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Statewide Missing Persons Alert For Missing Minnesota Teen
Moorhead, MN (KROC-AM News) - A statewide missing person alert was issued today by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for a young man who was last seen on Monday. The BCA issued the alert on behalf of the Moorhead Police Department, which has been actively searching for 19-year-old Arthur Wiebe. He was last seen Monday night walking away from his family's shop in Moorhead.
Minnesota providing three million free summer meals for children under 18
Minnesota’s free summer meal program is well underway. Three million. That’s how many free meals were provided to young Minnesotans last year through the Summer Food Service Program across close to 1,000 locations statewide.
Health care ‘implosion’ threatens Greater Minnesota
My mother dreamed of helicopters falling from the sky. In one crash, my uncle died. In another, her children. Again and again, the low thrum of helicopters tore her world apart. These fitful dreams remain mom’s only memories from the month after she suffered a life-threatening stroke on Nov. 19, 2022. That night, just before […] The post Health care ‘implosion’ threatens Greater Minnesota appeared first on Minnesota Reformer.
18-year-old injured in motorcycle crash
ERHARD, Minn. (KFGO) – An 18-year-old man is in the hospital with serious injuries after a motorcycle crash in Otter Tail County. The crash happened just before 5 Wednesday evening at the intersection of Otter Tail County road 27 and Cozy Point Drive, about 4 miles southeast from Erhard.
Go with the flow: Minnesota towns see success replacing aging dams with rock rapids
ListenAs concerns grow, more aging dams are replaced with rock rapids to let rivers flow. Last week’s partial failure of the Rapidan Dam near Mankato has renewed concerns about the safety of aging dams across Minnesota. In some communities, old dams have been removed and replaced with a series...
Minnesota elementary students fundraise to save classroom after voters reject levies
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — On the surface, it looked like any other school fundraiser. The kids at Challenger Elementary in Thief River Falls were selling coffee cups, writing thank-you notes, and partnering with local businesses to drum up interest in their cause. But these kids weren’t fundraising for a class trip, a sports team, […] The post Minnesota elementary students fundraise to save classroom after voters reject levies appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.
SPORTS FEEVER – July 4, 2024
SPORTS FEEVER by Chris Fee of KROX Radio – chrisjfee@yahoo.com. The Summer Coaching Waiver No-Contact Period for 2024 is Saturday, June 29, through Friday, July 5. During the no-contact period, salaried and non-salaried coaches MAY NOT:. Have any contact with members of their high school program,. Travel with members...
One dead following downtown Grand Forks shooting
11:45 P.M. UPDATE: (GRAND FORKS, ND) — One man is dead following a shooting Thursday evening in downtown Grand Forks. According to Grand Forks Police, officers were dispatched to Sledster’s Food and Brew, located at 21 South 4th Street, for a shooting in-progress incident. Upon arrival at Sledster’s, officers located one adult victim on the ground inside the establishment with apparent gunshot wounds. Life-saving measures were immediately rendered to the victim; however, they ultimately succumbed to their injuries.
Minnesotans push through rainy weather to celebrate Fourth of July
MINNEAPOLIS — Runners in Minneapolis were laced up and ready to go, despite inclement weather Thursday.Bad weather canceled and postponed several Fourth of July holiday events — but not the annual Stars and Strides 5K and 10K race at Lake Harriet."It was definitely kind of a debate coming," race finisher Sara Olson said. "It was pouring rain when we got up this morning, but we made a commitment and decided to come out."The rainy morning didn't stop athletes from hitting the pavement in ponchos."As long as you don't have lightning, they'll keep running," race bystander JD Leggott said. "Rain or...
Minnesota Attorney General says big tobacco companies owe the state $58 million after underpaying settlement payments
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has filed a motion Wednesday get big tobacco companies to pay up some money he claims they owe the State of Minnesota.
MN Man Breaks Own State Fishing Record For Black Crappie
A Minnesota man set the state’s fishing record for Black Crappie back in April with a literal saucer of a fish, a 16.25″ Black Crappie, and the state’s Fish & Wildlife Department announced that he just broke his own fishing record with an even bigger fish a month later.
Murder investigation underway in Grand Forks after shooting
GRAND FORKS (KVRR) – Shortly before 7:20 P.M., the Grand Forks Police Dept. was sent to Sledster’s Food and Brew off 4th St. for a shooting incident. Officers found a victim inside the shop with gunshot wounds and had died after life-saving measures were administered. 26-year-old Nicholas Narveson was arrested and charged with murder.
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