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Meteor streaks across sky early Friday morning
A meteor streaking across the southeastern Minnesota and North Iowan sky was observed by some KIMT News 3 viewers early Friday morning. Sherry Mueller captured this image of the contrail left behind by the meteor at around 6:15 AM Friday just south of Brownsdale, MN. Mueller noted that a flash of white line appeared to explode several times. The white trail remained in the sky for over 30 minutes.
WSU Women’s Golf Named 3rd in 2024 NSIC Preseason Poll, Behring Stars
The Winona State Women's Golf team was ranked third in the 2024 NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll, accumulating 91 points. They trail Minnesota State, which received 108 points, and narrowly surpass Sioux Falls at 90 points. Ellie Behring stands out as the Preseason Golfer to Watch, having finished tied for 14th in the previous season’s NSIC standings. The team, guided by head coach Jeff Straight, is excited about five talented incoming freshmen and aims to be competitive in both the NSIC and Central Region. Overall, the Warriors are optimistic about their potential this season.
Lonsdale teen saves coworker from car fire
After 17-year-old Lonsdale Boy Scout Grant Fitterer finished making an order during his shift at Rail 19 Bar and Grill Aug. 12, he searched the kitchen for the source of a subtle burning smell. Realizing nothing in the kitchen was causing the odor, he decided to check out back, assuming perhaps he’d see a fire in the distance. What he instead found out back, and his quick, lifesaving actions, would earn him a new title at work and beyond: “hero.” ...
Rochester Man Admits to Burglary Charge For Attack on Neighbor
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Rochester man has admitted to a burglary charge stemming from an attack on a woman that he allegedly blamed on a loud argument between the victim and her significant other that was preventing him from sleeping. Court documents indicate 35-year-old Justin Peterson was arrested...
NEXT Weather Alert for excessive heat on Sunday, Monday
MINNEAPOLIS — Saturday kicks off a hot and steamy first weekend for the Minnesota State Fair, with Sunday and Monday both declared NEXT Weather Alert days.Expect plenty of sunshine on Saturday with highs back into the mid-80s in the Twin Cities. A stray shower is possible late in the evening through early Sunday. Temps will reach close to 90 degrees on Sunday and should break into the low-90s on Monday. An excessive heat warning will be in effect in the metro between 1 p.m. Sunday to 8 p.m. Monday. Heat index values will be between 100-107 degrees during both days in the metro, with nighttime lows only down into the mid-70s.A front could also bring rain chances late Monday into Tuesday.Temps will drop a touch into the mid-80s by mid-week with another round of rain is possible on Thursday.
Pro Farmer Crop Tour projects corn record yield for Iowa
Iowa's corn yield potential set a new record high for the Pro Farmer Crop Tour while excessive June rains drove Minnesota's corn yield prospects to the lowest levels since 2012, scouts on an annual tour of top U.S. production states found. The tour on Thursday projected Iowa's corn yield at 192.79 bushels per acre,...
Ocasio-Cortez: Walz is driving Trump and Vance ‘nuts’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said in an interview broadcast early Friday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), the Democratic nominee for vice president, is driving former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), “nuts.” “I think that Trump and Vance, they think they have some kind of like, monopoly over masculinity,” Ocasio-Cortez…
More than half of violent crimes go unsolved in Minnesota
More violent crimes are going unsolved in Minnesota today than a decade ago, according to FBI data analyzed by the Council of State Governments Justice Center, a nonprofit working on criminal justice issues. “In 2022, the year for which we have the most recent data, Minnesota saw 57% of violent crimes go unsolved, 5 percentage […]
Dana Bash argues Tim Walz and Doug Emhoff speak to male voters who are not ‘testosterone-laden’
CNN anchor Dana Bash claimed the Democratic Party is trying to win over male voters who are not ‘testosterone-laden,” and that Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and second gentleman Doug Emhoff are part of the party’s attempt to reach out to this voting bloc. Bash’s comment was preceded by an assessment from fellow anchor Jake Tapper, […]
Madeline Kingsbury murder trial set to begin
WINONA, Wis. (WLAX/WEUX) – A trial is set to begin this fall for the man accused of murdering Madeline Kingsbury of Winona. Adam Fravel, Kingsbury’s ex-boyfriend and the father to their 2 children, will face a jury on October 7th in Mankato. He’s charged with two counts of first- and second-degree murder.
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