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Life Celebration to be Held Today (Wednesday) for Longtime Local Concrete Company Owner-Operator, Community Volunteer, Bill Merrill
A Celebration of Life is planned for today (Wednesday) in Annandale for a longtime area resident, business owner, and community volunteer. William “Bill” Merrill passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on July 9th at his home at the age of 70. Bill was born in Hutchinson, and grew...
Missing Child Scam Circulating In Minnesota
All scams are terrible and there are plenty of them to go around these days. However, this one might be one of the worst thanks to the nature of the scam. There have been so many scams in Minnesota and Wisconsin lately that the Duluth Police Department recently shared some basic scam tips to help us all avoid becoming a victim.
School construction project moving along
Maple Lake Public Schools HVAC construction project is on schedule with completion expected sometime in August. The pictures above show some of the progress being made. According to an update provided by Supt. Mike Rowe, 85 % of the lighting is installed at the elementary school as is 85 % of the grid; the rooftop and air handling units are 75 percent set; the media center ductwork is complete along with surrounding offices; duct cleaning in the elementary school is done and piping in the elementary school is 90 percent complete. In the coming weeks crews will work on installing ductwork in the elementary and district offices; installing structural steel in the district office, media center and high school mezzanine; pouring the chiller pad, sidewalk and housekeeping pad and setting the rest of the rooftop units.
Three Wisconsin Residents Report Strange Object In The Sky
Things sure are getting spooky out there! Over the past few years, talk of UFO sightings has amped up. No one gets a strange look anymore when they mention they may have seen one floating about in the sky. In fact, in Minnesota last year alone, there were nearly fifty...
'American Pickers' coming to Minnesota, Wisconsin in September
MINNEAPOLIS — The Pickers are coming!. Fans of the long-running and popular History Channel reality show "American Pickers" will be fired up to learn that the team will be rolling through the Midwest in September to film interesting finds and intriguing personal storylines. A post on the show's Facebook...
Goodwill Stores in Minnesota Will Not Accept These Donations
It's the perfect day to open the windows and deep clean your house. Find those things that haven't seen the light of day for a good while. I love decluttering and donating stuff I'm not using anymore. There's something so freeing about getting rid of "junk," and you know what they say - one person's junk is another's treasure. ;)
Court: State Patrol can be sued over K-9 dog attack
ST PAUL, Minn. — A decision handed down by the Minnesota State Supreme Court will allow a woman to sue the State Patrol after she says a K-9 attacked her at her workplace in 2019. In an opinion filed Wednesday, the court ruled that the State Patrol has no...
Strange Sun Country Flight is Now in Danger of Going Extinct
It was one of the shortest-- and cheapest-- flights out of Minnesota that Sun Country Airlines ever offered. But it might be soon a thing of the past. It was nearly two years ago that Sun Country Airlines, Minnesota's hometown airline, announced that it was adding service from the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport (MSP) to Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire, Wisconsin (EAU). Those flights ran a whopping 21 minutes, a distance of just 85 miles, and were part of a $6.5 million annual grant meant to improve travel in rural America.
Cancer survivors to be honored and celebrated on Tuesday
There will be an event, Spike Out Cancer, to raise funds and awareness in the fight against cancer, starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Tegels Park. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, in a tally done five years ago, there are over 250,000 cancer survivors alive in the state.
Minnesota hospital named among the best in the nation: US News ranking
ROCHESTER, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Mayo Clinic was named one of the top 20 best hospitals in the United States. U.S. News & World Report releases an annual list of top hospitals, including the best children’s care, maternity care, regional hospitals, complex specialty care, and more. The 2024-2025...
Home sales down in Twin Cities metro area compared to last year
MINNEAPOLIS — The number of buyers signing purchase agreements and closing sales decreased in the Twin Cities metro area this June compared to last, with less expensive homes seeing more of a dip in sales than more expensive homes. Minneapolis Area REALTORS® and the Saint Paul Area Association of...
During RNC, Gov. Walz, Democrats stress need to protect abortion access
MILWAUKEE (FOX 9) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other Democrats spoke Wednesday outside the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee about abortion protections. Democrats held a press conference featuring Walz, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, and reproductive rights advocate Amanda Zurawski to highlight former President Donald Trump and JD Vance's Project 2025 and their plan to ban abortion, as well as "threaten access to IVF and contraception," according to a press release.
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