The Rock Bend Folk Festival Returns!

Celebrate 30 years! Rock Bend Folk Festival is a FREE, all-ages music and arts festival held annually the weekend after Labor Day since 1991 in beautiful Minnesota Square Park in Saint Peter, MN.

Alcohol and drug studies students help fill need for more mental health leaders

As part of an occasional series focused on mental health, this Mankato Free Press article features the alcohol and drug studies program students and faculty and how they are responding to the need for mental health care leaders, especially in rural Minnesota.

Physics professors awarded the Presidential Teaching Scholar Fellowship

Physics professors awarded the Presidential Teaching Scholar Fellowship.

MNSU Astronomer awarded Co-Investigatorship on JWST Cycle 1 Program

Minnesota State Mankato's Research Month started early for Professor Michael Rutkowski in Astronomy with the announcement by the Space Telescope Science Institute that targets of interest within his research would be considered as part of the first round of public observations.

Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship on Al in the Afternoon

Dr. Shane Bowyer talks with Al in the Afternoon about innovation and entrepreneurship in the College of Business at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Austin Artworks Festival Arrives!

The Austin, MN celebration of music and the arts celebrates its 10th anniversary on August 28th & 29th!
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Schedule Changes at 89.7 The Maverick

KMSU has some schedule changes to note! Please adjust your lives accordingly.
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Alive After 5 Returns For 2021

The Alive After 5 concert series returns for August 2021! Hear it from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. every Thursday on 89.7 the Maverick.
Physical Education-Developmental Adapted Physical Education students assisting kids with disabilities play in the gym with a beach ball

New PE-DAPE major helps fill need for future educators

Responding to the demand for more Physical Education-Developmental Adapted Physical Education (PE-DAPE) educators, Minnesota State University, Mankato is now the first University in the Upper Midwest to offer a PE-DAPE undergraduate major.

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