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Did You Know There Are 6 Fire Towers You Can Climb In Minnesota?
I remember as a kid seeing fire towers in the Superior National Forest and wishing I could go to the top of one of them. Now, many years later, I could actually get the chance. I had no idea that the Minnesota DNR actually has some fire towers open to the public.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz talks Kamala Harris, nomination process and if he'd like to be vice president
MINNEAPOLIS — Since President Biden ended his reelection bid Sunday, Vice President Harris has already broken a fundraising record, locked down hundreds of delegates and secured critical endorsements in her efforts to become the Democratic Party's nominee for president. One of those key endorsements includes Minnesota's governor.Gov. Tim Walz, who is chair of the Democratic National Convention rules committee, told WCCO's Esme Murphy on Monday night that the nomination process will be open to other candidates. "Anybody can run," Walz said. "This Wednesday we'll set the rules. There will be three days after that, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week....
Can You Dumpster Dive in Minnesota? Here’s What You Need to Know
It's a dumpster diving dilemma: Can digging through a dumpster get you into trouble or is diving into a dumpster to see what you can find legal here in Minnesota?. Inflation has raised prices in just about every aspect of our lives, and to try to ease that pinch on your pocketbook or checkbook you might be tempted to sift through a dumpster behind a well-known store just to see if there's anything of value in there. But is it legal here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes?
Punishing people for sleeping and camping in public spaces
In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled fining or jailing people for sleeping and camping in public places when there is no shelter available does not violate the Constitution. The decision gives local governments the license to criminally punish people in homeless encampments or other public spaces. A recently...
Heading to MN State Fair? Parking May Have Gotten a Bit Easier
The Great Minnesota get-together is coming up in just a few weeks. Although I do love the State Fair, it also marks the unofficial end of summer. It runs the last 12 days of August/September leading up to Labor Day. Then it's like 3 weeks of Fall and then we get Winter.
Historic Minnesota Town Listed As Poorest in the Entire State
According to recent studies, Minnesota has withstood the rise of inflation better than most states in the U.S. However, that doesn't mean that some towns in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes aren't struggling mightily. 247 Wall Street recently released its report on the poorest town in every state, and...
Minnesota Included In Mysterious Listeria Outbreak
Minnesota is one of twelve states named in a recent listeria outbreak, which has been linked to deli meats. 28 people in 12 states have become sick with listeria after eating sliced meats at deli counters in various states. The Outbreak has affected people from the following states:. New York.
Minnesotan who's taken a photo a day for 27 years reaches 10,000
MAYER, Minn. — As a suburbanite who moved to a farm, Michael Deering never runs out of things to admire. Look one way, and he sees an old hog barn painted in classic red. Look another, and a dragonfly hovers in the pasture. Look up, and a retired windmill still towers over the 1912 farmstead.
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