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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.
Wachal, Hanson win club championships
Kristin Hanson won her third straight and fourth overall club championship at the Jackson Golf Club and Kip Wachal won his first career men’s title. Hanson used a back-nine 43 to come from behind to win the women’s title Saturday. She opened with 48 on the front nine to trail 2020 and 2021 champion Elyse Holm by one shot.
BEA gets ready for back to school
With the start of school just two weeks away, the Blue Earth Area School Board spent almost their entire meeting on Monday, Aug. 12, discussing things to do with the start of school. But, with the meeting just barely underway, any discussion of the coming school year was halted before...
Peggy Riker is still enjoying life at age 94
Peggy Riker had two things to celebrate on July 20 of this year. Not only was it her 94th birthday that day, she also learned she was going to become a great-grandmother. “It was kind of funny,” Peggy says. “I read the birthday card from my granddaughter Kayla and it said something about me being a great-grandmother and I thought I was being called a really good grandma. Then, I was told to read it again and I realized what it was really saying.”
Minnesota’s Fall Weather Outlook
UNDATED (WJON News) -- The autumn season is fast approaching, what can we expect for weather this fall for pumpkin picking, harvest festivals, and football tailgate parties?. The Climate Prediction Center has released its fall weather outlook for the fall months of September, October, and November. They say the temperatures...
DNC schedule: When Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Michelle Obama and more will speak
The Democratic National Convention (DNC) gets underway on Monday, August 19 in Chicago, Illinois, with some political heavyweights slated to headline the four-day gathering. While the DNC is first and foremost a presidential nominating convention, Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz are already officially on the Democratic party’s ticket after a five-day round of online voting from delegates wrapped on August 5.
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