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Summer is winding down slightly cooler than normal
As meteorological summer begins to wind down, so does the day at an earlier time each week. Meteorologist and climatologist Mark Seeley says August started with 14 hours and 40 minutes of daylight and will lose about an hour and a half of daylight by the end of the month.
Rainfall stats and facts from today
The Weather First area was treated to a more prolonged, soaking rain this morning! Much of our area saw over 0.5″ of rain between 3AM-7AM. Breaking down rainfall totals, Alberta Lea took the cake at seeing the most rainfall, checking in at 1.45″ of rain! Mantorville was not far behind, at 1.34″.
Man gets probation for using baseball bat in assault
An Austin man charged in May of 2023 for using a baseball bat in an assault and threatening others with a knife has received probation on a pair of the six total counts he was charged with. Jayson Dikoi, 33, was sentenced to five years supervised probation for felony threats of violence — an amended […] The post Man gets probation for using baseball bat in assault appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Vintage dresses the subject of the next Lunchbox History
The Mower County Historical Society will host its next Lunchbox History event on Thursday Aug. 22, at noon in the Pioneer Building with MCHS Curator Jaimie Timm as she shares several vintage dresses from the MCHS Collection. MCHS recently opened a new exhibit in the Christ Episcopal Church featuring artifacts associated with churches. Several vintage […] The post Vintage dresses the subject of the next Lunchbox History appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
4th person files for school board to bring a parent’s voice to the table
A fourth person threw her name in the hat for the Albert Lea school board on Tuesday on what was the last day of filing for three open seats on the board. Kasey Wolters, who previously ran for the board in 2022, said when the filing period opened, she didn’t initially plan to seek election, […] The post 4th person files for school board to bring a parent’s voice to the table appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
Homeless man sentenced for Rochester smoke shop robbery
ROCHESTER, Minn. – A plea deal has been reached with a homeless man accused of robbing a smoke shop and threatening the employees. Dylan Cantrell Bathke, 27, was charged with second-degree aggravated robbery, threats of violence, and fleeing police on foot. Bathke agreed to plead guilty to threats of violence and the other charges have been dismissed.
St. Charles teen recovers from heart transplant
ST. CHARLES, Minn. — A St. Charles teenager says he's lucky to be alive after a sudden illness required a heart transplant.Back in January, 16-year-old Braxton Wohlferd got violently sick after contracting a common childhood virus called parvovirus B-19. It was the middle of the wrestling season and just a few days after a tournament when Braxton Wohlferd thought he was coming down with the stomach flu."I started throwing up about 2:30 in the morning. And I kept throwing up every 30 minutes," said Braxton Wohlferd.It got bad enough that he called his mom Melissa to come home. By the time...
Minnesota Loses A Staggering Amount Of Daylight In August
It seems to happen so fast every year, and I'm always caught off guard. The days get short, and it almost feels like someone hit a switch. Just a couple of weeks ago it was still bright at 9 pm. Then, it hit me. Last night I looked at my wife at about 8:40 pm and said, "Holy, it's already pitch black out."
MPCA ISSUES AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR PART OF NW MINNESOTA
(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says parts of northwest Minnesota will be affected by Canadian wildfire smoke this week. Heavy ground-level smoke is expected in the region beginning this afternoon. The air quality alert will take effect at 3 p.m. today and will last until 6 p.m. Sunday. The area affected includes East Grand Forks and Moorhead and could be expanded if the smoke spreads to a wider area.
Minnesota’s D.A.R.E. Program To Pivot From Drugs to Cyberbullying
Remember the D.A.R.E. program in school? We were never ever ever ever ever ever gonna do drugs, because the lion in a t-shirt (and NO PANTS) told us not to and to also snitch on our parents if we caught them doing drugs, whether it was recreational drugs or prescription drugs. We didn't know the difference, we just saw "drugs" and snitched.
Where Is Minnesota Looking At Adding A New Freeway?
I've been waiting years for some road relief, and while it's not coming to the St. Cloud area, at least in terms of a new freeway, the state of Minnesota is looking at converting a highway in the North Metro into the newest freeway. The move would eliminate stoplights and add over or underpasses for those intersections.
StormTeam 3: Scattered showers today and tomorrow, sun returns Sunday
Another round of scattered showers are possible for both Friday and Saturday afternoon and evenings as energy from a mature low pressure system to our north continues to feed shower chances. If you have any outdoor plans today or tomorrow, please stay weather aware as those plans could get a...
Walz viewed more favorably than Vance: Survey
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who was recently selected as Vice President Harris’s running mate, is seen more favorably than former President Trump’s vice presidential selection, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), according to a poll released Friday. The ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos survey found 39 percent of respondents said they either have a “strongly” or “somewhat” positive…
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