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Anglers eye diverse waters as Opens head to Leech Lake for the first time
WALKER, Minn. — Leech Lake might not be the final frontier, but it’s certainly the first time B.A.S.S. has visited the remote fishery in northern Minnesota. Leech is far from the great unknown, however, at least to bass anglers here on the fringe of America’s Midwest. To hear them talk, it’s been a destination lake of sorts for several decades now, despite the fact that it’s closer to Canada’s southern border than it is to the state capital of St. Paul (sister city of Minneapolis about 3½ hours southeast).
State launching pilot program this school year to tackle absenteeism
ListenState launching pilot program to this school year to tackle absenteeism. It’s hard to believe, but students will be heading back to school in less than three weeks. The 2024 school year will mark the start of a new state pilot program to tackle absenteeism. Twelve school districts were given funding by the legislature to create new strategies to combat a big problem in the state.
Walzing with Xi: Taking Kamala Harris VP pick’s China ties seriously
Does Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz’s long-standing love affair with China let him critique its government’s mistreatment of its people — yet facilitate its mistreatment of ours? Since Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, picked Walz as her running mate, his relationship with the self-dubbed “Middle Kingdom” has come under fevered, febrile, […]
MDH warns of rise in Pertussis cases in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is reminding residents about an increase in the number of pertussis, or whooping cough, cases across the state. "Minnesota is experiencing a significant rise in pertussis cases with patients ranging in age from 1 months to 86 years and a median age of 15 years," said the MDH in a release.
Hockey teammate charged with reckless driving in crash that killed Jori Jones
GRACE TOWNSHIP, Minn. — The teammate who was driving the car during the crash that killed Gustavus Adolphus College women's hockey player Jori Jones now faces a reckless driving charge.Jones, 19, was riding home from a North Dakota team bonding trip when the car crashed into a van at a four-way intersection in western Minnesota. Jones died at the hospital following the crash. Her three teammates and the driver of the van suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.The teammate who was driving gave a statement to police saying that she "didn't notice that it was a four-way intersection until way too late,"...
Country music singer Creed Fisher seriously hurt in motorcycle crash near St. Cloud
SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. — Texas country music singer Creed Fisher underwent multiple surgeries after his representatives say he was seriously hurt in a motorcycle crash on Saturday night near St. Cloud.Fisher, 50, was scheduled to perform that evening at Rollie's Rednecks and Longnecks in Sauk Rapids. The Benton County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called to a road 3 miles north of the bar just after 7 p.m. on a report of a two-motorcycle crash involving the singer.The sheriff's office says before the crash, Fisher had been with friends at a rural residence. Fisher told authorities he left with two other...
Where Is Minnesota Looking At Adding A New Freeway?
I've been waiting years for some road relief, and while it's not coming to the St. Cloud area, at least in terms of a new freeway, the state of Minnesota is looking at converting a highway in the North Metro into the newest freeway. The move would eliminate stoplights and add over or underpasses for those intersections.
7News Analyst predicts energetic, unified Democratic National Convention following nomination of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday in Chicago and will run through Thursday. Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz have already been nominated to the ballot by virtual roll call vote. Our 7News political analyst predicts this will be a vibrant and positive convention, much different from what would have happened if […]
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