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Gienger takes home top pumpkin fourth year in a row
A Minnesota horticulture teacher remained the reigning champion Monday, Oct. 14, of an annual pumpkin-weighing contest in Northern California where his massive gourds have won the top prize four years in a row. Travis Gienger, of Anoka, beat his closest competitor by 6 pounds to clinch the victory at the 51st World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco. His winning gourd came in at 2,471...
CONTEST: Win tickets to see Little Big Town
MINNEAPOLIS — Watch KARE 11 Sunrise or KARE 11 Saturday from Monday, Oct. 28 to Saturday, Nov. 2 for the chance to see Little Big Town, Sugarland and The Castellows perform at Target Center. One winner will receive a pair of front row tickets to see Little Big Town,...
Pirates football closes season at Monticello
Park Center football ended its 2024 season last week in the Section 6AAAAA semifinals, losing to Monticello Oct. 26, four days after beating Irondale at home. The Pirates ended the season 4-4 in the regular season and 1-1 in playoff-play. Irondale Park Center opened the Section 6AAAAA tournament with a 32-14 win over Irondale at home on Oct. 22. ...
Not everything will run perfectly on Election Day. Still, results are remarkably reliable
WASHINGTON — On Election Day, some voting lines likely will be long and some precincts may run out of ballots. An election office website could go down temporarily and ballot-counting machines will jam. Or people who help run elections might just act like the humans they are, forgetting their key to a local polling place so it has to open later than scheduled.
As Minneapolis Schools struggle with enrollment, Richfield turns students away
Richfield Public Schools has capped open enrollment, as a popular Spanish dual-language program draws students from Minneapolis and Bloomington school districts. The post As Minneapolis Schools struggle with enrollment, Richfield turns students away appeared first on Sahan Journal.
Gophers men's and women's hockey teams ranked top 5 in new polls
After outscoring crosstown foe St. Thomas 13-3 in a weekend sweep, the Minnesota Gophers men's hockey team move up one spot from No. 5 to No. 4 in the latest USCHO.com Division I I Men's Ice Hockey Poll on Monday.
Falcons volleyball season ends at Osseo
Fifth-seed Armstrong girls volleyball concluded their 2024 season Oct. 22 with a first-round loss to fourth-seed Osseo in the Section 5AAAA tournament. Armstrong ended the regular season with two wins against Camden and Hopkins, in addition to a 3-2 loss to Blaine. Prior to that, the Falcons went 2-3 across five games in the Midwest Fall Classic. The Orioles entered sections in competitive form after finishing 4-2 in Northwest Suburban...
Warm start to week will eventually give way to cooler temps, rain
MINNEAPOLIS — Monday will be warm and dry, but cooler temperatures and rain will return later in the week.Monday won't be completely sunny, but highs will reach into the 70s. Expect a breezy day, too, with winds around 15 to 20 mph.Highs will approach 80 on Tuesday as the next system positions itself far enough north to pull in some warm air.Expect rain by Wednesday morning with showers and even some embedded storms. Temperatures will drop throughout the day, landing in the 50s and 60s in the afternoon.The week will finish cool, with highs in the 50s on Thursday and Friday.
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