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FAFSA completion rates still down in Minnesota, though things are improving
Despite progress in recent months, FAFSA completion rates among high school seniors in Minnesota are still lower than in previous years. The post FAFSA completion rates still down in Minnesota, though things are improving appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
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:
Court: State Patrol can be sued over K-9 dog attack
ST PAUL, Minn. — A decision handed down by the Minnesota State Supreme Court will allow a woman to sue the State Patrol after she says a K-9 attacked her at her workplace in 2019. In an opinion filed Wednesday, the court ruled that the State Patrol has no...
Premier Minnesota Festival Suddenly Cancels Popular Festivities
The Northland is full of great summer traditions that we look forward to every year. There's the opening of businesses like Gordy's Hi-Hat and the Portland Malt Shoppe, outdoor concerts at Bayfront Festival Park, Movies In The Park, and other fairs and festivals. We assume that every year these things...
Essentia boosts GI coverage with new hire
Duluth, Minn.-based Essentia Health, which covers North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin, has hired gastroenterologist Kevin Karls, MD, at its Essentia Health-Mid Dakota Bismark (N.D) 9th Street Clinic. Dr. Karls has practiced in his native Bismark for 14 years, according to a July 15 news release, and has worked alongside a...
New county park, beach opening on Little Emily Lake in August
EMILY — A new county park will soon open near the city of Emily. Crow Wing County said it is nearing completion of the Little Emily Lake Park. The park includes a public swimming beach, adding to the small number of public beaches available in the otherwise lake-rich county.
WATCH: Minnesota Restaurant Employees Surprised By What Crawls Out Of Their Dumpster
A video shared by an employee from a Northern Minnesota restaurant is getting some viral attention online. A TikToker named Nick, who is an employee at the Duluth restaurant and brewery Canal Park Brewing Company in Canal Park, shared some security video footage of some of the establishment's employees getting surprised while on break.
MN Senate leader visits Moorhead
A visit to northwest Minnesota for Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy. The St. Paul DFL’er was in the Moorhead area Thursday meeting with state Senator Rob Kupec. Murphy says the visit gave her the chance to look at growth generated by past investments made by the state and a look at some of the challenges that remain…
Ex-Superior Police Officer Sentenced For Double-Fatal Drunken Crash
SUPERIOR, Wis. – It was an emotional day in court Wednesday as a Douglas County judge handed down his sentence against a former Superior police officer who killed a father and newborn son in a drunken hit-and-run in 2022. Judge George Glonik sentenced Gregory Swanson, 44, to 5 years...
Henry Winkler Stops At Wisconsin Café For Breakfast
What a guy! Henry Winkler was in Wisconsin with “Happy Days” co-stars Anson Williams and Donny Most last week and made a stop for breakfast at a local café. This isn't the first time Henry Winkler has come to the Illinois and Wisconsin regions. A while back, he was in Illinois for a Conference he was speaking at, grabbed a drink at a local coffee shop, then went to a Children's Museum before heading home.
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