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Popular History Channel Show is Filming in Minnesota this Fall
It's always really exciting when shows or movies decide to film in Minnesota. Even if we can't be involved at all, we're still proud that our state was chosen! But this particular show that will be filming here DOES want our participation. It's a big show from the History Channel...
911 call centers back online in MN after outages
MINNEAPOLIS — Call centers are coming back online after a global Microsoft outage knocked out 911 for counties across the nation Friday morning. Companies that use Microsoft have been affected by the outages across the world starting Thursday night and persisting into Friday morning. Many people are stuck in airport lines or stranded at their destination temporarily as airlines race to get planes back in the air.
The state senator leading efforts to return land to tribal nations
As a kid, Mary Kunesh watched her dad travel to reservations in northern Minnesota, working as a pro bono attorney for tribal nations who needed legal assistance. She heard stories from her grandfather about her family’s history, filled with brave Lakota women like her aunt Josephine Gates Kelly, the first tribal chair of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Teen Boy Airlifted to Rochester Following Stabbing at Minnesota Apartment
Mankato, MN (KROC-AM News)- A teenage boy was airlifted to Rochester following a stabbing at a southern Minnesota apartment complex. A news release issued by the Mankato Department of Public Safety says officers were dispatched to the report of the boy being stabbed in the abdomen shortly before 1:00 Friday morning.
Mankato motorcyclist hurt in Friday evening crash
MANKATO, Minn. – A motorcyclist crashed in southern Minnesota on Friday evening. The Minnesota State Patrol says Shawn Lee Ward, 39 of Mankato, was riding a 2009 Harley Davidson FXDF Cruiser north on Highway 169. The State Patrol says Ward tried to take the onramp to eastbound Highway 14 around 8:07 pm and lost control of his bike.
No wake restriction lifted in Le Sueur County, except Washington
The lakes listed here have receded to the no wake restriction threshold and have maintained and/or continued to recede for three consecutive days. As of Saturday, July 20, the no wake restriction has been lifted on the following Le Sueur County Lakes: Gorman Lake; Lake Sakatah; Lake Tetonka; West Jefferson; Lake Emily; Middle Jefferson; East Jefferson; German Lake; Lake Francis; Rays Lake; Lake Volney. A no wake restriction will remain in effect for Lake Washington, as water levels have not yet receded to the threshold level. "No wake" is defined as operation of a watercraft at the slowest speed possible to maintain steerage, but in no case greater than 5 mph. The Le Sueur County Sheriff’s Office will continually monitor lake levels and will issue notice on our Facebook Page as soon as the restriction is lifted.
Mankato resident to race belly tanker in Bonneville Speed Week
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Ever since he can remember, Bob Degezelle has wanted to race on the Bonneville salt flats in Utah. “I was reading an article in a magazine...about the Bonneville salt flats and specifically about belly tankers,” said Degezelle. Belly tankers are race cars made out of...
In their own words: Jason Murphy’s family addresses his killer in court
NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The man who killed two men, including a North Mankato native in the fall of 2022, is sentenced to 39 years in prison. Joseph Sandoval II killed the two inside a sober house in St. Paul: Jon Wentz, a man looking to turn his life around, and Jason Murphy, who had stayed there before.
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