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Water Levels Being Drastically Reduced To Save A Minnesota Lake
Sometimes, drastic measures need to be taken now to create a healthier situation later on. That can be true in our personal and professional lives, and it's also true in other things, including nature. An example would be when a lake becomes unhealthy, also known as impaired. Experts say that...
Rapidan Dam Store may serve customers again in temporary location this fall
Loyal customers of the Rapidan Dam Store may soon have its famous pies once again — just at a different location. CBC Fisher Group — a Mankato-based commercial real estate company — confirmed the Hruska Family and Kyle Smith of the Tailwind Group, a real estate development group that owns the former Wagon Wheel Cafe on South Front Street, signed a lease agreement for the Rapidan Dam Store to operate temporarily from the space, perhaps as early as this fall.
Steele/Waseca Drug Court celebrates a decade of offering an alternative for recovering addicts
After a decade filled with remarkable, heartwarming success stories, the participants, prosecutors, judges and staff involved with the Steele-Waseca Drug Court say the verdict is in: the program has proven a resounding success. Last week, the Drug Court celebrated its 10-year anniversary, with judges Joseph Beutel and Carol Hanks, Drug Court Administrator Nicole Grams and program participants all speaking in front of a packed courtroom to celebrate the powerful changes the program has brought. ...
The latest buzz: St. Peter to allow beekeeping next year
Like flies stuck in honey, proposals to permit beekeeping within St. Peter haven't flown far in years past. In 2017, the St. Peter City Council rejected a proposal to allow residents to keep bees in city limits, and in 2021, a similar ordinance met the same fate. But on Monday, July 22, the St. Peter City Council changed its tune on the issue. On a 5-2 majority, with Mayor Shanon Nowell and Councilor Ben Ranft casting dissenting votes, the City Council passed a new ordinance...
New Ulm Legion stays alive with win over Worthington
Sub State Legion Baseball in New Ulm Thursday morning had New Ulm Staying alive with a 17-7 win over Worthington in six innings. New Ulm plays Waseca 5pm Thursday at Mueller Park. The game will be on KNUJ and knuj.net.
Lester Prairie’s Odin & Salem creates one-stop shop for families with kids, dogs, or both
According to US Census data from 2022, the share of families with children under 18 is around 40%; meanwhile, Forbes has reported that roughly 66% of US households own a pet as of this year. Lester Prairie-based business Odin & Salem hopes to serve the families who fall into both...
Summer festival spotlight: Kolacky Days
Minnesota Now is continuing our summer festival spotlight series by heading south of the Twin Cities to the town of Montgomery in Le Sueur County. This week marks the 90th anniversary of the town’s weeklong festival, Kolacky Days. Montgomery has a strong Czech background and Kolackys are a Czech pastry that is served at the festival. Looking at the list of events, it seems like they have combined five festivals into one.
Dashcam video shows prior crashes of Minnesota trooper charged in Rochester fatal wreck
ROCHESTER – The Minnesota Department of Public Safety has released dashcam video showing four on-duty crashes Trooper Shane Roper was involved in prior to a wreck in May that left a young woman dead. Roper was disciplined for his driving following all four crashes but continued patrol duty until...
Farmfest provides a lively livestock offering
Farmfest visitors will find the livestock tent bustling during the three-day event in Morgan, Minnesota. Along with Congressional delegates and farm bill panels in the Wick Buildings Farmfest Center on Tuesday and Wednesday, livestock producers can take in a few seminars geared specifically toward them and their operations in the livestock tent.
Two-Vehicle Accident Resulted in One Hospitalized
Armstrong, IA (KICD) — An Estherville man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle accident near Armstrong Monday afternoon. The Emmet County Sheriff’s department says it appears 16-year-old Raegan Nielson of Ringsted was Northbound on 570th Avenue, stopped at the intersection with highway 9, but then pulled into the path of an Eastbound vehicle driven by 23-year-old Chase Karstens of Waseca, Minnesota.
Bird flu worries prompt changes to popular 'Miracle of Birth Center' at Minnesota State Fair
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A popular event at the Minnesota State Fair that features an array of baby farm animals and their moms will go on this year — but without birthing cows as fears of bird flu create worry within the dairy cattle industry. State agricultural industry officials...
What would happen if Gov. Tim Walz became Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate?
MINNEAPOLIS — Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic nominee following President Biden's departure from the race, is vetting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as a potential running mate. But what would happen in Minnesota if he gets selected and becomes a heartbeat away from the presidency? The state constitution says in the event of a vacancy, Lieutenant Gov. Peggy Flanagan would become governor, and the president of the state Senate, Sen. Bobby Joe Champion, would elevate to lieutenant governor. Larry Jacobs, director of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the University of Minnesota, said during the campaign there would unlikely be...
How Iowa National Guard soldiers balance part-time service on top of busy lives
LITTLE FALLS, Minnesota (Gray Television Iowa Capitol Bureau) - This week, around 3,000 soldiers from the Iowa National Guard are undergoing their annual summer training in Minnesota. Most of these soldiers aren’t in uniform full-time. 80% of Iowa’s soldiers in the National Guard serve part-time. Captain Tim Hadley...
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