Deputies say the 21-year-old Mankato woman who drowned Tuesday afternoon on Blue Earth River, was drinking and was not wearing a life jacket.
   
Blue Earth County Chief Sheriff's Deputy Mike Maurer says divers located the body of Jenny Mae Kraling just after 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Work on some important bills came down to the wire this year, but Minnesota Senate Majority Leader David Senjem said overall the 2012 legislative session was a positive one for the state..... Read More

A former Mayo Clinic employee will serve three years of probation for stealing patient information from the health care organization.
    
A federal judge Tuesday also ordered Autumn Wright to serve 300 hours of community service. The 34-year-old Rochester woman earlier pleaded guilty to one count of wrongfully obtaining health information.