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Popular Festival Now Set to Return to Valleyfair This Summer
Valleyfair has been one of Minnesota's top attractions for nearly 50 years and it just announced that a popular festival will also be returning this summer. There are many places of interest for which we're known here in the North Star State, right? The following are all venues and attractions that instantly scream Minnesota whenever you hear them:
Rainbow Health nonprofit abruptly closes, leaving dozens of employees without a job
Dozens of employees at a Minneapolis-based health care nonprofit learned they were suddenly out of a job on Thursday. Workers at Rainbow Health were told by their Board that the nonprofit was closing just days after the CEO resigned following a unanimous “no confidence” vote by the Rainbow Health Workers Union represented by SEIU Healthcare Minnesota & Iowa.
2 dead in listeria outbreak likely linked to sliced deli meats
Two people have died in a listeria outbreak across 12 states in the U.S. that is likely linked to sliced deli meats, according to the CDC. In total, 28 people have been infected and hospitalized with the disease as of Friday in an outbreak that began in May, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Popular Festival Now Set to Return to Valleyfair This Summer
Valleyfair has been one of Minnesota's top attractions for nearly 50 years and it just announced that a popular festival will also be returning this summer. There are many places of interest for which we're known here in the North Star State, right? The following are all venues and attractions that instantly scream Minnesota whenever you hear them:
Another Starting Pitcher the Minnesota Twins Must be Calling On
The Minnesota Twins need a front-rotation starting pitcher at the MLB trade deadline and Nathan Eovaldi would be perfect. The post Another Starting Pitcher the Minnesota Twins Must be Calling On appeared first on MinnesotaSportsFan.
Minneapolis police investigating after man killed overnight
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis Police Department is investigating after officers found a dead man in the city's northside. MPD officers initially responded to reports of a man down in front of a residence on the 2100 block of Thomas Ave N. just before 8 a.m., according to a release from the department.
75-year-old Annandale man injured in motorcycle crash Thursday
A 75-year-old man went off the road on a motorcycle on Thursday evening and crashed. He survived the injuries. At around 6:20 p.m., July 18, the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office went to the site of a single vehicle motorcycle crash. The crash happened in the 15000 block of Caldron Road in Maine Prairie Township, approximately two miles north of Kimball, according to the release.
Some Minnesota credit unions impacted by Microsoft outage
MINNEAPOLIS — Some banking systems around Minnesota felt the impact Friday of a global tech outage. Anyone who called Blaze Credit Union heard a recorded message saying they're experiencing issued related to the outage. A message on Blaze's website said they're experiencing connectivity issues at their contact center and that digital and phone banking are impacted. An Affinity Plus Credit Union spokesperson said their online mortgage application is down, but other than that, their issues are mainly internal. Considering all of the impacts across the globe, Affinity Plus CIO Radha Chavali says they're feeling fortunate."We are really fortunate that we have not had any big critical external impact to our members," said Chavali. "All of our critical services including online digital banking, our phone contact center, all of those are up and operational."As far as the larger banks, U.S. Bank says they have zero impacts because they don't use CrowdStrike.Huntington Bank has no known impacts, and a Wells Fargo spokesperson says they have no information to share at this point.
Vikings captain blames himself for recent Jordan Addison arrest
Heading into his second season with the team, the Minnesota Vikings have high hopes for wide receiver Jordan Addison and what he could potentially achieve. However, Addison's standing with the Vikings certainly took a big hit last week when he was arrested for suspicion of DUI. It's the second year...
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