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Minnesota guard Marcus Carr to withdraw from NBA Draft, transfer
Minnesota junior guard Marcus Carr will withdraw from the NBA Draft and transfer, his mentor Vidal Massiah told ZAGSBLOG Wednesday. Carr is considering Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville and Texas, as first reported by Jeff Borzello. The 6-foot-2 Toronto native averaged 19.4 points, 4.9 assists and 4.0 rebounds for a Minnesota team...
Heat Advisory Sunday Across Southeast Minnesota
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for southeast Minnesota, in effect from 1:00 pm through 8:00 pm Sunday. Heat and humidity across the region Sunday afternoon will drive heat indices to near 101, and may cause heat illnesses. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for the...
One of Minnesota’s JC Penney Stores Has Closed Permanently
It's been a moment of closings in Minnesota lately. A movie theater in Rochester just shuttered for good. And now, a JC Penney store in the Land of 10,000 Lakes has closed permanently. Another JC Penney Store Has Closed in Minnesota. When one of the places where a core memory...
Tim Walz's Minnesota neighbors welcome his return home after VP nomination
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz returned on Friday to the Land of 10,000 Lakes after accepting his Democratic vice presidential nomination.A lot has changed since he joined the ticket with Vice President Kamala Harris — most noticeably his enhanced security detail.On Dayton Avenue and Mississippi River Boulevard in St. Paul, it's typical to see bikes fly by and furry friends strolling the sidewalks. It's a neighborhood that is quiet and tucked away.WCCO filmed his motorcade on Friday pulling into Eastcliff, the residence temporarily housing his family while the Governor's Mansion is being renovated. But this time, Minnesota State Patrol troopers...
Wisconsin Goodwill Stores Will NOT Accept These 50 Items
Are you doing some fall cleaning before winter hits? I know I have been doing so and that comes with a lot of purging and donating. To be honest, I thought that stores like Goodwill accepted anything and everything but I recently learned that wasn't true!. That's why, if you're...
Contested local races emerge for Nov. 5 election
Several contested races have emerged for the Nov. 5 general election following the close of Minnesota’s second candidate filing period on Aug. 13. There were also several seats for which no one filed. Below is a rundown of who filed for what local seats and what seats no one filed for.
School board resolves to bring ‘inequitable’ mascot rule to the Minnesota School Boards Association Delegate Assembly
At the school board meeting on Monday, Aug. 19, the school board members discussed th Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) Delegate Assembly MSBA and the resolutions that the school board have decided to bring to them. The MSBA starts working on its legislative platform by taking resolutions from member districts to the delegate assembly. The assembly then prioritizes and identifies which resolutions or issues MSCA is going to support from the group. ...
FBI has less than a week to meet James Comer's deadline related to Tim Walz alleged China 'connections'
The FBI now has less than a week to meet House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer's hard deadline and hand documents related to what he has described as Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz's "longstanding connection" to China and its government. On August 17, the committee formally requested...
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