Remembering Pat Person; restaurateur, pillar in Mankato community
Remembering Pat Person; restaurateur and pillar in Mankato community By Marissa Voss and Meghan Grey | February 28, 2021 at 8:20 PM CST - Updated March 1 at 8:10 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The Mankato community is mourning the loss of a pioneer in the local hospitality industry.
Pat Person died in a crash Saturday while on a trip to California.
Among their popular dining venues, the Persons brought us Tav on the Ave, Dino’s Pizzeria, Flask and Number 4.
“The legacy of the hospitality industry, the legacy of a father, of a son, of a brother. That’s the legacy that I am going to tell you,” said Mankato Mayor Najwa Massad, who also owns Olives.
Bison Range Road closes to prevent further damage
Bison Range Road closes to prevent further damage By KEYC Staff | March 1, 2021 at 8:56 PM CST - Updated March 1 at 8:56 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) Bison Range Road at Minneopa State Park has closed until further notice.
The annual closure is done to protect the park and Bison Range Road from excessive damage during snow melts and extremely wet, muddy periods.
The length of the closure is weather-dependant.
The rest of the park remains open, including the falls area and hiking trails. Some of the hiking trails have views of the bison range.
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Mankato woman pleads guilty to death of 16-month-old son
Mankato woman pleads guilty to death of 16-month-old son By KEYC Staff | March 1, 2021 at 8:40 PM CST - Updated March 1 at 8:40 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) A Mankato woman pleaded guilty Monday to the death of her 16-month-old son.
Chelsea Rae Olinger, 28, entered a guilty plea on charges of first-degree manslaughter. She was also charged with second and third-degree murder, first-degree assault and malicious punishment of a child.
Olinger was arrested in February 2020 after she brought her child to the hospital in Mankato. The boy was then transferred to Mayo Clinic in Rochester with a brain injury, compression fractures of two vertebrae, seven broken ribs, a laceration of the liver, and numerous bruises.