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Changes To 401K’s That Minnesotans Should Know About
I don't know about you, but as a society, we tend to NOT talk about financial difficulties. I'm not that person. If I'm struggling, I have to talk about it, or it eats me alive. Whether you can talk about your financial struggles or not, they are real. There is...
Minnesota is a good place for children, but we can still do better
I’m proud to call Minnesota home. One reason is because our state values its young people. Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota was happy to learn Minnesota retained its rank as America’s fifth best state for child well-being, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book. We should celebrate this extraordinary accomplishment. But there’s […] The post Minnesota is a good place for children, but we can still do better appeared first on Minnesota Reformer.
WCCO investigates the state of Minnesota's dams and what's being done to reduce the risk
MINNEAPOLIS — Images of the Rapidan Dam from last month show what a powerful force water can be. A partial failure pushed the Blue Earth River around the dam, taking land and a home with it. That wasn't the only dam that failed during the historic rainfall and flooding — two others had issues as well. Minnesota is home to 1,162 dams. So how likely is it to happen again?Across the metro and the state, dams control flooding on waterways, maintain lake levels for recreation and help fish and wildlife. Some are big structures. Others you might miss. Each has a...
Photos: 2024 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities
After a few weeks across the pond, the PGA Tour is back stateside this week for the 2024 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Blaine, Minnesota. Many of the world’s best players are taking the week off, but there are several notable players in the field. Tony Finau,...
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.
Spokes Fighting Strokes bringing adaptive cycling across the country, with stop in Minnesota
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Nineteen years ago, Dan Zimmerman's life changed forever. A stroke left his outlook grim. "Doctors told me (I'd be in a) wheelchair for life and no talking," Zimmerman said.For years, he believed that. Until he had another health scare in the middle of the night."(It was a) wake up call for me. Next day, I bought the trike," he said.And he's never looked back. He is the founder of Spokes Fighting Strokes, a nonprofit spreading awareness about the benefits of adaptive cycling."I learned how to talk on the trike. Pumping my blood to my brain oxygenated it....
Maple Grove Legion Baseball Blanked 1-0 in Sub-State 10 Opener
Maple Grove’s Ian Schock and Anoka’s Brayden Cherrey both pitched gems in the opening round of the Sub-State 10 Legion baseball tournament, but Anoka came out on top with a 1-0 win. Schock went six innings without giving up a run and Trevor Lang’s RBI sac-fly in the...
Former Vikings 1st-Rounder Signs with Colts
He just cannot shake the league, and the league for sure cannot shake him. Laquon Treadwell reemerged on Wednesday, signing with the Indianapolis Colts as NFL training camps began this week. ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweeted, “Colts signed free-agent wide receiver Laquon Treadwell.”. Treadwell, who turned 29 in June,...
Byron Buxton leaves game early after getting hit in forearm by 96 mph pitch
The absolute last thing the Minnesota Twins need is to deal with more bad injury luck. Minnesota began the second half of the season with both Carlos Correa and Royce Lewis on the IL, with Jose Miranda joining them alongside Kody Funderburk. Both Lewis and Miranda have already started rehab assignments in St. Paul, but the Twins are attempting to close the gap on Cleveland in the AL Central without three of their most important players.
Sawatzke family is feeling the love
Aug. 9 Big Daddy Benefit will help former MLE principal. Eight years ago, Andy Sawatzke was the new guy in town. Maple Lake Schools had just hired him to replace the well-known and much loved elementary principal Kris Harlan who was retiring. “They took a chance on him,” said Lisa...
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.
Minneapolis man pleads guilty in hair salon bombing
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Just months after his arrest, a Minneapolis man pled guilty to bombing a hair salon in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood back in 2022. In November 2022, Studio 411, which is located on Cedar Lake Road South near Penn Avenue South in Minneapolis, was damaged when an explosive device was placed on the salon's window and set off.
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