Prep Athlete: MVLâs Kyreis Harrison
Prep Athlete: MVLâs Kyreis Harrison By Mary Rominger | March 11, 2021 at 9:09 PM CST - Updated March 11 at 10:44 PM
NEW ULM, Minn. (KEYC) â The bar is high for the Minnesota Valley Lutheran boysâ basketball program, with an appearance in the section title the last two seasons.
So, when the group saw four losses over a six game stretch in February, something was going to change.
âWhat I was seeing, and what some of the other guys were seeing, we all talked about it and they said âYeah, weâre all in, weâre going to make these changes for the betterment of the teamâ,â head coach Craig Morgan said.
Prep Athlete: AC/GEâs Abbie Theusch
Prep Athlete: AC/GEâs Abbie Theusch By Rob Clark | March 10, 2021 at 8:52 PM CST - Updated March 10 at 8:52 PM
ALDEN, Minn. (KEYC) â Abbie Theusch is averaging a double-double for the Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons Knights this season.
The guard is an elite scorer with a knack for earning buckets any way possible, playing the game a certain way since beginning her high school career years ago.
âI think Iâve gotten more versatile,â she said of her game. âIâve acquired more moves when Iâm driving. Iâm able to see the court more, know where the openings are and dish to teammates when necessary.â
Aluma Trailer business booming amid pandemic
Aluma Trailer business booming amid pandemic By Bernadette Heier | March 10, 2021 at 7:28 PM CST - Updated March 10 at 7:28 PM
NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) A sharp spike in ATV, snowmobile, golf cart and other vehicle purchases since the COVID-19 pandemic began has caused business to boom at Aluma Trailer.
“We are booked until next year. It’s been crazy busy,” said Mike Lloyd, president and co-owner at Aluma Trailer.
The company first started building trailers in 1992, and now produces about 300 trailers per week in its factory locations in Iowa, shipping across the U.S. and Canada.
Mankato senior care employee charged for sexually assaulting resident
Mankato senior care employee charged for sexually assaulting resident By KEYC Staff | March 10, 2021 at 7:44 PM CST - Updated March 10 at 7:44 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) An employee at a Mankato senior care facility is accused of sexually assaulting a resident.
Authorities in Mankato said they were called Monday night to The Pillars of Mankato Senior Living on suspicion of sexual assault on a resident in their 80s with Alzheimer’s.
A relative close to the woman reported that he saw the assault through cameras located in the woman’s room.
Olabamidele Olumide Bewaji was charged with felony counts of criminal sexual conduct Tuesday in Blue Earth County District Court.
Motorcyclist killed in crash on Highway 169 in North Mankato identified
Motorcyclist killed in crash on Highway 169 in North Mankato identified By KEYC Staff | March 9, 2021 at 11:20 PM CST - Updated March 10 at 7:14 PM
NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) A motorcyclist who died in a crash on Highway 169 in North Mankato Tuesday afternoon has been identified.
The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The Minnesota State Patrol says 48-year-old Kent Johnston, of North Mankato, was riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle northbound on Highway 169 when he lost control and left the roadway near Webster Avenue.
The North Mankato Police Department, Blue Earth County Sheriff’s Office, Mankato Department of Public Safety and Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service assisted at the scene.