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Minnesota Driftless Hiking Trail continues work towards 125-mile goal
CHATFIELD, MN - In a small wooded valley in far flung northwestern Fillmore County, Ninebark road may seem unremarkable, but there is a growing effort to designate this short dirt road the start of one of the Midwest's longest hiking trails. "The Minnesota Driftless Hiking Trail is a program or...
Iowa abortion law reverberates in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — A victory by abortion foes in the Iowa legislature will reverberate here Minnesota, according to Planned Parenthood North Central States chief medical officer Sarah Traxler. Women who can no longer legally obtain abortions in that state will now go elsewhere, including Minnesota, if they have the means...
Minnesota Offers A Variety of Virtual School Opportunities
There’s no doubt that education is important. The more you know, the more opportunities you are likely to have. But not every student thrives in a traditional school environment. We learned during Covid that some students felt more comfortable learning from home. My nephew’s youngest fell into that category....
Minnesota Painter Caught Red-Handed- Owes Money to Customers
Imagine saving thousands of dollars over time, to have your kitchen cabinets repainted, and then a year later, the job you saved all the money for is lost, along with all of your cabinet doors. This is the unfortunate truth for many homeowners in Minnesota. Several families hired a man...
Minnesota law allows THC on tap, but US House bill would stop the flow
What have you got on tap? More than just beer. Earlier this month, the sale of hemp-derived THC-infused drinks on tap at breweries went into effect across Minnesota, but a recently amended bill in the U.S. Congress could severely restrict the new menu option. ...
Morning storms clear out by midday, heat and humidity follow
MINNEAPOLIS — Tuesday continues a now familiar pattern of scattered storms and summer heat in Minnesota.Lingering morning storms north and south of the Twin Cities should wrap up by midday. The rest of the daywill be hot and humid, with highs in the upper 80s and heat index in the mid-90s.Wednesday will be the hottest day of the week, with highs near 90 and a heat index near 100, with storms likely later in the day.Thursday will be a bit cooler, with highs closer to average and another chance for evening storms. Temperatures jump back up again on Friday.Rain potentially returns on Sunday, and temperatures will once again drop a few degrees.
Four Attorneys from Gislason & Hunter LLP Selected to the 2024 Super Lawyers List, Three to the Rising Star List
Mankato, MN (July 24, 2024) – Four attorneys from Gislason & Hunter LLP have been selected to the 2024 Minnesota Super Lawyers list including Matthew C. Berger, Dustan J. Cross, Michael S. Dove, and Andrew M. Tatge. No more than five percent (5%) of the lawyers in each state are selected by Super Lawyers.
$5K reward offered for information leading to whereabouts of Nikki Anderson
RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Authorities are offering a $5,000 reward in the case of a missing 56-year-old Dakota County woman. The Dakota County Sheriff's Office is offering the reward in exchange for information leading to the whereabouts of Nicole "Nikki" Anderson.Anderson was last seen around 10 a.m. on July 6 leaving her residence in Randolph Township. She left her phone, wallet, glasses and medication behind and has not been heard from since, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.Anderson's mother, Durene Mies, told WCCO that Anderson had been undergoing chemotherapy in a two-year battle with breast cancer."She can't survive very...
Washington County man sentenced to 30+ years in prison for murdering his cousin
NEWPORT, Minn. — A 39-year-old Twin Cites man has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for murdering his cousin at a transit center last year.Sylvester T. Jones pleaded guilty to second-degree intentional murder for the Feb. 6, 2023, shooting death of 39-year-old Terrell McIntyre at the Newport Transit Center.At his plea hearing, Jones admitted to shooting McIntrye multiple times while his cousin sat in the driver's seat of an SUV.According to the criminal complaint, surveillance cameras captured Jones walking off from the vehicle, and cameras at other local businesses recorded him as he fled the area. That allowed deputies to track Jones to his home on the 1700 block of First Avenue, about four blocks south of the transit center.The county's SWAT team helped execute a search warrant that night, and Jones was arrested without incident. The sheriff's office says Jones "admitted to his involvement in his cousin's death," and investigators found a gun on his bedroom floor.Jones was sentenced to 367 months in prison and ordered to pay $8,500 in restitution for reimbursement of funeral expenses.
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