Aaron Stuve
Multimedia Journalist
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Aaron Stuve is a multi-media journalist for KEYC News Now who joined the staff in October 2021.
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Greenseam says that their goal is to lessen the barrier of hiring workers from local universities and those who may be displaced workers.
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The Riverfront Art Fair will run from 11 to 5 Saturday on Washington Street by the Coffee Hag. Madson will be there all day plus all day Sunday for either free walkup or appointment.
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The North Mankato Farmer’s Market returned to South Central College today. This year marks the seventh year of the market, and the third partnering with the college.
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Tomorrow kicks off the 20th year of Songs on the lawn in Mankato. Live bands perform in the Mankato Civic Center Plaza every Thursday in June. Tomorrow, City Mouse takes the stage.
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With Minnesota legalizing the use of recreational marijuana, the state will now begin the process of expunging the records of marijuana-related misdemeanors.
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Mankato Area Public Schools is preparing for its summer meal program.
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Area private high schools have finished their school years, and are now looking at expansion to account in a recent growth in enrollment.
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Two St. Peter students capped off the school year today with a rocket launch.
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Dotson Iron Castings in Mankato is under new ownership, but stresses that they’re not going anywhere.
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After months of negotiation and stalemate, Minnesota’s bonding bill has finally passed through the state legislature.
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Preparations are almost complete for North Mankato’s Spring Lake Park Swim Facility to open up for the year.
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This weekend was Waseca’s city-wide garage sale, and the Waseca County 4-H took the opportunity to do some fundraising.
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With Summer around the corner, the Mayo Clinic is reminding people to protect their skin from harmful radiation.
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City officials say flooding from the Watonwan River has closed down the city’s park system, campground, golf course and compost site
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Brown County has seen significant flooding over the weekend, and the Cottonwood River has now crested at over 17 feet.
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The Governor’s Fishing Opener kicked off today with an open house of Waterville’s Fish Hatchery.
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Senator Tina Smith has introduced legislation that would change some housing policies in rural communities.
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The stage is set for the Governor's Fishing Opener to come to Mankato this weekend.
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People enrolled in medical assistance programs didn’t need to renew or re-enroll in those programs for the past three years, but with pandemic-era policies expiring, changes are coming to the annual enrollment process.
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More than 400 athletes from 14 teams gathered at Gustavus Adolphus College for a regional Special Olympics basketball tournament.
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The college says that the completion of the activity center has given a surge of energy to students and faculty alike, just in time to finish off the school year.
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The Lake Crystal Area Rec Center has received a $50,000 donation for their indoor playground expansion.
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The spring’s inconsistent weather has put many farmers behind schedule, and many are hoping to use the upcoming patch of warm weather to catch up.
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Governor Tim Walz visited Mankato Wednesday to discuss the state’s bonding bill and the state of one of MSU’s oldest buildings.
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The Mankato City Council voted unanimously for city design work on the future of Riverfront Drive.
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South Central College in North Mankato received a $200,000 gift Monday, and in return gave the naming rights to their nursing lab to a partner in their own backyard.
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There are a number of projects on this year’s schedule, and MnDOT wants drivers to be prepared for an active year of construction.
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After a long Year One and a winter filled with maintenance planning, Year Two of the Highway 14 project officially kicked off Monday.
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The Salvation Army is saying goodbye to their Easter meal voucher program and saying hello to something new.
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Artists from around the Mankato area are preparing for Mankato’s first “Art Crawl” event.
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The Board of Animal Health reported Monday that an outbreak of Avian Influenza was detected in Le Sueur County, the first report of the disease in Minnesota since December.
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The city of North Mankato is preparing to install a roundabout between Lor Ray Drive and Howard Drive.
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With the weather gradually warming up, many are ready to return to their favorite outdoor activities.
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Sunrise Church in St. Peter, who filled their space with their annual community Easter egg hunt on Sunday.
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Monday night, St. Peter’s city council passed a resolution to dedicate resources towards helping local childcare.
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Some large-scale solar panel projects have been developing in the past few months, and local experts say that it’s likely a result of new efficient and more powerful technology making solar power both more viable and accessible.
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The show acted as a kick-off event for the space, as more than 30 vendors filled two show floors in the first event in the space since December.
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Yesterday, MSU Mankato hosted a local food and agriculture summit in celebration of National Ag Week.
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On the 50th anniversary of the first National Ag Day in the United States, Greenseam and MSU Mankato hosted the reveal of their 2023 Minnesota State of Ag Survey.
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Feeding Our Communities Partners is the organization responsible for the Backpack Food Program, which aims to give local schoolchildren access to food year round. The organization says that they’re elated by the bill’s passing, and hope the bill will put a dent in the ongoing problem of hungry children.
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At the Little Dandy Sports Bar in Le Center Sunday a community came together supporting Mighty Myles in a blanket drive.
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As the calendar ticks forward towards an astronomical spring, it seems as though winter has some unfinished business.
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A string of updates to Fentanyl related cases are leading law enforcement to believe that the mixing of Fentanyl and other drugs is affecting people at all levels.
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The New Ulm community is mourning the loss of former mayor Bob Beussman.
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The Minnesota Climatology Office is looking for volunteers to help monitor Minnesota's rainfall amounts.
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Residents and visitors in southern and western Minnesota now have the ability to plan for and, in some cases, pay for public transit and intercity bus trips by using the Transit app.
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For the past two years, the building served as temporary worker housing for HyLife Pork Authority.
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A historic building in Waterville is being renovated for a new life
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Senator Tina Smith has been named as the new chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee.
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February is American Heart Month, and physicians and activists alike are taking the opportunity to talk about cardiovascular health
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