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Milwaukee, WI Weather: Warm Weekend Ahead, Storms Likely on Saturday Night
Milwaukee, WI – Wisconsin residents should prepare for a warm and potentially stormy weekend as temperatures rise and humidity increases across the state. The National Weather Service predicts a warming trend, with daytime highs nearing 90°F by Monday. Friday brings partly cloudy skies with a comfortable high near...
Marcus & Millichap Lists La Quinta Inn in Minneapolis for Sale
Marcus & Millichap announced the exclusive listing for sale of the La Quinta Inn & Suites Bloomington-Minneapolis, a 17-story hotel property located in Bloomington, Minnesota. Joseph Ferguson and Jon Ruzicka, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Minneapolis office, are marketing the property on behalf of the seller. La Quinta...
Minnesota couple betting big on crickets as a food of the future
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. — A big part of the Minnesota State Fair is the food.A lot of it is deep fried, sugary goodness. So where do bugs fit into all of that?Believe it or not, the insect protein market could be worth 8 billion dollars by 2030.While it isn't common in the U.S. yet, one Minnesota company is expanding palates at the fair and beyond with edible insects.Meet the couple cultivating unique snacks with a chirping bug."We're trying to make products that people can use for every meal, every day," Claire Simons said.Inside a commercial kitchen in St. Louis...
What to do in the Twin Cities this weekend: Pickup Truck Opera, Open Streets and more
The State Fair's Grandstand may be getting most of the attention this weekend, but there's a different kind of stage in town on Sunday: the back of an old pickup truck. The big picture: The Pickup Truck Opera, a touring production by Twin Cities-based theater company Mixed Precipitation, is making a stop at Cedar Lake East Beach in Minneapolis to perform an adaptation of "Faust."
Brooklyn United Methodist Church Hosts Aug. 25 School Backpack Giveaway
This weekend, a Brooklyn Center church is helping kids get ready for back to school in a big way. And you can take part too. Brooklyn United Methodist Church is hosting a backpack giveaway on Sunday. The one-day event is actually a year-round effort to collect supplies and donations for...
Plymouth Girl’s Lemonade Stand Raises Thousands of Dollars for Diabetes Research
A Plymouth girl opened a lemonade stand this week, but instead of pocketing the cash, she’s donating the money she made to research an important cause. It’s a cause that’s close to her heart — she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 2 years old.
Home of the Week: The Pillsbury Castle in Minneapolis Just Emerged From a Swanky Transformation
When design aficionados Matthew Trettel and Ryan Hanson first stepped foot into Pillsbury Castle in Minneapolis, the duo immediately fell in love with its history and stately period architecture.Jeremy Renner's Longtime L.A. Home Hits the Market for $13 Million The imposing stone mansion was built in 1903 for Alfred F. Pillsbury, a entrepreneur and businessman born into the Pillsbury family, whose eponymous company is a flour-milling business known across the world today for its flour products and other packaged goods. Pillsbury paid $135,000 to construct the home, which is equivalent to around $4.825 million today. A landmark edifice in the local community, and specifically...
WATCH: Here are the guests who stopped by the KARE Barn on opening day of the 2024 Minnesota State Fair
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Heading to the Minnesota State Fair? We invite you to stop by the KARE 11 Barn to watch live news at 12:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. each weekday.
MN DOC commissioner’s estranged wife charged for attempted killing of their adult son
VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minn. (KFGO) – The estranged wife of Minnesota Department of Corrections Commissioner Paul Schnell is in custody Thursday and charged with attempted murder after she allegedly tried to kill their adult son, who is a vulnerable adult, last year. Thursday, prosecutors in Ramsey County charged Julie Myhre-Schnell,...
Iowa, Illinois, & Wisconsin Could Soon Experience A ‘Rodent Rampage’ In Their Homes
You may need to charge rent to a few critters before too long. Some of us have had to deal with snakes and bugs in our houses or on our property this summer. And now, one of the best parts of fall is that all of those crawl back into the earth where they belong.
Immunization requirements families should know as the 2024 - 2025 schools year begins in Wisconsin
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - It is back to school season and that means getting your student’s vaccine records in check. This school year, new immunization requirements are in place all across the state. “The Wisconsin Department of Human Services recently changed those requirements for school-aged children to better...
State-Tribal committee plans to resurrect failed bills, including graduation regalia
Wisconsin’s Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations considered the resurrection of three bills, including one that would protect students’ rights to wear tribal regalia to graduation, as well as other ideas that could become bills next session. The committee, chaired by Rep. Jeff Mursau (R-Crivitz) and includes five other lawmakers and members of Wisconsin’s tribes, is […]
Amid fears of a November crisis, states have legal mechanisms to ensure votes get certified
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat’s free national newsletter here.New rules in Georgia governing how local officials finalize vote totals have some election watchdogs worried that loyalists of former President Donald Trump could trigger a crisis if he loses the state in November, by abusing their authority to delay or avoid certifying results.Election experts say they’re confident that the system’s checks and balances will quash those efforts and that each state has the legal authority to force members of county election boards to fulfill their duty...
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