Despite receiving good rainfall this year, most of the rainwater in northern Namibia has gone to waste, leaving livestock farmers concerned about future droughts. Farmers in the northern regions ...

Engineers plan to start removal of the Rapidan Dam in 2027, after it failed during major flooding last year. The process of taking down the dam would continue through 2028, according to a ...

BLUE EARTH COUNTY, Minn. — Officials in southern Minnesota confirm a "partial failure" has occurred at the site of the Rapidan Dam on the Blue Earth River south of Mankato. In a news release ...

Authorities in Blue Earth County are warning community members about the current condition of the Rapidan Dam on the Blue Earth River as rain and debris continue to strain conditions in the area ...

The Blue Earth County Historical Society says the dam opened in 1910, doubling Mankato's electric power capacity. The National Inventory of Dams rated the dam in poor condition as of April 2023 ...

Storms at the start of summer elevated the Blue Earth River to very high levels, and when the debris accumulating at the top of the Rapidan Dam slowed the flow down, the water found somewhere else ...

Part of a house perched on the edge of the Blue Earth River in Minnesota collapsed into raging waters as deadly flooding that hit the Midwest threatened the nearby Rapidan Dam, which was built in ...

On Tuesday morning, Blue Earth County Public Works Director Ryan Thilges said the breach threat has diminished, though officials are still concerned because the dam was built on sandstone bedrock ...