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Chicago Native Helps Prospective Students Discover St. Thomas
Word of mouth originally brought Glenview, Illinois, native Thomas O’Gara ’25 to Minnesota’s largest private university. O’Gara knew some people from the Chicago area who attended the University of St. Thomas, including a cousin, Jacqueline Jung. The draw of the university, as well as the city of St. Paul, made all the difference.
Minnesota man believed dead after fall into fast moving Montana Creek
CARBON COUNTY, MT – A Minnesota man is believed dead after a fall into a creek in Montana. Authorities in Carbon County, Montana say Dylan Honnoll of Rogers, Minnesota was hiking near Billings on July 12th when he reportedly fell into the rapids of East Rosebud Creek. Investigators believe he was trapped underwater after falling in. Additional items belonging to Honnoll were found in the creek on Friday.
Train Derailment Near Big Lake Caused Weekend Delays, Service Resumed Monday Morning
(KNSI) – Authorities say no one was hurt when a train derailed in Sherburne County early Saturday morning. Fifteen cars carrying consumer goods came off the track near Big Lake around 3:15 a.m. The derailment snarled train schedules over the weekend as freight trains were rerouted around the site.
Minnesota Football picked to finish 12th in Big Ten preseason poll by Cleveland.com
Minnesota Gopher football was picked to finish 12th of 18 Big Ten teams, according to an unofficial poll conducted by cleveland.com. GopherIllustrated was one of 27 participants in the poll. The Big Ten has not held an official conference preseason poll since 2011. The Gophers were pick to finish 12th...
Multilingual Academy wraps up summer session
Osseo Area Schools offers a Multilingual Academy summer program each year that is open to all of its multilingual students, and around 150 students spend a month of summer engaged in a wide variety of activities with students from all around the district. Despite the camp’s name, Multilingual Academy’s scope...
Katie Bennett, Robert Bennett and Andrew Noel, Robins Kaplan LLP
What has been called an “epidemic of indifference” is damaging to many men and women who encounter the police. That may result in civil rights and personal injury claims against police and jails. That is the wheelhouse of partners at Robins Kaplan — Katie Bennett, Robert Bennett and Andrew Noel — who are the authors of “An Epidemic of Indifference,” part of their 2020 civil rights report.
Days after CrowdStrike outage, North Carolina woman still stuck at MSP Airport
MINNEAPOLIS — A North Carolina woman is still trying to get home after last week's CrowdStrike outage waylaid her at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.Melissa Vestal is from Raleigh, North Carolina, and went with a group of 16 other travelers to Anchorage, Alaska, for a cruise. On their way home, they got stuck at MSP due to widespread tech issues caused by a technical problem with global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike."We would like to go back to Raleigh, but we are open for whatever flight that we can actually fly home," Vestal said.Vestal said she actually got on a plane Sunday night...
A literal dumpster fire? Man arrested after allegedly starting a string of fires Monday in South Minneapolis
While crews were extinguishing a fire that damaged an apartment, other dumpster fires were reported nearby along Lake Street, with an eyewitness reporting that he “saw somebody starting them.”
Michael Hall III, Hall Law P.A.
Born and raised in St. Cloud, Michael Hall III has Hall Law P.A. offices there and in Minneapolis and Edina. The firm’s website is replete with six- and seven-figure judgments and settlements. Hall’s current case load is full of a variety of matters. One is Doe v. USFS...
Gov. Tony Evers visits Little Manitowoc River as city receives grant for restoration work and kayak launch installation
MANITOWOC – Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and Department of Administration Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld visited the Manitowoc Lincoln Park Zoo July 17 to tour the Little Manitowoc River. The visit was part of the governor's efforts to meet with grant recipients of the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program. They were joined by Manitowoc Mayor...
REVIEW: Moving, Funny, Striking English (Guthrie Theater)
Sahar Bibiyan as Roya in the Guthrie Theater’s production of English, now playing through August 18. Photo by Liz Lauren. There are few theatrical shows for which sound design and dialect coaching are more essential than the Guthrie Theater/Goodman Theatre production of English. This humorous, moving, and always engaging play perfectly captures the experience of struggling to learn another language, with all of its ups, downs, and reversals.
Monday Deadline to Sign Up for Minnesota Senior Games
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- Monday is the last day to sign up for the Minnesota Senior Games in St. Cloud. Registration will close at the end of the day. Hundreds of athletes aged 50 and above from across the state and beyond will compete in over 15 events. The...
Manhattan man dies after violent rollover crash
HARRISON COUNTY, MO. –A Manhattan man died in an accident just before 5p.m. Sunday in Harrison County, Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2012 Kia Sorento driven by Karam J. Bedros, 65, Woodbury, Minnesota, was southbound on Interstate 35 seven miles north of Eagleville. The SUV traveled...
Joyner Emerick focuses on the future for Minnesota’s disabled students
ListenJoyner Emerick focuses on the future for Minnesota’s disabled students. In celebration of Disability Pride Month, throughout July MPR News is featuring stories about Minnesotans with disabilities who are making an impact. See more at mprnews.org/changemakers. Young people bring Joyner Emerick hope for the future, which is why they...
Ukrainian medical student training with U of M to bring help back to home country
MINNETONKA, Minn. — The University of Minnesota is helping train a Ukrainian medical student so she can go back to her country and assist in the war effort. Lisa Ishchenko is in the U.S. for the first time – away from her family, away from her life as a medical student, away from the war that still makes itself known daily in her home country of Ukraine."One of the biggest children's hospitals, not only in Ukraine but all of Europe, was destroyed by Russian rockets," Ishchenko said. "It's awful because I knew people who were working there and now many colleagues...
Syndicated Equities acquires Minnesota innovation center
Syndicated Equities acquired the Winnebago Industries Innovation Center in Savage, Minnesota. The property consists of a 45,306-square-foot one-story industrial building that is 100% net-leased to Winnebago Industries. Originally built in 2017, the property underwent a renovation to Winnebago’s specifications in 2023 and is now its primary research, development and testing facility.
Coworking market continues to grow in Minneapolis-St. Paul region
It might not rank among the top coworking hubs in the nation, but the number of coworking spaces in the Minneapolis-St. Paul market continued to grow in the second quarter of the year, even if that growth was just a blip. According to the latest research from CoworkingCafe, Minneapolis was...
Fleet Farm flagged by ATF for selling guns used in crimes
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (FOX 9) - A popular sporting goods retailer currently being sued by the State of Minnesota for not doing enough to stop illegal straw purchases, has also been flagged multiple times by federal authorities after a high number of guns used in crimes were traced back to several of its stores, according to federal records.
Spoonbridge and Cherry Sculpture Thanks to Maura
Granddaughter Maura called from Minneapolis today to share what she was looking at while she was on vacation- Spoonbridge and Cherry. Earlier this year Maura did a school report on Oldenburg for Art Class and we had looked at some of Oldenburg’s public art sculpture online and discussed locations where they could be viewed.
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