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🌱 How Nicollet County suspects allegedly helped cover up a deadly shooting
Nicollet, Minnesota Patch AM: a 4 min readHi there, Nicollet! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Nicollet County suspects allegedly helped cover up a deadly shooting
- Why a Nicollet County homicide suspect is already out on bail
Also on today's calendar: SAIL – Lake Crystal and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Hazy sun, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.
- Friday: Hazy, a stray t-storm; humid, temps: high: 77, low: 55.
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 3 Additional Suspects Charged in Relation to May 23 North Mankato Murder: Two now Bailed Out (keyc.com) — Two suspects tied to the May 23 North Mankato murder have now posted bail and are off the Nicollet County Jail roster, while another remains charged. Prosecutors allege one defendant’s mother helped him after the killing, including moving evidence and funding a hotel stay. The case continues to unfold with multiple co-defendants and an active investigation. 
• North Mankato Homicide: Jaxon Sageng Arrested, Now Bailed Out (keyc.com) — A homicide suspect in the May 23 North Mankato killing has been arrested and briefly held at Nicollet County Jail before posting conditional bail. Court records outline how he allegedly helped arrange a drug-related robbery that turned deadly, with his car later found abandoned in St. Peter. His next court appearance is scheduled for August 18.
📸 Around Nicollet
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Mark Joseph. @ Patricks On Third, St Peter, MN →
Patrick's on Third, 125 S 3rd St, St Peter
4:00 pm
Sunday August 16
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Other local events
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Gym Maintenance →
Nicollet Senior High School Nicollet Public School - Gym- South (E-114)
5:00 am -
Election Day →
Nicollet Senior High School Nicollet Public School - Community Room (E 106)
6:00 am -
SAIL – Lake Crystal →
Lake Crystal Area Recreation Center, 621 W Nathan St, Lake Crystal
9:30 am -
Live at Patrick’s on Third w/ Grammy winner Dennis... →
Patrick's on Third, 125 S 3rd St, St Peter
7:00 pm
Friday August 7
Tuesday August 11
Wednesday August 19
Friday August 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Read & Feed Breakfast
St. Peter Public School District Saint Peter, MN 56082
7:30 am -
2026 New Ulm Farmers Market →
River Bend Education District, 1315 S Broadway St, New Ulm
2:30 pm -
Planning & Zoning Commission →
Saint Peter, MN Calendar
5:30 pm -
Hot Jazz for Decent People
Saint Peter Public Library 601 South Washington Avenue, Saint Peter, MN 56082
7:00 pm -
Pinot & Paint →
Carnegie Art Center, 120 S Broad St, Mankato
7:00 pm -
Battle of the Books
Saint Peter Public Library 601 South Washington Avenue, Saint Peter, MN 56082
10:00 am -
Mike and Danny at Westwood Marina →
Westwood Marina, 1400 Lake Washington Access Rd, Kasota
4:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Friday August 7
Saturday August 8
Sunday August 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Mankato. Apply here.
- Five Below, Inc. posted a job opening for Assistant Store Manager in Mankato. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Nicollet here.
🗞 Nearby News
North Mankato
- North Mankato Delays Vote on Data Center Moratorium Following Public Input (southernminnesotanews.com)
- Law enforcement nabs three more defendants in North Mankato murder case (americanexperiment.org)
- 2157 Rolling Green Lane, North Mankato (alliednews.com)
Mankato
- ‘A space for the entire community': New Lifeworks Center for Disability Inclusion opens in Mankato (keyc.com)
- Mankato woman charged with aiding son after shooting death of 17-year-old (kfgo.com)
- Minnesota State Mankato to lay off workers, cut programs amid $22M budget deficit (keyc.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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