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Huge Minnesota Holiday Festival is Back After a Year Off
Plans for the holiday season are starting to be made and festivals are working on final plans. This even includes one Minnesota holiday festival that took a year off in 2023. The festival has been around for many years despite COVID and the changes that they've made. But last year they surprised everyone by announcing it wouldn't be happening.
Minnesota installing sound wall to fight off invasive flying carp
MINNEAPOLIS — You've likely seen video of flying carp — invasive, nuisance fish that can leap several feet out of the water. They've taken over a number of waterways in the U.S., and experts fear they're getting close to Minnesota."Basically they got loose into the river and to everyone's surprise have done extremely well," said Dr. Peter Sorensen with the University of Minnesota.Silver carp have made their way from Mississippi to Iowa and now they're knocking on our door. As filter feeders they completely clean out ecosystems, diminishing other fish populations. But that's not all. They can weigh up to...
Historic Dayton's property placed in receivership after owner misses payments
MINNEAPOLIS — The redevelopment of the historic Dayton's building faces more uncertainty after a judge appointed an outside "receiver" to oversee and manage the property, according to court documents filed last month. After operating as a department store for more than a century, the building on Nicollet Mall was...
'A historic investment': Cities along proposed Blue Line extension sign off on design
HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn. — Minneapolis, Crystal, Robbinsdale, and Brooklyn Park have now all given municipal consent on preliminary designs of the Blue Line light rail extension through their cities. The 13-mile-long project has been in the planning stages for 10 years, with officials hoping to get it up and...
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