Suspect arrested in connection to armed burglary, assault
Suspect arrested in connection to armed burglary, assualt By KEYC Staff | January 27, 2021 at 1:11 PM CST - Updated January 27 at 6:50 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) Mankato police made an arrest in connection with an armed burglary and assault that happened early Wednesday morning.
Police responded to the 500 block of Joseph’s Path in Mankato at 12:25 a.m. Authorities say they arrested Qalid Hussein Jama, who was allegedly armed with a handgun during the burglary.
“The victims were reporting a person had come to the door and entered the residence and they had sheltered in place,” said Dan Schisel, associated director at the Mankato Department of Public Safety. “When officers arrived the suspect had fled out the back door.”
DEED hosts health care roundtable
DEED hosts health care roundtable By Jared Dean | January 27, 2021 at 7:07 PM CST - Updated January 27 at 7:08 PM
NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development hosted a roundtable-style meeting Wednesday to discuss health care.
Minnesota health care employers, educators, organizations and employees were all present in this meeting, held via Microsoft Teams to talk about the Minnesota economy and health care employment opportunities. Some leaders in these groups shared what they are doing to help promote employment in the health care field.
“The challenges in front of us from a workforce perspective are too big for any single organization or nonprofit or agency to tackle alone so those partnerships and when I think of those I think of the apprenticeship program,” said Brent Bultema, senior director of talent solutions at CentraCare.
Despite weekend sweep, Mavericks fall in national rankings
Minnesota State tops Ferris State By Jake Rinehart | January 25, 2021 at 8:38 PM CST - Updated January 25 at 8:38 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) â Despite a weekend sweep against Ferris State over the weekend, the Minnesota State Mavericks menâs hockey team has fallen in the latest national rankings.
The Mavericks entered the series against Ferris State ranked second in the nation in last weekâs USCHO poll, but have dropped down a position to third in this weekâs poll.
Six straight wins, another sweep 𧹠#HornsUpð pic.twitter.com/QsSYrD42zjâ Minnesota State Hockey (@MavHockey) January 25, 2021