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Supplier sees promising early harvest for Minnesota carrots
Morris, Minn.-based supplier Fresha says the Minnesota carrot season has officially begun, with an early start to planting and favorable weather setting up a good outlook for the crop. “We are thrilled with how this season is unfolding,” Matthew Wulf, Fresha vice president of sales and marketing, said in a...
Experts urge parents to check in on teens' mental health
MINNEAPOLIS — Between back-to-school shopping and last-minute cabin getaways, now might be the perfect opportunity to check in with your child about their mental health. The statistics are unsettling."We've seen a lot more anxiety, a lot more social anxiety, a significant increase in school refusal and that's been a really hard thing," Dr. Joshua Stein, PrairieCare child and adolescent psychiatrist and clinical director, said. According to the latest youth risk behavior survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 40% of teenagers say they constantly feel sad or hopeless."That's a lot of our teenage population. So we want to make...
Abortion rights could again be key issue in Minnesota's 2nd District race
MINNEAPOLIS — The race for Congress in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District is set. Former federal prosecutor Joe Teirab will face three-term Democratic Rep. Angie Craig in the November election.Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. Among the communities in the district are Red Wing, Hastings and Eagan.For years it was represented by Republicans. Craig broke that streak in 2018. Craig has won both her reelection bids in 2020 and 2022 by comfortable margins.This year she will face Teirab, a Marine Corps veteran and a former federal and county prosecutor. Craig credits her strong abortion rights positions as helping her...
Weekend Wrap: As good as August gets
Out on Lake Vermilion and from Chisholm to Baudette, when you picture August in your head, this is as good as it gets. Like The Lift on Facebook and follow on Instagram to share your photos next weekend. Or send them to thelift@wdio.com. Around The Web. Sponsored. Diabetes is Not...
4 dead after semitruck slams into stopped traffic in Minnesota
Four people, including two children, are dead after a crash in Minnesota involving a semitruck in a construction zone. The five-vehicle crash, which occurred Wednesday on U.S. Highway 2 near Nelson Road in Arrowhead Township, killed Blackduck residents Vincent Louis Dow, 65; Bonnie Mae Dow, 66; Hope Mae Oakgrove, 9; and Charlotte White, 9.
Goldfarb returns as Maurices’ CEO amid leadership change
DULUTH, Minn. - There’s been a leadership shakeup at Duluth-based Maurices, where they are welcoming a familiar name back to the company’s top role. The women’s fashion brand announced George Goldfarb has been named interim president and CEO of the Maurices company, effective immediately. The change comes...
Nies takes the helm at UMD
UMD’s new chancellor talks community ties, high ed headwinds. Charles Nies, UMD’s new chancellor, started work on campus July 1 and and took a firm grip on the reins when students returned to class this week. “I’m excited to be here,” Nies said in a recent interview with...
Lea Zmurko: A calm day with clouds building in
Tuesday will remain dry as high pressure continues to slowly move eastward over the next few days. With quiet weather in the forecast, the dry and comfortable conditions should make for an enjoyable day in the Northland. Highs will reach the mid to upper 70s across central Minnesota, but conditions will remain cooler down by the water with an east wind coming off the lake.
Dry conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with seasonable high temperatures
TUESDAY: Today we’ll see partly cloudy skies and a lake breeze setting up along the shorelines. Highs will reach the mid to upper 70s inland with upper 60s to low 70s along the North and South Shore. Air Quality has improved, with good to moderate air quality expected today. Winds will be out of the E at 5-15 MPH.
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