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New Flood Update And Restrictions at Minnesota’s Valleyfair
Rain, rain, please...for the love of all things, just go away. This past week has been brutal for numerous cities in Iowa as well as Mankato, Waterville, and Spring Valley in Minnesota. And the videos of the Rapidan Dam being breached and causing buildings to crumble into the water are absolutely heartbreaking. Valleyfair in Minnesota even had to temporarily close a few popular rides due to flooding at their location. Unfortunately, the situation has not improved at the park and another update was just provided.
More dry time in Minnesota Thursday before evening rain, storms
MINNEAPOLIS — Our sunny start will fade behind clouds on Thursday as our next disturbance begins to arrive.By the afternoon, some showers and storms will roll into western Minnesota, but they won't move into the Twin Cities until the evening hours.The steadiest rain looks to be Friday morning before becoming more spotty later in the day. Expect a half-inch to an inch of precipitation from the metro south, with 1-1.5 inches possible across northern Minnesota.The threat of severe weather remains low for many, with a slight risk — 2 on a scale of 5 — for damaging wind and hail in south-central Minnesota.High pressure is back to dry us up just in time for Pride weekend festivities. Temperatures will stay comfy in the 70s with some breezes being the only hiccup on Saturday.Another round of rain and storms is in the forecast for Monday into Tuesday.
Small-Town Philanthropies Use the Great Wealth Transfer to Fund Rural Communities
In the next 20 years, about $84 trillion will change hands from one generation to the next, and small-town philanthropies hope to capture some of that wealth for the benefit of historically underfunded rural communities. Economists call it the Great Wealth Transfer. Although some experts worry the transfer might reinforce...
Farmers are reeling from flooding that some haven't seen in four decades
WRIGHT COUNTY, Minn. — Flooding is widespread across the state and that's bad news for farmers who are already losing a lot of crops. "I just had a feeling we were going to pay for it," said longtime farmer, Brad Dehn, about the dry winter turned soggy spring. "I didn’t figure it would be as wet and prolonged as what we had."
Hack on dealership software leaves Minnesota dealerships writing documents by hand
ROSEVILLE, Minn. — There are few things that computers haven't made easier. When they go down, it's an issue, and an annoying one at that. For many car dealerships across the state, that's what's happening right now, as a cyberattack affects the systems they use for nearly all aspects of their jobs.
Target’s Minnesota Checkout Rule is Now Three Months Old
Minnesota's own Target made a big change to its checkouts and self-checkouts across our fair state earlier this year, and that 'new' rule is now three months old. While self-checkouts may seem to be a relatively new phenomenon at department and grocery stores here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes and across the country, they actually aren't all that new. In fact, CNN says the very first self-checkout debuted at a Kroger grocery store in Atlanta way back in 1986.
MN Grocery & Convenience Stores Want license to sell Strong Beer
For years, we, as Minnesotans, have always known that the only place you could buy any sort of strong beer, or hard liquor/wine, would be at the actual liquor store. Anything that you would buy at a grocery store or a convenience store would be a less stong beer otherwise referred to as 3.2 beer.
Olympic hopefuls' manicures are ready for trials
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — Minnesota is familiar with Suni Lee's famous nail art from Tokyo Olympics which put a local nail salon on the map, but the nail game is reaching a new level among gymnasts. Acrylic, gel, and powdered. You will find it all. Most of the designs are...
Minnesota political strategists say Biden-Trump debate will hinge on who makes "the least mistakes"
MINNEAPOLIS — Thursday night will be the first of two presidential debates before the general election. For both candidates, the stakes are high. The race is essentially tied, but former President Donald Trump is leading over President Biden in key swing states. The debate will feature new rules: there will be no audience and the moderators will have mute buttons to prevent the interruptions that occurred in 2020."We saw the last debate with them, which was just a disaster. Both sides agreed because no one can even hear them when they're talking, right?" Republican strategist Amy Koch said. "The last, it...
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