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Tuesday marks deadline for MN state primary voter pre-registration
MINNEAPOLIS — Planning to cast your vote in Minnesota's primary election next month? State officials want to remind you the deadline to pre-register is fast approaching. While voters in Minnesota do have the luxury of registering on the day of the election, pre-registration could potentially save you time at the ballot box.
UMN develops new list of recommended species to make forests more resilient
At a seminar on Monday, an expert shared the University of Minnesota Extension’s climate-ready woodlands program. The list of tree species the program provided would help woodland stewards and owners in northern Minnesota better understand what species they can plant to help forests adapt to the changing climate. Anna...
10-Digit Dialing Coming to Minnesota Area Code 507
PERHAM, Minn. — The deadline is approaching for residents within the 507 area code in Minnesota to. begin using the 10-digit dialing standard. Starting July 30, 2024, all local calls made within the region must be placed using 10 digits (area code. plus the 7-digit telephone number). From July...
Minnesota police union files complaint against Hennepin Co. attorney for "unethical behavior" in Ryan Londregan case
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association has filed a formal complaint against Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, alleging she acted unethically in prosecuting a state trooper who shot and killed a driver during a traffic stop.The police union's complaint, filed with the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board Tuesday, alleged Moriarty and her office "violated several of the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct" in charging Minnesota State Patrol trooper Ryan Londregan."Moriarty's conduct is beneath the dignity of her office. Yet rather than acknowledge her errors in judgment or the deficiencies in the process she oversaw, Moriarty has repeatedly called...
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...
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...
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.
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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