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The Itascamazing Race returns on August 22
The Flying Squirrels take selfie at the Edge of the Wilderness Scenic Byway marker on highway 38. Clue: My corridor was one of the first byways to be designated in Minnesota. I stand at the southmost boundary and the first of four unique markers that stretch 47 miles north to Effie.
Watch live: Donald Trump returns to Minnesota with JD Vance to woo voters
Former President Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) are set to make a joint campaign stop in St. Cloud, Minn., a generally Democrat-leaning state that the former president is aiming to win for the GOP. The event comes as Vice President Harris has emerged as the former...
Gas Prices Fall in Minnesota
UNDATED (WJON News) -- Average gasoline prices in Minnesota have fallen 3.0 cents in the last week, averaging $3.29 per gallon. Nationally average gasoline prices have risen 0.7 cents per gallon, averaging $3.47 per gallon. The national average price of diesel has fallen 1.2 cents in the last week and...
Classic Hollywood laws inspire shields for kids in multibillion influencer industry
States are drawing on laws first drafted in Hollywood's golden age to protect 21st Century children at risk of being exploited in the multibillion dollar influencer industry. Why it matters: The content creation field is largely unregulated, and states are taking steps to ensure kids get a cut of the profit they brought in from vlogging or brand deals.
Red Hot Chili Peppers disappoint at Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival 2024 in Milwaukee
"We gave you everything we got," Anthony Kiedis said at the end of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival headlining set in Milwaukee Saturday, the grand finale of two days of concerts at Veterans Park. The tepid response from the crowd that had long been thinning out suggested that many would...
Minnesota prepares for influx of patients from Iowa as abortion ban takes effect
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota medical providers and public officials are preparing to welcome patients traveling from Iowa, where a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy goes into effect Monday. On Thursday, Minnesota’s Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan toured the Whole Woman’s Health of Minnesota, a nonprofit abortion clinic in the city of Bloomington. She welcomed Iowa residents who were seeking abortions after the state’s new restrictions take effect. Previously, abortion was legal up to 20 weeks of pregnancy in Iowa. Last July, the state’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a new ban on the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy, which is often before women know they are pregnant. There are limited exceptions in cases of rape, incest, fetal abnormality or when the life of the mother is in danger. Sarah Traxler, an OB-GYN based in Minnesota and the chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood North Central States, said Iowa’s law could have ripple effects throughout the region.
Kenyon Post 78 shows fight, resilience to reach substate finals
The Kenyon Post 78 American Legion baseball team is fighting to see another day. Fight is the operative word. Mason Torgeson showed a lot of fight when he mounted a double-digit pitch at-bat to help start a rally when his team needed it most. Kenyon trailed Cannon Falls 6-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning of an elimination game in the Divison II East Central substate tournament. ...
Act of kindness during lamb sale multiplies as top bidders donate to cause
All in attendance at the 59th annual Junior Livestock Sale at the Barron County Fairgrounds saw the ripple effect that a simple act of kindness can make. Holly Hargrave of the Columbia Livewires 4-H Club had the auctioneer announce as she entered her 154-pound lamb into the show ring that she would be donating all proceeds of the sale to her friend 11-year-old Lexi Anderson of Cumberland, who is in need of a heart transplant. ...
Fatal Tractor Accident near Ettrick
The Trempealeau County Sheriff's Office has issused a press release for a fatal accident involving a tractor. On Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 10:24AM a male from Mondovi was operating his tractor northbound on County Road S with several other tractors and drivers. A witness that was following the male said the driver reached down and the tractor got to close to the ditch and overturned, pinning the male driver under the tractor.
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