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New Minnesota Laws For Kids Riding In Cars Go Into Effect August 1st
A new child restraint law will come into effect for Minnesotans on August 1st. The new law includes a requirement that all children under 13 years old MUST sit in the back seat of any motor vehicle that has one. “Every driver who transports a child or children under the...
Montrose man, 21, admitted taking heroin before deadly stolen truck crash in Becker, charges state
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — A 21-year-old Montrose man faces decades in prison in connection to a fatal crash involving a stolen pickup truck earlier this month in central Minnesota.The Sherburne County Attorney's Office says the man was charged with seven crimes following the multi-vehicle collision on July 7 in Becker: two felony counts each of criminal vehicular operation and fleeing a police officer, and a felony count of receiving stolen property.He is also charged with two gross misdemeanor counts of criminal vehicular operation.Court documents state the suspect admitted to authorities he had used heroin before the crash that gravely injured a...
Missing Child Scam Circulating In Minnesota
All scams are terrible and there are plenty of them to go around these days. However, this one might be one of the worst thanks to the nature of the scam. There have been so many scams in Minnesota and Wisconsin lately that the Duluth Police Department recently shared some basic scam tips to help us all avoid becoming a victim.
Community Celebrates Improvements Made To Rogers Entertainment Center
When was the last time you went out to see a movie at a theater? For me, it WAS somewhere between 7 and 10 years ago. I say WAS because I had the chance to check out the improvements to the Emagine Rogers theater last night, and all I have to say is WOW!
Goodwill Stores in Minnesota Will Not Accept These Donations
It's the perfect day to open the windows and deep clean your house. Find those things that haven't seen the light of day for a good while. I love decluttering and donating stuff I'm not using anymore. There's something so freeing about getting rid of "junk," and you know what they say - one person's junk is another's treasure. ;)
Abbott Northwestern named best Twin Cities hospital by U.S. News and World Report
MINNEAPOLIS — Allina Health's Abbott Northwestern Hospital has been named the best in the Twin Cities in a new ranking by U.S. News and World Report.The list ranks hospitals based on several specialties. Abbott Northwestern was nationally ranked in rehabilitation — 47th out of 4,855 hospitals. "To be nationally ranked in a specialty, a hospital must excel in caring for the sickest, most medically complex patients," U.S. News and World Report said.The south Minneapolis hospital was rated as "high performing" in cardiology, heart and vascular surgery; geriatrics; neurology and neurosurgery; orthopedics; and pulmonology and lung surgery.Rounding out the top five hospitals...
IKEA Pop-Up Grand Opening in Maple Grove
Head to the IKEA Pop-Up Grand Opening in Maple Grove Friday, July 19th!. IKEA is opening a new Pop-Up location in Maple Grove at the Shoppes at Arbor Lakes this Friday from 11 am – 3 pm. Stop by for tours, giveaways, sampling, brand-new inspiration, games, and more!. And...
Minnesota Trans Teen Assaulted at School – Are US Schools No Longer Safe?
In Minnetonka, Minnesota, a 17-year-old transgender teen was allegedly assaulted after using the men’s bathroom at her school. At Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, a transgender student was allegedly assaulted by one of her peers after using the men’s bathroom. Details of the Injury. The student, Cobalt Sovereign,...
Could traditionally blue Minnesota be within Trump's reach?
MINNEAPOLIS — Last weekend, a presidential race like no other dipped further into the improbable, with the survival of former President Donald Trump from an assassin's bullet by just millimeters.Trump's defiant response to the assassination attempt, captured in unforgettable images, has even Trump critics calling it one of the defining moments of the 2024 campaign."That is kind of political rocket fuel. And so I think you're seeing a consolidation of the Republican Party much faster than I think people anticipated," said Abou Amara, a Democratic analyst.Polls have been showing more and more states, including traditionally blue Minnesota, within Trump's reach."I...
Montrose Man to Face Additional Charges After Victim in Multiple-Vehicle Crash Dies From Injuries
(Bradley Alfred Allen Johnson) (image: Sherburne County Jail) A young man from Wright County will face additional charges for his involvement in a multiple-vehicle traffic crash earlier this month in the City of Becker. 21-year-old Bradley Johnson of Montrose is charged with multiple counts from an incident on July 6th.
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