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Minnesota weather: Sunshine, last of the 'comfy warmth' Thursday
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A pleasant day is in store for Thursday before the heat and humidity return. Thursday will be the last comfortable day in the near future for much of Minnesota. There will be lower humidity and temperatures in the lower 80s with a daytime high of 82 degrees in the metro.
Midwest Braces for Extreme Heatwave in Early August
Kansas City, MO – The Midwest is set to experience extreme heat in early August, with temperatures significantly above normal across the region. The US National Weather Service has issued a forecast predicting a widespread heatwave from August 1-7. According to the NWS, this heatwave will encompass much of the Midwest, pushing daytime highs into the upper 90s and low 100s.
Commission on Judicial Selection Opens Application Process for Vacancies
(KNOX) – The Commission on Judicial Selection announced two vacancies in Minnesota’s First Judicial District. The vacancies will occur upon the retirement of the Honorable Janet L. Barke Cain and the Honorable Timothy J. McManus. These seats will be chambered in Hastings in Dakota County. The application process...
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Press Forward Minnesota raises $6 million from local foundations
Major foundations in Minnesota have helped raise $6 million in support of Press Forward Minnesota to boost local journalism, the Star Tribune reports. Since Press Forward Minnesota—a local chapter of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s national initiative Press Forward—launched in January, it has received funding from the McKnight Foundation in Minneapolis, the Bush Foundation and the Glen Nelson Center at American Public Media Group in St. Paul, as well as the Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation. The five-year, statewide movement aims to re-center local journalism as a force for community cohesion, civic participation, and government accountability, while focusing on racial equity. The initiative’s goal is to raise $10 million dollars to reinvest in Minnesota’s local news ecosystem.
Minnesota man bikes all of Cache Valley in 9 months | Multimedia
LOGAN – It all began with a bike and a desire to explore. “Cache County total – I have about 3,000 miles of biking in those 9 months,” says 24-year-old Neil Thompson of Minnesota. He says an app on his phone helped him gamify his progress –...
Charges: Elderly Minnesota woman coerced into turning over $136K in gold bars, cash to Texas man
A Minnesota woman was coerced into turning over $100,000 in gold bars and $36,000 in cash to a man in Texas who traveled to her home and collected the precious metal, according to charges. Mutahir Ahmed Khan, 23, from the Dallas suburb of McKinney, was arrested in Pennsylvania and appeared...
Minnesota Supreme Court upholds conviction of shooter in 2021 road rage incident
The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a Chicago man in a 2021 road-rage incident when he fatally shot a youth baseball coach on his way home from a game with his son. Jamal Lindsey Smith is serving life in prison for his Hennepin County District Court murder convictions...
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig endorses Walz for VP: ‘I’m all in’
Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) threw her weight behind Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) to be Vice President Harris’s pick for her vice presidential candidate on Wednesday, propping up her governor as the perfect match for Harris. “I know what it takes to run and win tough races – so does Tim_Walz,” she wrote on the…
Man pleads guilty in fatal hit-and-run in southwestern Minnesota
ROCK COUNTY, Minn. — A southwestern Minnesota man has pleaded guilty in connection with a fatal hit-and-run, the victim of which was a 76-year-old man.Lucas Strassburg, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of criminal vehicular homicide Wednesday, according to court records. A filing indicates Strassburg agreed to a plea deal, though the deal has yet to be accepted by the court.According to a criminal complaint, 76-year-old William Krotzer was found dead in a ditch near the intersection of 141st Street and 60th Avenue, north of Beaver Creek, on Dec. 13 of last year. His car was found about a mile away.Authorities used witness testimony and surveillance video to identify a suspect vehicle and traced it to the owner, who said Strassburg — an employee of his — had last driven the truck. The owner confronted Strassburg via text, and Strassburg eventually admitted to hitting Krotzer, according to the complaint.Strassburg was arrested and charged about two weeks after the hit-and-run.A sentencing hearing for Strassburg is set for Aug. 26.
‘Miracle Treat Day’ returns to benefit Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On Thursday, select Dairy Queen locations in South Dakota and Minnesota will benefit Sanford Children’s Hospital through Miracle Treat Day. At least $1 from every Blizzard sold on July 25 and Blizzard coupon sales will support kids at Sanford Children’s Hospital in...
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