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Trinity Luthern Church celebrates 135 years
FIELDON TOWNSHIP, Minn. (KEYC) - On August 25, Trinity Lutheran Church in Fieldon Township will turn 135 years old and Pastor Greg Volbrecht along with the church board plan on celebrating it. “God willing and good weather, it should be a good day all around,” Pastor Greg Volbrecht said.
Music on the Patio finale
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Music on the Patio comes to a close at the Blue Earth County Library with Mankato’s Mal Murphy, a folk, alternative and country musician. “Mankato is full of people I know and don’t know. So, it’s fun to see like, who’s gonna who’s gonna come out, who decided that day to go to that specific event and see me?”
Woman Makes Boyfriend Exit Car, Then Rams Him on Their Way to Couples Therapy
Couples therapy can be a great thing for a new or existing couple. Sometimes there are things brewing inside of you that you can't express, unless someone qualified is there to assist in delivering the message. With that being said, you actually have to make it to the therapist's office...
Single-Vehicle Crash Claims One Life in Winnebago County
(Scarville, Iowa) A Minnesota man died in a single-vehicle accident in Winnebago County. The Iowa State Patrol says it happened at 10:41 a.m. on 485th Street and 200th Avenue in Scarville, Iowa. Authorities identified the victim as 63-year-old Mark Claassen of Albert Lea, Minnesota. According to the Report, Claassen was...
Man arrested near Mapleton after chase on I-94 in Minnesota, North Dakota
MAPLETON, N.D. (KFGO) – A chase that started in Minnesota ended in North Dakota near Mapleton Sunday night. Around 9:40 p.m., troopers tried to stop a stolen car on I-94 that that entered North Dakota and had been pursued by Minnesota state troopers. The Highway Patrol says Dustin Powell,...
Pete Buttigieg hits the trail for the Harris-Walz campaign in Wisconsin liberal stronghold
MADISON - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg hit the ground Sunday for the Harris-Walz campaign in a Wisconsin liberal voting bastion, touting what he called a sustained lift in enthusiasm for the Democratic ticket. Buttigieg's last visit to the state three weeks ago was all business — promoting the Biden administration's efforts at boosting...
US colleges are cutting majors and slashing programs after years of putting it off
Christina Westman dreamed of working with Parkinson’s disease and stroke patients as a music therapist when she started studying at St. Cloud State University. But her schooling was upended in May when administrators at the Minnesota college announced a plan to eliminate its music department as it slashes 42 degree programs and 50 minors.
Athletes & Volunteers Make Minnesota Senior Games Go [PHOTOS]
ST. CLOUD/SARTELL (WJON News) -- The Minnesota Senior Games came to a close on Sunday. The 4-day event wrapped up with swimming at Tech High School in St. Cloud and mixed pickleball at Sta-Fit in Sartell. Mike Weeks of Batesville, Arkansas has been participating in the Senior Games in multiple...
Winnebago replacing a failed siren
Winnebago Fire Department chief Bret Osborn attended the Aug. 14 Winnebago Council meeting to address the council concerning a problem with the siren located behind City Hall. “As all of you are aware, on Aug. 5, the Winnebago Fire Department was called out to spot for weather that had moved into the area. Just north of town, less than a mile away, a funnel cloud was spotted by a trained spotter,” Osborn commented. “Had it come to the ground and stayed, the track it was on would have hit the very northeast corner of town. I called for the sirens to be set off and the big one behind City Hall failed.”
Walz tests anti-elitist message by knocking Vance’s Ivy League degree
CHICAGO, Illinois — Tim Walz is betting his vice presidential rival’s sterling academic credentials won’t impress voters. The Minnesota governor, at a recent rally with his new boss, Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic nominee-designate, mocked the educational achievements of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH). Vance, a 2013 Yale Law School graduate, was tapped for […]
Walz's 'Minnesota nice' image resonates with some voters in Midwestern battleground state
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin (Reuters) -David Mattison, a retired postal worker, had spent nearly all of his life in this remote corner of Wisconsin, watching family farms fail and small businesses go under with the hollowing out of the rural economy.
Walz amplifies Harris’s attacks on GOP weak spot: infertility treatment
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) often talks about he and his wife Gwen Walz undergoing years of fertility treatments before becoming parents, allowing him to shine a personal spotlight on a major Republican vulnerability. “This gets personal for me and my family,” Walz said of reproductive care during his first rally with Harris earlier this…
Albert Lea man dies in rollover crash near Scarville
An Albert Lea man died Sunday morning after a vehicle rollover near Scarville. Mark Claassen, 63, died at the scene of the crash, according to the Iowa State Patrol. The report stated Claassen was driving a black 2007 Chevy Silverado southbound on 200th Avenue near 485th Street at 10:41 a.m. when it failed to negotiate […] The post Albert Lea man dies in rollover crash near Scarville appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
Minnesota to legalize lane splitting in July 2025
ST. PAUL, Minn. — It's been a deadly few days for motorcyclists on Minnesota roads. Three motorcyclists were killed in separate crashes on Thursday in a 10-hour span. Saturday afternoon, another motorcyclist was killed. While each crash was different, safety advocates say it's a reminder of the dangers of riding on the road. "The younger riders are buying more performance-oriented, faster, motorcycles. So arguably, you've got to be able to ride better if you're riding faster," said Jed Duncan. Duncan has been teaching people how to ride a motorcycle for 25 years and founded Rider Academy in St. Paul. "The population is changing a...
Smoky haze, dry weather continues Monday
Here’s your Sunday evening forecast for August 18, 2024 from Minnesota’s Weather Authority and Meteorologist Matt Serwe. A smoky haze from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin. Air quality has turned poor in parts of the Twin Cities, and along the North Shore around Duluth. If you have chronic heart or lung issues, you should limit time outside Sunday evening. The air quality should improve over eastern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin tonight into early Monday. However, there could be more poor air quality in those areas Monday afternoon.
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