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52nd Litomysl Summer Festival July 28th South of Owatonna
The annual Litomysl Summer festival is set for Sunday, July 28th at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church just south of Owatonna. The 170 families of the parish will host the event, which is one of the largest summer parish festivals held in Minnesota each year. The country style festival draws people from all over.
Man Killed in Tragic Farm Accident Near Staples
Staples, MN – At around 6:13 Thursday evening (July 18th), the Wadena County Sheriff’s Department responded to a farm equipment rollover accident in rural Bullard Township, north of Staples. First responders arrived to the scene and located a front-end loader tractor lying upside down in the ditch along...
Women of Today to host two open events
The St. Joseph Women of Today invites any and all women to two upcoming open events to get acquainted with the civic-minded projects that organization does year-round in the immediate area. The first is a group social and craft event starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 23 at St. Joseph’s...
Plymouth Planning Commission Turns Away Apartment Plans
Developers may have to go back to the drawing board in Plymouth after the city’s planning commission recommended rejecting an apartment proposal this week. “I’m concerned about the density, I’m concerned about the height, I’m concerned about the way they’re doing the parking,” said Plymouth Planning Commission member Marc Anderson.
Wolves 93, Rockets 83: Familiar Faces, Unfamiliar Execution
Thursday night’s summer league “regular season” finale for the Minnesota Timberwolves was a lot of things. It was a reuniting of a University of Kentucky backcourt pairing in Rob Dillingham and Houston Rockets’ third overall pick Reed Sheppard. It was an opportunity for Leonard Miler to successfully build on a 20-point double-double from the Wolves’ previous game against Philadelphia, and the chance for Terrence Shannon Jr. to continue an immaculate Las Vegas showing.
Minneapolis businesses organize against proposed medical respite homeless shelter
Businesses are pushing back against a medical respite shelter proposed for 918 W. Lake St. in Minneapolis, saying they want the area's homeless people to receive help, but not in view of their shops. Lakeshore Care Inc. is asking the city for a conditional use permit to run the shelter...
Newest member of Minnesota Vikings Ring of Honor is South Carolina football legend
The most underrated player in South Carolina football history is Bobby Bryant. The dynamic cornerback played for the Gamecocks in the mid-1960s and was an All-American performer (he also was an All-ACC baseball player) and was selected as the ACC's Athlete of the Year for the 1966-1967 academic year, yet he is often neglected when discussing the greatest Gamecocks in team history.
See Shaboozey In Minnesota This September
He's one of the biggest rising stars in music right now and you have a chance to see him in Minnesota later this year!. Shaboozey is hitting the road this fall on his recently-announced 'Where I've Been Isn't Where I'm Going Tour' and that includes a stop in Minneapolis. Concert...
Minnesota has third highest rate of melanoma in the U.S. and dermatologist says it's time to take extra precautions
Minnesota has the third highest rate of melanoma in the United States and as summer continues to heat up, dermatologists are reminding people to take extra precautions.
A new fitness group is headed to St. Cloud
ST. CLOUD --- A new fitness location is headed to Crossroads Center Mall this fall. Crunch Fitness is opening its newest franchise, Crunch St. Cloud, a 40,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility near DSW and Ultra. The company started in 1989 in Greenwich Village in New York City, with the purpose of...
Brown County Historical Society has a Busy August
Brown County Historical Society Executive Director Amy Johnson covered an event filled August. This is the month for the U.S. Dakota War Commemoration beginning Wednesday, August 21st. Visit their web site for complete schedule of events. The Kiesling House is open Fridays and Saturdays thru Labor Day with special programs on Saturdays-August 3, August 24 and August 31. Enjoy some delicious popcorn from the Popcorn Wagon this Saturday 9am-5pm in downtown New Ulm.
Sunday's Milwaukee Brewers game vs. Minnesota Twins won't be on TV. But you can still watch for free.
The Milwaukee Brewers finally return to the field Saturday for the first of two games against the Minnesota Twins, but on Sunday in the series finale, you'll find the game in an unusual place. The Brewers and Twins game will start at 12:05 p.m. CT — an hour earlier than you might expect,...
Morning Announcements for July 19
Tell us what you’re celebrating this week. Whether it's a milestone in your career, a family achievement, a community event, a birthday, or something good happening in your neighborhood, we want to hear your stories. “Remembering Kristin Peterson — a beloved wife; a loving mom, daughter and sister; a...
The V3 Center Opens in Minneapolis’s Near North Neighborhood
V3 Sports was founded by former world triathlete champion Erika Binger in 2007 to help North Minneapolis teens train for triathlons. Without a home of its own, the resourceful organization used other facilities for training activities, including the pools at Franklin Middle School and the North Community YMCA. And it began dreaming of—and fundraising for—a new facility that would address a glaring disparity in Northside access to fitness and wellness spaces.
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