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Green Visions: "Carbon Neutral Future for Finland and Minnesota" at Finn Fest
Finland and Minnesota have no shortage of similar traits. The climate is similar, the landscape of forest and lakes is almost identical, and the respective communities and governments are both aiming for a greener future. One of the events at this year's Finn Fest is the presentation "Carbon Neutral Future...
MN educators join national calls for democracy, better working conditions
Politics and education reform are among the major topics at a national convention of more than 3,500 teachers union members this week, including some from Minnesota. The American Federation of Teachers is among the groups to endorse Kamala Harris for President and leaders at the conference are also pushing for more money and better working conditions for teachers across the country.
Supreme Court denies appeal by road rage murderer Jamal Smith
ST PAUL, Minn. — The man convicted of murdering a youth baseball coach in an act of road rage will not get a new trial after the Minnesota Supreme Court denied his appeal. Jamal Smith was convicted of first-degree murder by a Hennepin County jury and sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of Jay Boughton, who was returning from a baseball game with his teenage son the night of July 6, 2021, when Smith opened fire on Highway 169 in Plymouth. Prosecutors maintained that Smith was speeding and weaving in and out of traffic, nearly hitting Boughton's truck. When the baseball coach flipped him off, Smith fatally shot him in the neck.
Funeral traditions merge with growth of ‘green burials’ in Wisconsin
When Tanya Mudrick searched in 2012 for a place to bury her stillborn son, Oren, she chose Circle Cemetery in Barneveld — one of the nation’s pioneer green cemeteries. Wrapped in a quilt and placed in a hand-weaved wicker basket, Oren is buried among 60 others inside a nature preserve lush with the wetlands, springs and sandstone rock of Wisconsin’s Driftless Area.
Guilty Plea in Rochester Drug Case Involving 4500 Fentanyl Pills
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A guilty plea was entered today by a Twin Cities woman who was caught with thousands of fentanyl pills in Rochester earlier this year. Court records indicate 31-year-old Safia Sied Mohamed was arrested on March 28 after Rochester Police responded to a report of two people passed out in the vehicle parked inside the city's Second Street Parking Ramp. While speaking to the occupants of the vehicle, one of the responding officers spotted burnt tinfoil and a burnt straw on the floor near the driver's feet.
Water Lantern Festival at Phalen Park in St. Paul + Discount Tickets
The Water Lantern Festival is Saturday, July 27th at Phalen Park in St. Paul- keep reading for discount ticket information!. Have you ever been to the Water Lantern Festival in Phalen Park? It’s beautiful night of connection and peace, when people gather to release lanterns onto the water. Of course many of the lanterns represent passed loved ones, some represent the closing of life chapters, new beginnings, milestones, etc. Whatever you reason, you are welcome to create your own lantern and join in the event!
Delta CEO, in Paris for the Olympics, says outage-related cancellations should end Thursday
MINNEAPOLIS — Delta Air Lines canceled significantly fewer flights Wednesday, and the airline's chief executive said cancellations and delays stemming from a global technology breakdown should end by Thursday. The airline issued a message from Ed Bastian to customers while the CEO was in Paris to attend the Summer...
Black Business Night at the Ballpark will help Black entrepreneurs pitch to St. Paul Saints fans
As the St Paul Saints take the field on August 8, the Saints organization will use the summer night at CHS Field to cheer on Minnesota’s Black small business owners. WCCO’s Sheletta Brundidge on what it means, and how to get involved.
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