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NHPI leaders join forces to support Harris-Walz
State Senate majority floor leader Jarrett Keohokalole, Honolulu City Council vice chair Esther Kiaaina, Guam Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero and the founders of a popular Pacific Islander Facebook group announced Friday they launched a new coalition to support presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz. Native...
Arts Briefs: Awards a-plenty! Minnesota artists, authors and cornhole-players take home prizes.
Arts Briefs is a weekly roundup of Minnesota arts news compiled by the MPR News arts and culture team. The McKnight Foundation has announced its 2024 Distinguished Artist Award. This award is given to an artist who lives and works in Minnesota and whose work has local, regional or national significance.
With State Fair 1 week out, a refresh on parking, pricing and more
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Great Minnesota Get-Together is now just one week away.Over 12 consecutive days, a total of close to 2 million people are expected to visit the state fairgrounds. New this year: six additional food vendors, 30 new food items and even an iOS and Android app. Fair organizers are reminding anyone planning a trip to do just that – plan. It starts with getting to the fair, and there are options, including:31 free park and ride locations13 sites featuring state fair express bus service (for a small fee)Two designated drop off zones for app-based ridesharing servicesMetro Transit...
Twin Cities Motorcycle Crash Leads to 11th Death in Seven Days on Minnesota’s Roads
Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News)- A motorcyclist lost her life in a crash on a freeway in the Twin Cities early Friday morning. She’s become at least the eleventh person to die on Minnesota’s roads in the past week. A motorcyclist, identified as 20-year-old Cooper Russell Bertram of Elko also died in a construction zone I-35 Wednesday night in southern Scott County.
NSIC announces men's cross country preseason coaches' poll
BURNSVILLE, Minn. -- The Southwest Minnesota State University men's cross country team was selected to place 12th in the annual NSIC preseason coaches' poll released on Thursday. SMSU sophomore, Seth Torgerson, was named an "Athlete to Watch" this season. "Seth enters his sophomore year for the Mustangs after a strong...
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Fundraiser created for funeral expenses for Hector woman
(Hector MN-) A gofundme fundraising page has been created to help the family of a woman killed in a traffic crash last month. 36-year-old Katie Dupre died when the pickup she was riding in left Renville County Road 22 northeast of Hector July 21st and rolled. Dupre's sister and cousin have set up a gofundme page to help pay for funeral costs. Dupre was a special olympian and was engaged to be married. If you'd like to help, go to gofundme.com and search for "Support for Katie Dupre-Roush's Funeral Costs."
Walz’s China experience draws GOP attacks, but Beijing isn’t counting on better ties
WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has a history with China. And Republicans are seizing on it. At 25, Walz taught a year of high school in China. He returned for his honeymoon and many more times with American exchange students. As a congressman, he served on a committee tracking China’s human rights and met figures like the Dalai Lama.
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