video shows the aftermath of the Rapidan Dam failure after torrential rains hit near Mankato, Minn. in June, 2024.

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - A federal grant to survey and repair damage done by severe storms in June 2024, which caused flooding and damage to road infrastructure in 42 counties, was announced ...

Documenting and researching this type of dam failure is a way for researchers to help get data out to public officials and respond in case something like this were to happen again in another place.

But the Rapidan Dam will always be their home. June 24 will mark one year since a partial failure of the dam’s west abutment drew attention from around the world.

Bridge near Rapidan Dam demolished Contractors on Wednesday blew up the remnants of a damaged southern Minnesota bridge that almost collapsed last summer after a bout of heavy rain that prompted a ...

The area near the 115-year-old Rapidan Dam, once lauded as one of southern Minnesota’s prettiest stretches of river, drew kayakers and canoers who capped their trips with pie at his family’s ...

But the home he knew is gone, as is the river where he and his father fished their entire lives. The area near the 115-year-old Rapidan Dam, once lauded as one of southern Minnesota’s prettiest ...

Federal grant to help repair damages done by 2024 floods in southern Minnesota Nearly a year ago, the Rapidan Dam and surrounding area were hit by major flooding. It cost one family their home and ...

The Rapidan Dam was an old but still sturdy structure. It underwent "avulsive failure," meaning the water didn't go through it; it went around. During a flood, when water levels were high, the ...