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Wedding Photographer accused of secretly recording bride
A wedding photographer from Pine City is accused of filming a bride while she was undressed. A court document outlines the privacy interference charge against Mitchell Ringness. The investigation began when an acquaintance turned in a thumb drive, reportedly belonging to Ringness and containing video of a bride undressing along...
The City of Fergus Falls is Asking City Residents to Limit Their Water Usage.
With the rainfall that inundated the region Monday afternoon, the City of Fergus Falls is asking city resident to limit their water usage. City of Fergus Falls Public Works Director Len Taylor stated; “The system is taxed it’s maxing out right now. Our sanitary sewer (system) does receive storm water into storm manhole covers, it is really maxing out our plant out on the west side of town. We’re asking all the residents to limit their water use, no laundry and minimal flushing however that works for a household.” Taylor continued to ask resident to do “just anything you can do to not use as much water as you typically would in a regular day.”
Minnesota’s Minimum Wage to Rise January 1st, 2025
UNDATED (WJON News) -- The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is reminding employers ahead of January 1st that new minimum-wage rates will be going into effect. The 2024 legislature revised the law to remove the reduced minimum wages for small employers so that the minimum wage rate will be $11.13 for all employers including J-1 visa wages for hotels, motels, and lodging businesses. The changes also include workers under 18-years-old.
Minnesotans try to beat the heat amid excessive heat warning
MINNEAPOLIS — The heat can't be ignored on Monday."We are slowing down our pace a little bit, but we're doing OK," Paul Burke said in the middle of his walk around Lake Harriet.An excessive heat warning is consuming much of the state on Monday."I mean it's like a sauna," Beth Kalin said. "You don't have to get in the sauce, you're in the sauna."While the heat index made it well into the 100s, it didn't stop some Minnesotans from getting their steps — or laps in."It's heating up," Greg Shobert said after his swim across Lake Harriet. "It's nice to...
Five Big Winning Lottery Tickets Remain Unclaimed in Minnesota
Lottery players are all motivated to buy tickets for one reason and one reason only - to win big. But what happens when you hit that big jackpot you've been chasing, but never follow through with claiming your prize?. That's the case for five winning tickets in Minnesota, and there's...
Fair-goers scorched by heartland heat wave take refuge under misters as some schools let out early
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair sought relief from soaring temperatures under misters Monday while some Midwestern schools dismissed classes early or called off sports practices. Highs approaching the century mark combined with oppressive humidity to made it feel like 105 to 115 degrees...
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