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Vikings glad to have veteran presence of “Harry the Hitman” returning in 2024
EAGAN, MN (Dakota News Now) - The Minnesota Vikings have made a lot of changes heading into 2024. One constant remains “Harry the Hitman”, veteran safety Harrison Smith. Though there had been some speculation that the Vikings might part ways with their 29th overall pick from 2012, Smith took a pay cut and came back for his 13th season with the purple and gold.
Walz defends new Democratic line of attack to call Trump ‘weird’
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) explained why he continues to call former President Donald Trump “weird,” a new line of attack that Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign and its surrogates have been using against the former president. Walz made headlines last week after he called Trump and other Republicans “weird,” shortly after he used the phrase, other […]
Another hot, humid day Sunday, with storms possible later on
MINNEAPOLIS — Sunday will be another hot and humid day in the Twin Cities, with storms arriving in the evening.Temperatures reached 90 degrees for the third time this year.Most of the day will be dry, but storms become likely late in the evening and into the night. They'll develop out west and move across central Minnesota before shifting south and east, hitting the Twin Cities along the way.The severe threat is low, but flash flooding and strong winds are possible.Some storms will linger into early Monday, and another round is expected midweek.The hot and humid pattern continues through the week, with highs in the upper 80s.
The forgotten history behind Aquatennial celebrations in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — The City of Minneapolis has held Aquatennial celebrations featuring parades, pageants and more since 1940. The annual festival full of fun used to be known as the “10 best days of summer” and always takes place in the third week of July. According to historian...
Father Boland, Father Flynn mark 55 years
EVELETH-GILBERT—The Ireland-born Father Eamonn Boland and Father Charles Flynn have spent more than half a century in the priesthood, this summer celebrating the milestone with the Eveleth-Gilbert Catholic community at a Mass at Eveleth’s Resurrection Church. Father Boland said in an email, “One of the great blessings of being a priest is that we intersect with people at crucial times in their lives such as the baptism of a child, first Communion day, a wedding in the family, the death of a loved one and...
Deadly Listeria Outbreak Hits Midwest States
Dozens sick and 2 dead as a new listeria outbreak from deli meat spreads through the Midwest to the East Coast. The CDC is currently investigating the source of this most recent listeria outbreak and has so far connected this issue to meat sliced at delis,. Many people in this...
What Minnesota’s New ‘Jetsons Law’ is that Takes Effect August 1st
There have been a few notable bills that have taken effect in Minnesota recently or will take effect very soon. One of the new laws is that Minnesota breweries are now allowed to sell THC drinks on tap just like beer. Another new law that takes effect August 1st has...
5 Things We Learned Immediately at Vikings Training Camp
The Minnesota Vikings finished 7-10 in 2023, hoping to improve in 2024 and avoid back-to-back losing seasons, even after parting ways with franchise staples Kirk Cousins and Danielle Hunter in March. 5 Things We Learned Immediately at Vikings Training Camp. Minnesota drafted quarterback J.J. McCarthy and outside linebacker Dallas Turner...
Two unrelated shootings in Minneapolis within 10 minutes; two suffer life-threatening injures
MINNNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are investigating two different shootings that happened around 7 p.m. Saturday.The first shooting happened near the 2600 block of Third Avenue South. Officers were called to the scene on report of a shooting and found a man with life-threatening injuries. They provided CPR until EMS could arrive. The man was taken to Hennepin Healthcare. The second shooting happened around 10 minutes later near the 2500 block of Cedar Avenue South. A man was found near the 2600 block of Cedar Avenue South with life-threatening gunshot wounds. Officers provided medical aid before the victim was taken to Hennepin Healthcare. Police say the man was walking on 2500 block of Cedar after meeting a group when he was shot. He then ran a block before he collapsed. Police are investigating both shootings. An arrest has not been made in either shooting. Police say the two shootings do not appear to be related.
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