Hal Senal
Digital Content Producer
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• Hometown?
Omaha, NE
• Alma mater?
University of Nebraska at Omaha
• What's your favorite part of your job?
A friendly work environment and the rush of being creative!
• What's your dream story?
A story about Mankato's strong recovery community
• What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Stand-up comedian
• What got you interested in (news, sports, weather)?
Feature stories about people.
• What person do you most admire?
Stephen King
• What's your favorite candy?
Anything chocolate
• What's your favorite sport to watch?
Boxing
• What's your favorite band?
U2
• What's your favorite food?
Chinese
• Favorite Book?
The Dark Tower series
• Do you have any hidden talents?
Stand-up comedian, podcaster
• What's one thing you cannot live without?
My wife
• What are your hobbies?
Collecting books and movies; listening to music
• What's your favorite season?
Spring
• What's your proudest moment?
Commencement Speaker at my high school graduation
• If you could have any superpower, which would you pick?
Telepathy
• What's your biggest pet peeve?
Insincerity
• If you could spend a week anywhere, where would you go?
Israel
• What kind of animal would you want to be?
Dog
• Have you ever been told that you look like someone famous?
Tobey Maguire
• If you had access to a time machine, where and when would you go?
Back to the '90s! Hands down!
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According to an e-mail to university staff and students, the act of vandalism took place in the Reflection Lounge inside the Centennial Student Union. Prayer mats, robes, and other artifacts were damaged or destroyed.
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Daniel Sargent, 21, was traveling southbound toward Springfield on CSAH 13, when his vehicle then began to skid because of icy road conditions.
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The Mankato Symphony announced the winners of the inaugural Young Artist Competitions.
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The Mankato Salvation Army Bundle Me Warm Program will take place on Oct. 19 and 20.
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Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Dental Hygiene Program will be offering free dental care to area children on Thursday, Oct. 20, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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Cullen Duane Kennedy, 25, has been found safe in Rochester, Minnesota. The man, considered as a vulnerable adult, was found around 4 a.m. this morning.
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It’s time for Mankato to get ready for some human foosball action, this Saturday!
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Gov. Tim Walz authorized emergency assistance for eight Minnesota counties due to severe weather and flooding damage sustained during four different weather events spanning between April 22-July 5.
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A missing St. Peter Regional Treatment Center patient, Jesse Nikolas Rowland, 31, has been found and taken into custody.
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Free general admission tickets are available starting Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 10 a.m.
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Police responded to a fatal crash on County Road 9, east of Lake Crystal, earlier this morning.
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TRUE Transit is offering free rides to the Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Le Sueur County Fairs again.
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Jacob John Friedrichs, 40, has a controlled substance warrant for, and is also a suspect for various other crimes, in and around Blue Earth County. He also has a warrant for theft in Winnebago County, Iowa.
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MRVDTF is seeking assistance in locating a Mankato man, Jason Lee Martin, 34, who has several active arrest warrants from Blue Earth, Nicollet, and Martin counties.
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A 911 call was placed by some concerned citizens after they discovered an unresponsive motorcycle rider on the south side of Eagle Lake. The motorcycle rider was identified as 43-year-old Troy Josef Tabor of Eagle Lake.
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Authorities say that the suspects arrived at the Star Street Car Wash in a black Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV). They then entered the building, damaged property and stole an undisclosed amount of cash.
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Southwest Minnesota State University will hold its 54th Commencement next weekend. The ceremony will be on Sat., May 7, at 10 a.m. in the R/A Facility on campus.
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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has confirmed that emerald ash borer (EAB) has been found in Waseca County for the first time. There are now 32 counties in the state with EAB.
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On Wednesday, agents with the Minnesota River Valley Drug Task Force executed two search warrants in the City of Mankato as part of a drug and weapons investigation, leading to the arrest of two men.
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Dr. Elisabeth Cherland, Director of the Spring Choral Concert in St. Peter, has one request for the audience: Listen.
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The Renville County Attorney’s Office announced Monday that Michael Shane Clemon, 43, was sentenced to 95 months for burglaries going back to July of 2020.
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The exhibition, “Symbol of Freedom: The American Flag," will open to the public Tuesday, Apr. 5, at the Clay County Heritage Center in Spencer, IA.
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Agents with the Minnesota River Valley Drug Task Force (MRVDTF) have charged a man, Patrick Isiakpere, 30, with drug and weapon possession.
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VINE Faith in Action will be hosting a panel discussion on the current situation in Ukraine.
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American singer-songwriter Tai Verdes, known for hit singles “Stuck in the Middle” and “A-O-K,” is coming to MSU Mankato. The TikTok sensation will be performing Wednesday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the university’s Bresnan Arena.
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The Sleepy Eye Police Department has issued an advisory that all vehicles need to be removed from downtown Main Street by midnight tonight for snow removal.
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During the second week of Kim Potter's trial, a medical examiner is expected to walk jurors through Daunte Wright’s autopsy.
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Today, the southwest Minnesota region of Mayo Clinic Health System announced it is awarding $10,000 to the REACH Resource Center in Mankato. The funds are a portion of $500,000 being distributed across the Mayo Clinic enterprise as part of the Season of Gratitude program.
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Bloomington teen, Rosaleia Garcia Shelton, 19, has been found safe.
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Thomas Brent Lawrence, of Chaska, was charged with four felony counts of failing to file individual income tax returns and 13 felony counts of failing to pay sales tax.
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Popular classic rock band, Kansas, will be bringing their Point Of Know Return 40th Anniversary Tour to the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center, next April.
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It was announced today that the River’s Edge Express Clinic located at Hilltop Hy-Vee in Mankato will be permanently closing and the final patient day will be December 31, 2021.
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Dr. Rose Marie Leslie, a family medicine physician with nearly 1 million followers on TikTok,, is joining MDH in the fight against the rising trend of e-cigarette dependence among teens who vape.
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A completed renovation at Mayo Clinic Health System in New Prague will allow more patients with complex surgical needs to receive care closer to home.
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The Mankato Paddling and Outings Club will sponsor a program about Arctic Adventure on Baffin Island on Tues., Nov. 16, at 7 p.m.
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This Friday, in Faribault, at The Paradise Center for the Arts, world-renowned Elvis tribute artist, Joseph Hall, will bring his Rock and Remember Tribute to the stage at 7:30 pm.
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Minnesota’s very first brew pub is just down the road, in Owatonna! Our newest morning reporter, Nick Beck, visited Foremost Brewing Cooperative.
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