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Valleyfair's Fourth of July fireworks show rescheduled to Aug. 31
SHAKOPEE, Minn. — Valleyfair's Fourth of July fireworks show, which was canceled due to flooding, has been rescheduled for the end of summer.The Shakopee amusement park announced Tuesday the show will now take place Aug. 31 during the final weekend of Corn Fest. The fireworks are scheduled to begin at 9 p.m.Flooding from the Minnesota River in late June caused Valleyfair to close its on-site parking and three rides. It also reduced entrance and exit capacity at the park.Corn Fest is the park's celebration of "Minnesota's favorite crop," organizers said. It features special corn concessions, live music, a corn eating contest and more. The festival runs Saturdays and Sundays, plus Labor Day, from Aug. 17 through Sept. 2. Corn Fest and fireworks are included in the park's admission fee. Corn Fest isn't the only major event on the calendar for Valleyfair. In January, the park will host Hockey Day Minnesota
Minnesota Vikings to honor rookie killed in Upper Marlboro crash
MINNEAPOLIS — A funeral is set for Friday for a Minnesota Vikings rookie and his two former high school teammates. The three men were killed in a car crash in Upper Marlboro earlier this month. Isaiah Hazel, A.J. Lytton and Khyree Jackson were all teammates on Wise High School's...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz talks Kamala Harris, nomination process and if he'd like to be vice president
MINNEAPOLIS — Since President Biden ended his reelection bid Sunday, Vice President Harris has already broken a fundraising record, locked down hundreds of delegates and secured critical endorsements in her efforts to become the Democratic Party's nominee for president. One of those key endorsements includes Minnesota's governor.Gov. Tim Walz, who is chair of the Democratic National Convention rules committee, told WCCO's Esme Murphy on Monday night that the nomination process will be open to other candidates. "Anybody can run," Walz said. "This Wednesday we'll set the rules. There will be three days after that, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week....
Statewide Missing Person Alert For 17-Year-Old Minnesota Girl
Sartell, MN (KROC-AM News) - A statewide alert has been issued for a missing Minnesota teenager. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says 17-year-old Kaydence Johnson has been missing for 30 days and is now considered and endangered missing person. The alert says she and another teenage girl ran away from a residence in the City of Sartell on June 22.
National Weather Service: Fourth wettest June in Minnesota
From the National Weather Service - Duluth - July 23, 2024. , June 2024 was a wet one! Many counties in the Northland had Top 10 monthly precipitation, and Bayfield County had its wettest June ever! On a statewide level, Minnesota saw its 4th wettest June (surpassed by 2014, 1914, and 1905) and Wisconsin its 6th (bested by 1968, 1967, 1914, 1993, and 2010). Notably, St. Louis, Lake, and Douglas counties surpassed their June 2012 values. This data can be further explored at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/
Minnesotan’s Can Get “Thrifty” Thanks to This Website
As the realization that summer is over half-way gone, if you’ve been in a store recently you’ve noticed that school supplies are already readily available so parents can begin to make purchases for the upcoming school year. According to an article from PR Newswire about how much it...
UMN develops new list of recommended species to make forests more resilient
The climate-ready woodlands program was created to give Minnesotans a better understanding of what they should plant to prepare their forests for the changing climate. At a seminar on Monday, an expert shared the University of Minnesota Extension’s climate-ready woodlands program. The list of tree species the program provided...
Minnesota PUC Approves Additional 250 MW Solar Project Near Sherco Plant
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved a site permit for the Sherco Solar 3 project, Xcel Energy’s 250 MW solar facility in Clear Lake, Minn. Upon completion, the projects are expected to have 710 MW of capacity. The solar generation is set to replace much of the electricity...
New pay transparency law aims to help job-seekers
Starting January 1, 2025, Minnesota-based employers with 30 or more employees will be required to provide pay and benefit information on all open job listings. This comes as part of Omnibus Labor and Industry policy bill that was signed into law by Governor Tim Walz in late May. Under the...
Intrepid Gets $290M Investment to Support Colorado, Minnesota Network Builds
Open access provider Intrepid Fiber Networks says its newly secured $290 million in debt financing will support ongoing deployments in Colorado and Minnesota. In all, more than 250,000 premises will eventually have access to Intrepid’s networks in the two states. “Securing this new credit facility accelerates our growth across...
American Pickers TV Show Wants Minnesota Junk!
American Pickers is a popular reality television show that wants your junk Minnesota!. American Pickers premiered on the History Channel in 2010. The show follows antique and collectible pickers as they travel across the United States, searching for valuable items in people's homes, barns, sheds, and other locations. Mike Wolfe...
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