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Slick City Indoor Action Park Announces 1st Minnesota Location
Parents with young children know how challenging summer break can be. It's a time when kids constantly need entertainment and activities, leaving parents looking for new ways to keep them engaged. One study found that kids say "I'm bored" about 200 times during the summer. This can turn a time...
Otter Girls Defeat Park Rapids and Willmar in Home Tennis Openers
Tuesday the Otter girls' tennis team played host to Park Rapids and Willmar in our first team matches of the year. The Otters took the matches 6-1 and 7-0, respectively. It was a great first home outing of the season and a good way to kick off team play. First...
Anglers eagerly eye diverse waters as Bassmaster Opens head to Leech Lake for the first time
WALKER, Minn. — Leech Lake might not be the final frontier, but it’s certainly the first time B.A.S.S. has visited the remote fishery in northern Minnesota. Leech is far from the great unknown, however, at least to bass anglers here on the fringe of America’s Midwest. To hear them talk, it’s been a destination lake of sorts for several decades now, despite the fact that it’s closer to Canada’s southern border than it is to the state capital of St. Paul (sister city of Minneapolis...
Minnesota Basketball 2027 Recruiting: Top Minnesotans to Know
Talent in the Minnesota high school ranks continues to develop. The Gophers will have another solid crop of players to choose from in the 2027 class (the current sophomores). Here are the names that Gopher fans - and fans of college teams all around the Midwest - need to know.
Minnesota’s Rural Communities Will Struggle to Pay for Needed Water Infrastructure
Minneapolis built a new $57 million tunnel to carry excess stormwater from downtown streets to the Mississippi River. The existing, century-old tunnel system was stressed due to development and more intense rainstorms. Statewide water infrastructure needs are estimated at about $11 billion. Fifteen years ago, new to his role as...
'Pretty darn good' | Sen. Mark Warner on the state of the presidential campaign after Night 1 at the DNC
NORFOLK, Va. — Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Warner of Virginia said he agrees when Minnesota Governor and VP nominee Tim Walz said Democrats are putting joy in politics. "People want to feel positive about our country but they also want to feel positive about the person they're voting for and I think Kamala has touched into it," said Warner.
First of its kind: Indigenous Food Lab debuts at Minnesota State Fair with 1,200 pounds of bison
The Indigenous Food Lab will offer bison meatballs and sweet potato dumplings at the Midtown Global Market booth from August 28 through September 2. The post First of its kind: Indigenous Food Lab debuts at Minnesota State Fair with 1,200 pounds of bison appeared first on Sahan Journal.
Walz’s gaffe factory: His words have been getting him in trouble for years
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's own words are tripping him up as he transitions to the national stage. To close observers back home, his tendency to misspeak or make inaccurate or inconsistent public comments may sound familiar. Why it matters: Walz's rise from a largely under-the-radar governor to a vice presidential...
Minnesota boy, 9, and his father die in series of crashes on Ohio turnpike
PRIOR LAKE, Minn. — A Minnesota family is changed forever after a series of tragic turnpike crashes.The Tibetan refugees were on their way to see the Dalai Lama in New York when the deadly wreck happened last Thursday.Among the dead are 9-year-old Dawa Norbu and his father, 46-year-old Tenzin Drukgyal. Both were beloved members of a local Tibetan community organization.Twelve-year-old Tenzin Choedon suffered serious injuries in the crash and is in critical condition at a hospital in Ohio.The family's mother is now home in Prior Lake with a broken arm, worrying for her daughter while also grieving her husband and son."Everybody come here to pray with us right now. All the Tibetans are going through a lot of sadness. All the Tibetans from Minnesota, everyone is so sad," Sonam Wangchuk, a family friend, said.Tenzin goes to Tibetan school on Saturdays. She is described as very hardworking and several of her teachers have written her letters of support.The family started a fundraiser on GoFundMe to help with their medical bills.Authorities in Ohio arrested a semi-truck driver for causing one of the crashes.
Metallica Rocks Minnesota Twice, Then Leaves a Parting Gift
They must feel really bad about that Napster thing... After blasting through two completely different sets on two non-consecutive nights in Minneapolis, thrash metal legends Metallica still felt like their work wasn't quite done. So they left a big check for a cause they hold dear. Metallica Gifts $40,000 To...
More mosquitos test positive for West Nile virus in the Twin Cities
The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District says mosquitoes have now tested positive for West Nile virus in all seven counties in the metro. There have been two human cases of West Nile virus reported in Minnesota this year.
One of Minnesota’s JC Penney Stores Has Closed Permanently
It's been a moment of closings in Minnesota lately. A movie theater in Rochester just shuttered for good. And now, a JC Penney store in the Land of 10,000 Lakes has closed permanently. Another JC Penney Store Has Closed in Minnesota. When one of the places where a core memory...
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