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New Ojibwe-language dub of "Star Wars" gets its first screenings
MINNEAPOLIS — A brand new Indigenous language dub of the epic space opera "Star Wars: A New Hope" is getting its first showtimes this weekend. Screenings are scheduled to take place Friday at nine theaters across parts of Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, including the Oakdale, Parkwood, and Southbridge Crossing theaters in the Twin Cities.Late last year, Walt Disney Studios announced that Disney and Lucasfilm were working with the Dakota Ojibwe Tribal Council and the University of Manitoba to create the Ojibwemowin version of the 1977 film. Kathy Staples Forlita brought her niece to witness history, to see the first showing of the...
Tim Walz’s political origin story does not add up
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) has long described the moment in 2004 that inspired him to run for public office. In Walz’s telling, the “folksy” high school teacher and two of his students attended a campaign rally for President George W. Bush as an educational experience. However, Walz says, all three of them were denied entry […]
Tim Walz says he's "proud" of son Gus, who lives with neurodivergence
SAVANNAH, Ga. — In a new interview on CNN, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he's proud of his son, whose emotional moment at the Democratic National Convention went viral. Walz sat alongside Vice President Kamala Harris, his Democratic presidential running mate, and told interviewer Dana Bash he was taken by surprise in the best way possible when his son stood, clapped and tearfully shouted "That's my dad!" during his vice presidential nomination speech. The governor and his wife recently told People their son is a "brilliant" teenager whose "secret power" lies in his neurodivergence, as the teen lives with ADHD, an anxiety disorder and a non-verbal learning...
Minnesota Amateur Baseball State Tournament Wraps Up This Weekend
11 a.m. @ JORDAN- CHAMPLIN PARK LoGATORS vs. The Class B Championship game will be played at 6 p.m. on Sunday, September 1st in Belle Plaine. Winners meet Sunday in Green Isle/Jordan, state championship game to be played Monday at 1 p.m. in Jordan. More information on the Minnesota Baseball...
St. Cloud Minnesota House candidate talks daycare violations, housing and guns
ST. CLOUD — Minnesota House of Representatives District 14A Rep. Bernie Perryman, R-St. Augusta, is facing Democratic challenger and business owner Abdi Daisane this election cycle. The Republican incumbent narrowly won her first term in 2022, walking away with a 1.3% margin. Republicans are banking on Perryman to win once again as they hope to flip the Minnesota House and put an end to the DFL trifecta in St. Paul. ...
Mankato Woman Injured in Two Vehicle Crash
TWO VEHICLES ON HIGHWAY 169, MANKATO, NICOLLET COUNTY COLLIDED FRIDAY EVENING AROUND 9:05PM. 26 YEAR OLD SONIA CORRAL GALINDO OF MANKATO SUFFERED NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE MANKATO HOSPITAL. A 2013 FORD FOCUS DRIVEN BY 42 YEAR OLD AMY MICHELLE LITEROVICH OF EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON 169 AND A 2014 FORD FOCUS DRIVEN BY GALINDO TRAVELING NORTH ON HIGHWAY 169 CRASHED WHEN GALINDO WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT ONTO LAKE AVENUE. LITEROVICH AND HER TEENAGE PASSENGER WERE NOT HURT.
Northfield makes Mankato West earn it, but Raiders fall 31-6 in opener
With 3:56 to go in the third quarter, Trevor Sheldrup sprinted down the left sideline and past his teammates, as he put Mankato West ahead 24-6 en route to an eventual 31-6 victory over Northfield Friday night. Functionally, it served as a nail in the Raiders' coffin. It was also a reminder of how slim the margins can be. Just one play earlier, Northfield failed to convert on fourth down relatively deep in Mankato West's end of the field; moments later, the deficit had grown...
Drug Court graduates 'making up for lost time'
Looking at the latest graduates from Steele Waseca Drug Court, Chief Judge Joseph Bueltel declared he’d be hard pressed to find two people so different from one another. The court celebrated the graduation of Matthew Burr and Jessica Dube this week. commending the two for their completion of the sobriety program. In spite of all their differences, Bueltel noted a few commonalities between the two — grit, hard work and...
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