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Homeless camping bans surfacing in Minnesota cities in wake of Supreme Court ruling
About a dozen homeless people escaped the afternoon heat in an air-conditioned shelter in downtown Rochester last week as staff at the Landing MN worried where the group would be sleeping that night. A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on homelessness has advocates like Dan Fifield, co-founder of the Rochester...
Buckle up, kids! New Minnesota laws take effect Aug. 1, including child car seat changes
ST PAUL, Minn — In the dead of every Minnesota summer, a laundry list of laws passed by state lawmakers comes alive. For parents, one particular set of rules will stand out for how kids should sit down in the backseat of their cars. Starting Aug. 1, the Minnesota...
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Æbleskiver Days in Tyler filled with sports-related events
TYLER — The Æbleskiver Amble will take place during the community’s heritage festival on Saturday, July 27. This marks the 145th Æbleskiver Days celebration for the city located in Lincoln County. Register now or the day of the event at 7:45 a.m. The event begins at...
Golf, bean bags, bingo, classic cars and murder mystery on tap for Corn Capital Days
(Olivia MN-) Corn Capital Days continues today in Olivia with the Classic Car Roll-in from 3 to 7 p.m. at The American Legion. There's also a murder mystery theater at Max's Grill at 5 and the Par 3 Golf Tourney at The Olivia Golf Club starting at 530. At 6 there's the Olivia Ambulance Outdoor Community Bingo at Olivia Restorative Therapy and Nursing, and at 6:30, league bean bags at Bryly's Den. Olivia Chamber of Commerce Executive Director McKenzie Gardner encourages people to buy this year's Corn Capitol Days t-shirt...
Fagen Fighters’ Helldiver Soars Again!
We are thrilled to report that the world now has a second airworthy Helldiver! Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver BuNo.83393, under long-term rebuild with the Fagen Fighters WWII Museum, made its first post-restoration flight from their facility in Granite Falls, Minnesota today. Well respected CAF Helldiver pilot, Ed Vesely, was at the controls for the initial test hop, which went smoothly according to those present. This aircraft is one of just eight complete Helldivers extant anywhere in the world and will prove an exciting addition to the air show scene, presenting a fine testament to the naval aviators who once wielded “The Beast” in combat.
Jackson Motorplex Hosts Two Nights of Racing This Week During Jackson County Fair
JACKSON, Minn. (July 22, 2024) – Jackson Motorplex showcases a pair of racing nights this week during the Jackson County Fair. The electric dirt oval hosts the Livewire Printing Company 360 Shootout presented by Tweeter Contracting on Thursday. The Gunderson Racing Inc. Midwest Sprint Touring Series 360 Sprint Cars and the Wyffels Hybrids RaceSaver Sprint Cars presented by Heser Auto & Detailing will both be in action.
Foundation launches Bobcat Innovation grant
The Brookings School District Foundation is launching the Bobcat Innovation Grant — a program to provide $5000 per semester to Brookings teachers seeking to enhance their classrooms in creative new ways. “We have science teachers that have purchased science kits with other grant funds,” Kyleigh Cramer, executive director of...
Rockin Robbins changed again Tuesday after rain makes field soggy
(Willmar MN-) For the second week in a row, mother nature Tuesday forced the organizers of Rockin Robbins in Willmar to go to Plan B. Joy Baker is Marketing Coordinator for the Rockin Robbins Planning Committee, and says after an inch of rain fell in the span of about 90 minutes in Willmar Tuesday morning, they decided to once again keep the stage, food trucks and concert-goers off the grass...
Name of Willmar man killed in Tuesday morning crash released
(Willmar MN-) A Willmar man is dead after a crash between a car and a semi loaded with turkeys southwest of Willmar Tuesday morning. The state patrol says the crash happened during the heavy rainstorm on Highway 23 near Kandiyohi County Road 5 on the southwest corner of Willmar, around 7:47 a.m. 42-year-old Jose Luis Nunez of Willmar was killed when the Honda Civic he was driving westbound on Highway 23 and an eastbound semi collided. The driver of the semi, 30-year old Marlo Guevara of Willmar was not injured. The state patrol says Nunez was not wearing a seatbelt.
Dennis Anderson: Anatomy of a nighttime helicopter rescue in the Boundary Waters
MINNEAPOLIS - Grace Zeller's cell phone rang in her Brainerd home at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, and she could see on the caller ID that her boss Jake Willis was ringing her up. Zeller, 35, is a helicopter pilot with the Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Division. She...
Opening Day for the 2024 Wright County Fair
The 153rd Wright County Fair officially begins its five-day run today. For thousands of people from throughout the area, the annual fair is one of the biggest events of the summer. Ward Westphal of Buffalo has been the President of the Wright County Fair Board for some 10 years, and...
SDSU researchers assessing water values in new survey
Researchers in South Dakota State University's School of Design, in cooperation with SDSU Extension, are evaluating how South Dakota residents use and value the state's coveted water resources through a region-wide survey. "The purpose of this research study is to assess the values and actions regarding water in South Dakota,"...
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