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Photographer charged with secretly recording bride dress in Albert Lea wedding venue
A Pine City wedding photographer has been charged in Freeborn County District Court with secretly recording a woman in 2020 while she changed in the bridal suite of an Albert Lea wedding venue. Mitchell Donald Ringness, 35, was charged by way of summons with one count of interfering with privacy in a hotel, tanning bed […] The post Photographer charged with secretly recording bride dress in Albert Lea wedding venue appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
Speaker Johnson blames Walz for ‘letting Minneapolis burn’
(Minneapolis, MN) — Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is blaming Governor Tim Walz for letting Minneapolis burn during the unrest after the George Floyd murder in 2020. Johnson stopped in Minneapolis yesterday to campaign for House GOP candidate Joe Teirab. While standing outside the old Third Precinct police...
Man already facing OWI-5 now charged in physical assault
CHIPPEWA FALLS — A Chippewa Falls man already charged with his fifth drunk-driving offense has now been charged with physically assaulting another person, including pointing a gun at said person. Sharod D. Weaver, 51, 557 E. Park Ave., has been charged in Chippewa County Court with strangulation and suffocation, battery, intentionally pointing a firearm at another, and bail jumping. Judge Benjamin Lane ordered Weaver be held on a $10,000 cash...
Breaking the stigma in Black community surrounding mental health
As we approach September’s Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, there’s an urgent call across Minnesota and the country to break the stigma surrounding mental health, especially in communities where vulnerability and seeking help are misunderstood.
Minnesota’s Minimum Wage to Rise January 1st, 2025
UNDATED (WJON News) -- The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is reminding employers ahead of January 1st that new minimum-wage rates will be going into effect. The 2024 legislature revised the law to remove the reduced minimum wages for small employers so that the minimum wage rate will be $11.13 for all employers including J-1 visa wages for hotels, motels, and lodging businesses. The changes also include workers under 18-years-old.
Central MN Town Ball State Tournament Summaries
The Muskies, the Section 11C champions defeated the No. 3 team from Section 8C the Lightning, they out them hit eight to six, including a big triple and a sacrifice fly. They played very good defense in support of their lefties. Johnny Schumer started on the mound, he threw very good innings, he gave up four hits, one run, one walk and he recorded three strikeouts. Veteran David Deminskythrew three innings of relief to earn the win. He gave up two hits, one walk and he recorded four strikeouts.
Red Lobster is closing 23 restaurants — Here's what's closing in Minnesota
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Editor's Note: This video originally aired on June 6, 2024. Get your last orders of crab legs and biscuits, as a popular restaurant chain is closing up shop in two metro locations. Red Lobster will be closing locations in Maple Grove and Golden Valley. Earlier...
Saving democracy: Increasing youth voter participation
This is the fifth in a series of six articles about the 2023 Minneapolis City Election, brought to you by the League of Women Voters Minneapolis. Young Americans have been gathering strength and exerting more influence in recent elections but need help realizing their full political force as voters. For the health of our democracy, we want them to do so.
StormTeam 3: Excessive heat today, severe weather tonight
What a way to kick off the school year for some of our kiddos! A very warm and humid start to our day with temperatures in the low to mid 70s, which is a few degrees below our average HIGH TEMPERATURE for this time of year. Thanks to the very...
Minnesota Wind Chill win UFA Championship
The Minnesota Wind Chill won the 2024 Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA) Championship at Zions Bank Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, by defeating the Carolina Flyers 17-16. The Wind Chill become the first men’s professional team in Minnesota to win a title since 1991. Minnesota entered the 2024 UFA...
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