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Mike Lindell's MyPillow agrees to pay nearly half million in overdue rent at Shakopee facility
SHAKOPEE, Minn. — Mike Lindell's MyPillow may dodge eviction from another one of its Twin Cities buildings after a virtual court hearing on Tuesday morning.Delaware-based Exeter Finance filed a lawsuit earlier this month alleging MyPillow is nearly $450,000 behind in rent payments for its Shakopee facility that houses an outlet store and a warehouse. The company has been leasing the space from Exeter since 2017.Both sides reached a payment agreement during Tuesday's hearing that states MyPillow won't be evicted if Lindell pays the remaining "rent and rears plus costs, interest and attorney's fees" by day's end.Lindell is represented in this...
Montana Search & Rescue Crew Recovers Body of Young Missing Minnesota Hiker
Red Lodge, MT (KROC-AM News)- A search and rescue crew in Montana has recovered the body of a missing Minnesota hiker. The young Minnesotan was missing since July 12. Authorities believed he was fatally injured when he fell into rapids while attempting to cross a creek, which is just southwest of Billings in southern Montana.
Minnesota Seeks Public Input on Rail Expansion Plans Amid Recent Derailment Concerns
(KNSI) – Less than a week after 15 Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail cars went off the tracks in Big Lake, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is asking for public input on current plans to expand passenger rail service. The questionnaire comes out as the memory of March 2023’s...
At Least 4 Deaths Reported on Minnesota Roads Since Monday
(KROC-AM News) - There have now been at least four traffic deaths reported in Minnesota since Monday. The most recent tragic incident occurred 10:45 AM Tuesday in far western Minnesota. A preliminary report from the State Patrol indicates a small passenger car collided with a semi-truck on Highway 75 in Traverse County about 10 miles north of Ortonville.
Alert Issued Statewide For Missing Minnesota 14-Year-Old
Inver Grove Heights, MN (KROC-AM News) - Another Minnesota teenager is the subject of a statewide missing person alert. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the latest alert involves a 14-year-old girl from Inver Grove Heights. Police in the Twin Cities suburb consider her an endangered missing juvenile. The...
Authorities searching for missing man from Lino Lakes
Authorities are searching for a Lino Lakes man who went missing Wednesday morning. According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, 61-year-old Thomas George Biatek left his home in Lino Lakes around 10:30 a.m. to buy a battery and return it to a contractor. Biatek didn’t return home, and the...
Republican Minnesota House candidate has history of tax delinquency, filed for bankruptcy
Isanti Mayor Jimmy Gordon — who is also a Republican-endorsed candidate for Minnesota House — has a long history of tax delinquency, including a $38,994 federal tax lien filed by the Internal Revenue Service that has not been released, according to county records. The IRS filed a tax lien against Gordon in 2019, and Isanti […] The post Republican Minnesota House candidate has history of tax delinquency, filed for bankruptcy appeared first on Minnesota Reformer.
Packing for Paris: What a MN Olympic athlete brings to the Games
SHOREVIEW, Minn. — Olympic sailor and Shoreview native Lara Dallman-Weiss is no stranger to spending her summers on the lake. "I grew up on just taking lessons on White Bear Lake," Dallman-Weiss said. "My dad had taught himself how to sail and then I just took lessons and started sailing with him and just loved sailing on White Bear Lake."
She hated bugs – so she decided to become an entomologist
Jessica Miller of Dragons Wynd encourages people to:. • Plant a tree, a shrub, or a flower. • Reduce unused lawn. It is not good habitat and has shallow roots that do not allow water into the soil effectivy. • Stop any use of chemicals to manage insects or fungus...
Picketers take over MPRB meeting after board rejects adding possible resolution to agenda
MINNEAPOLIS — Picketers interrupted Wednesday's Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) meeting after the board rejected a move to add a potential resolution to its agenda. The resolution to pursue a prompt settlement was brought to the board by District 3 Commissioner Becky Alper, who made her plea before...
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