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Minnesota BCA looking for help finding Joshua Woolsey, 40
FOLEY, Minn. — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) needs help finding a missing 40-year-old man.The BCA says Joshua Woolsey was last seen Aug. 9 in the Foley area, which is just northeast of St. Cloud.At that time, he was wearing a Fox racing shirt, tan cargo shorts and flip flops. The BCA says Woolsey may be in the Twin Cities. He is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. If you have any information on where he might be, call 911, the Foley Police Department at 320-968-0800 or the Benton County Dispatch at 320-968-7201.
Minnesota Win First Championship In Thriller
The Minnesota Wind Chill defeated the Carolina Flyers 17-16 in the championship game to win their first UFA title. The Wind Chill entered the final four weekend as the last seed, but prevailed over two favored contenders thanks to a true team effort and a defensive intensity that limited opponents to just 29 goals combined.
Wedding Photographer accused of secretly recording bride
A wedding photographer from Pine City is accused of filming a bride while she was undressed. A court document outlines the privacy interference charge against Mitchell Ringness. The investigation began when an acquaintance turned in a thumb drive, reportedly belonging to Ringness and containing video of a bride undressing along...
Fair-goers scorched by heartland heat wave take refuge under misters as some schools let out early
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair sought relief from soaring temperatures under misters Monday while some Midwestern schools dismissed classes early or called off sports practices. Highs approaching the century mark combined with oppressive humidity to made it feel like 105 to 115 degrees (40 to 46 Celsius) across the country’s heartland, the National Weather Service said. It issued heat warnings or advisories for large swaths of Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. “There’s going to be some records in play today,” warned Ashton Robinson Cook, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland. Several cities opened cooling centers, including in Des Moines, Iowa, where city buses were available to give people free rides to the sites. Experts urged those venturing outside to drink plenty of water.
Minnesotans try to beat the heat amid excessive heat warning
MINNEAPOLIS — The heat can't be ignored on Monday."We are slowing down our pace a little bit, but we're doing OK," Paul Burke said in the middle of his walk around Lake Harriet.An excessive heat warning is consuming much of the state on Monday."I mean it's like a sauna," Beth Kalin said. "You don't have to get in the sauce, you're in the sauna."While the heat index made it well into the 100s, it didn't stop some Minnesotans from getting their steps — or laps in."It's heating up," Greg Shobert said after his swim across Lake Harriet. "It's nice to...
Excessive Heat Warnings Now Issued In These 12 Minnesota Counties
For those who thought summer weather was behind us and were already in a pumpkin spice frame of mind, the start of this week served as a great reminder that summer is still very much here. Throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin, the story of the day Monday was the hot weather,...
Minnesotans Urged To Follow The 7 Second Rule Today
I think most people have heard of the 5-second rule, which suggests that food is safe to eat if you pick it up within five seconds of dropping it. So that you know, that's not always true. Bacteria can stick to food as soon as it touches the floor, and even floors that seem clean can have bacteria. Whether or not they should, many people still follow the 5-second rule.
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