Aaron Stuve

Mankato

Reporter at KEYC-TV (Mankato, MN)

Reporter for KEYC News Now in Mankato.

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First veterans-exclusive sobriety house opens in Winnebago

1 week ago | keyc.com | Aaron Stuve

WINNEBAGO, Minn. (KEYC) -Wednesday saw the grand opening of Winnebago’s Bravo Zulu House, the nation’s first sober house exclusive to military veterans. “Bravo Zulu” is a naval signal that means “well done.”It’s is meant to remind to the veterans staying here that their service will never be forgotten. Wednesday’s program saw veterans telling their stories and thanking the people that made the project possible.
Local communities honor the fallen on Memorial Day

1 week ago | keyc.com | Aaron Stuve

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) -Each year local community groups and American Legion Posts visit the area’s cemeteries and memorials, paying their respects to those who gave all for the nation. “It just means that we’re remembering those that died for my freedom, our freedom,” said Mark Conrad with North Mankato’s American Legion Post 518. Each stop along the way is filled with community members who either have loved ones that died in military service or just want to show support for those that did.
St. Peter high school seniors launch final rockets

2 weeks ago | keyc.com | Aaron Stuve

ST. PETER, Minn. (KEYC) -Two years ago two St. Peter high school sophomores and longtime friends, Isam Ibrahim and Logan Pherson, started a club all about their love for rockets and aerospace. “Logan and I are extremely close friends. The first year I moved to Minnesota I actually met Logan and we talked about Roblox,” said Ibrahim. The school has capped off each school year with a rocket launch since then.
Qualls makes campaign stop in Mankato

2 weeks ago | keyc.com | Aaron Stuve

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The first declared candidate in the 2026 gubernatorial race has hit the campaign trail. Republican Kendall Qualls filed for office two weeks ago. Incumbent governor Tim Walz has not yet announced whether he will seek a third term in 2026. Qualls ran for governor in 2022, before failing to make it to the primary.
New information and charges for two escapees from St. Peters Sex Offender Program

2 weeks ago | keyc.com | Aaron Stuve

St> PETER, Minn. (KEYC) -Beau-Jacob Edward Zimmer has been committed to the Minnesota Sex Offender Program for a number of years. On May 9, police were notified that Zimmer had escaped the facility. Per the criminal complaint, security footage shows Zimmer had cut off his ankle monitor using a kitchen knife and fled the facility on a bicycle.
"Stamp Out Hunger" fundraiser begins

2 weeks ago | keyc.com | Aaron Stuve

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) -The National Association of Letter Carriers has held a nationwide fundraiser for local food shelves since 1993. Mankato’s chapter is supporting the ECHO Food Shelf, and residents have until the end of May to participate. Typically the fundraiser sees Postal Service workers collecting food items, but this year it’s been scaled back to only accepting monetary donations, a change that ECHO said actually maximizes each donation.
Minnesota totals 112 road fatalities in 2025 so far

2 weeks ago | keyc.com | Aaron Stuve

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) -Local law enforcement and state officials gathered Monday to discuss Minnesota’s fatal crash rate. Toward Zero Deaths is an initiative that aims to lower the number of fatal crashed in Minnesota. Monday officials discussed things like enforcement strategies and messaging to the public. Last year’s numbers trended in the wrong direction, with 479 people dying on Minnesota roads in 2024.
South Central College says goodbye to longtime president

3 weeks ago | keyc.com | Aaron Stuve

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) -Arriving in the area in 2013, Dr. Annette Parker has served as South Central College’s president for more than a decade.. “I knew this was a place that I could grow and thrive and we could work together,” Parker said. Now that journey has come to an end, and with the recent semester over, Parker is retiring and looking back on a mission accomplished.
Local family raises money for cancer treatment with garage sale

3 weeks ago | kttc.com | Aaron Stuve

NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) -”I think he’s one of the most amazing men I’ve ever met.”For the family at 2040 Sundance Lane in North Mankato, the city’s annual city-wide garage sales have become a family tradition. This year’s sale goes deeper than spring cleaning. Travis Meyer, a 43 year-old father of four was diagnosed with a brain tumor last month. Doctors were able to remove about 80-percent of it, but there’s now a long road to further recovery.
Local family raises money for cancer treatment with garage sale

3 weeks ago | keyc.com | Aaron Stuve

NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) -”I think he’s one of the most amazing men I’ve ever met.”For the family at 2040 Sundance Lane in North Mankato, the city’s annual city-wide garage sales have become a family tradition. This year’s sale goes deeper than spring cleaning. Travis Meyer, a 43 year-old father of four was diagnosed with a brain tumor last month. Doctors were able to remove about 80-percent of it, but there’s now a long road to further recovery.