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Discovery of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills in Minnesota Hotel Room Leads to Federal Guilty Plea
Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Minnesota man is now awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to a charge connected to a massive fentanyl bust. A news release issued Thursday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota says the bust happened at a Twin Cities hotel in February. Law enforcement found...
WATCH: 247Sports goes one-on-one with Minnesota quarterback Max Brosmer at Big Ten Media Days
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Big Ten Media Days are taking place this week at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. Minnesota was one of the teams that went on Thursday, and the Gophers were represented by head coach PJ Fleck, quarterback Max Brosmer, running back Darius Taylor and linebacker Cody Lindenberg.
Vikings' Mekhi Blackmon: Moves to IR
The Vikings placed Blackmon (knee) on injured reserve Thursday. This move comes as no surprise, as Blackmon tore his ACL during Wednesday's practice and will now miss all of Minnesota's 2024 campaign. The USC product posted a solid rookie season in 2023, recording 41 total tackles and eight passes defended, including one interception, across 15 games. Expect Akayleb Evans, Andrew Booth and Jaylin Williams to see more first-team reps with Blackmon now officially out for the year.
Vikings can't catch a break as another CB leaves practice due to injury
24 hours after the Minnesota Vikings lost cornerback Mekhi Blackmon to a season-ending knee injury during their training camp practice, the team was met with yet another injury in their secondary. In the middle of Thursday's training camp practice, Vikings corner Shaquill Griffin went down with an injury after intercepting...
Group offers support following officer involved shooting
A statewide work group says Chisago County’s noncompliance with state law may have played a part in the police killing of Jamie Crabtree — but the group is here to help. Michelle Gross, chairperson of the Mental Health Work Group of Communities United Against Police Brutality, had strong words for the North Branch City Council in the presence of Police Chief Dan Meyer at the council’s July meeting.
Boys track and field: Riser named Most Valuable Athlete for Ponies
Soel Riser was honored as the Most Valuable Athlete for the Stillwater boys track and field team. The senior earned all-conference and all-state honors while helping the Ponies to Suburban East Conference and Section 4AAA championships before placing ninth at the Minnesota State High School League state meet. Stillwater also won the True Team Section 2AAA title and placed fourth at True Team state. Under first-year head coach Ben Straka,...
3M Open offering unique fan experiences by combining golf and science
BLAINE, Minn. — Walking into The Lab next to the 18th hole at TPC Twin Cities, you'll forget you're even on a golf course.The dark hallway is lined with 3D videos showing how 3M science technology is used in the everyday game of golf."We've got technologies making golf clubs better and that same technology is used in space shuttles," said Torie Clark, Head of Public Affairs for 3M.There's a bunker challenge to show off your chipping skills and you can get up close with a robot using AI technology to create the CBS logo.But what's most impressive is that golf...
The Wienermobile is Touring Around Minnesota – Here’s Where to See It
It's one of the most famous vehicles in the world, and it will be making some stops in Minnesota over the next week or so. The world-famous Wienermobile made its debut in 1936 as the brainchild of Oscar Mayer's nephew, Carl, today there are a fleet of six Wienermobiles that travel around the country with their brand ambassadors called "Hotdoggers".
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