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St. Paul driver hurt in Cerro Gordo County collision
CERRO GORDO COUNTY, Iowa - One person was sent to the hospital after a two-vehicle collision in North Iowa on Saturday. The Iowa State Patrol says it happened around 9:15 pm near mile marker 192 on Interstate 35. A 2023 Tesla Model X driven by Dina Loginova, 38 of Seattle, Washington, was heading south when it quickly braked to avoid hitting wildlife on the highway. The Tesla was then struck from behind by a 2005 Ford Focus driven by Kyle Haney, 27 of St. Paul.
Athletes & Volunteers Make Minnesota Senior Games Go [PHOTOS]
ST. CLOUD/SARTELL (WJON News) -- The Minnesota Senior Games came to a close on Sunday. The 4-day event wrapped up with swimming at Tech High School in St. Cloud and mixed pickleball at Sta-Fit in Sartell. Mike Weeks of Batesville, Arkansas has been participating in the Senior Games in multiple...
Walz tests anti-elitist message by knocking Vance’s Ivy League degree
CHICAGO, Illinois — Tim Walz is betting his vice presidential rival’s sterling academic credentials won’t impress voters. The Minnesota governor, at a recent rally with his new boss, Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic nominee-designate, mocked the educational achievements of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH). Vance, a 2013 Yale Law School graduate, was tapped for […]
Walz's 'Minnesota nice' image resonates with some voters in Midwestern battleground state
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin (Reuters) -David Mattison, a retired postal worker, had spent nearly all of his life in this remote corner of Wisconsin, watching family farms fail and small businesses go under with the hollowing out of the rural economy.
Walz amplifies Harris’s attacks on GOP weak spot: infertility treatment
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) often talks about he and his wife Gwen Walz undergoing years of fertility treatments before becoming parents, allowing him to shine a personal spotlight on a major Republican vulnerability. “This gets personal for me and my family,” Walz said of reproductive care during his first rally with Harris earlier this…
Iowa breaks tornado record that stood for 20 years
DES MOINES, Iowa — The National Weather Service in Des Moines says 122 tornadoes have been documented in Iowa this year, breaking the previous annual record of 120 tornadoes in 2004. The new record comes during an especially destructive year that has seen multiple tornado outbreaks in April and May.
Minnesota to legalize lane splitting in July 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn. — It's been a deadly few days for motorcyclists on Minnesota roads. Three motorcyclists were killed in separate crashes on Thursday in a 10-hour span. Saturday afternoon, another motorcyclist was killed. While each crash was different, safety advocates say it's a reminder of the dangers of riding on the road. "The younger riders are buying more performance-oriented, faster, motorcycles. So arguably, you've got to be able to ride better if you're riding faster," said Jed Duncan. Duncan has been teaching people how to ride a motorcycle for 25 years and founded Rider Academy in St. Paul. "The population is changing a...
Smoky haze, dry weather continues Monday
Here’s your Sunday evening forecast for August 18, 2024 from Minnesota’s Weather Authority and Meteorologist Matt Serwe. A smoky haze from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. Air quality has turned poor in parts of the Twin Cities, and along the North Shore around Duluth. If you have chronic heart or lung issues, you should limit time outside Sunday evening. The air quality should improve over eastern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin tonight into early Monday. However, there could be more poor air quality in those areas Monday afternoon.
Wanamingo Ends Season At State Tournament
The Wanamingo Jacks did not survive their first game at the MBA State Amatuer Baseball Tournament, falling 9-4 today to the St. Boni Saints in Belle Plaine. The Saints broke open a 3-2 lead with back-to-back 3 run innings in the 5th and 6th while the Jacks could never generate a crooked number in any inning.
BEA gets ready for back to school
With the start of school just two weeks away, the Blue Earth Area School Board spent almost their entire meeting on Monday, Aug. 12, discussing things to do with the start of school. But, with the meeting just barely underway, any discussion of the coming school year was halted before...
Peggy Riker is still enjoying life at age 94
Peggy Riker had two things to celebrate on July 20 of this year. Not only was it her 94th birthday that day, she also learned she was going to become a great-grandmother. “It was kind of funny,” Peggy says. “I read the birthday card from my granddaughter Kayla and it said something about me being a great-grandmother and I thought I was being called a really good grandma. Then, I was told to read it again and I realized what it was really saying.”
Minnesota’s Fall Weather Outlook
UNDATED (WJON News) -- The autumn season is fast approaching, what can we expect for weather this fall for pumpkin picking, harvest festivals, and football tailgate parties?. The Climate Prediction Center has released its fall weather outlook for the fall months of September, October, and November. They say the temperatures...
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