Minnesota State University, Mankato names Inch as Davenportâs successor
Minnesota State University, Mankato names Inch as Davenportâs successor By Jake Rinehart | March 17, 2021 at 3:58 PM CDT - Updated March 17 at 7:03 PM
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KEYC) â The Minnesota State College and Universities Board of Trustees announced Wednesday that Edward Inch will serve as the 13th president of Minnesota State University, Mankato, effective July 1.
Inch will be the successor to Richard Davenport, who has served as president at MSU Mankato since July 1, 2002 â which currently makes him the longest-serving president of any college or university in the state of Minnesota and the third longest-serving president in Minnesota State Mankato history.
383 MAPS students in quarantine, 29 active cases district wide
383 MAPS students in quarantine, 29 active cases district wide By Lauren Andrego | March 16, 2021 at 10:55 PM CDT - Updated March 16 at 10:55 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) â Mankato Area Public Schools is reporting a major spike in students in quarantine.
In addition to 29 cases reported at schools across the district last week, 383 students are quarantined due to close contact reported within a school.
âWhat weâre looking at is where the person who is positive is seated in the classroom. The second thing we look at is how many days were they infectious and in school.â
Walz extends Minnesotaâs peacetime emergency By KEYC Staff | March 15, 2021 at 5:13 PM CDT - Updated March 15 at 5:13 PM
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KEYC) â Gov. Tim Walz announced he signed Executive Order 21-12 Monday, extending the peacetime emergency in the state as vaccination distribution ramps up.
The executive order was unanimously approved by the Executive Council, which is made up of Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Secretary of State Steve Simon and State Auditor Julie Blaha.
âWe are closer than ever to ending this pandemic and returning to our daily lives â and we must keep up the momentum,â Walz said in a statement released by his office. âThe peacetime emergency enables us to safeguard the progress weâve made, protect Minnesotansâ health and well-being, and efficiently deliver the vaccine.â
Middle school students use baking skills to raise money for childrenâs hospital
Middle school studentsâ baking skills raise money for childrenâs hospital By Bernadette Heier | March 11, 2021 at 8:03 PM CST - Updated March 11 at 8:07 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) â Local middle school students Payton Bruns and Jaelyn Doss wanted to do something to give back to others.
âWe wanted to do a good deed and make peopleâs day,â said Bruns.
Over the past months, the two friends have made homemade hot cocoa bombs, sweet treats that explode in hot milk, all to raise funds for St. Jude Childrenâs Hospital.
DEED: Jobs down 7 % locally in January
DEED: Jobs down 7 % locally in January By Bernadette Heier | March 11, 2021 at 7:22 PM CST - Updated March 11 at 7:51 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) Job numbers were down 7% locally in January, according to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development.
The Mankato-North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area lost 4,074 jobs year-over-year, however, the local area gained 343 jobs in January compared to December.
Manufacturing saw the greatest annual decline at 10.5%, the service sector was down 6.2% and government jobs were down 3.95%.
Minnesotans can connect with DEED at www.CareerForceMN.com/GoodJobsNow for help in finding career opportunities and training.
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