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St. Cloud City Council approves business improvement district to attract new workers
ST. CLOUD — Downtown St. Cloud property owners took matters to revitalize the neighborhood into their own hands, asking city council for permission to create a business improvement district in hopes of increasing their own property taxes to pay for improvements. The St. Cloud City Council on Monday took the first step in granting their wishes by unanimously approving establishing the district for five years, which will now undergo a public hearing to implement the tax. The...
Shake Your Booty With Luna: Today’s Pet of the Week!
Do you love chonky doggos who show their enthusiasm with full-body wiggles? You'll love Luna, today's Pet of the Week from Tri-County Humane Society!. Luna is a spayed 9-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier/Mix. She's an absolute love bug who loves car rides and sunbathing in the yard. She's lived with toddlers and older kids and adored them. Luna adores cats a little too much, so a cat-free household would be best for her. See proof of her enthusiasm in the video below!
St. Cloud’s Alise Post Willoughby Ready for 4th Olympic Games
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- St. Cloud's hometown Olympian is getting ready to head to Paris for this year's games. Alise Post Willoughby is a BMX cyclist competing in her fourth Olympic Games. Olympic Experience:. 2012 - London Games (12th place) 2016 - Rio Games (Silver Medal) 2020 - Toyko...
Forest bathing event in St. Cloud: connect with nature and inner self
ST. CLOUD — Project Optimist Events Manager Alexa Shapiro loves nature, and one of its perks is helping her connect with her inner self. Shapiro told the St. Cloud Times she uses forest bathing — a method of appreciating nature to reflect upon her emotions — as a way to channel her thoughts in a productive way, such as using the San Diego environment to reflect upon her West Coast upbringing. ...
Storm leaves damage, power outages
CHASKA, Minn. — Thousands of people throughout the metro were experiencing power outages Monday evening after a storm came through the area. Xcel Energy is reporting clusters of small groups of homes without power all over the region, especially in areas of Bloomington, Columbia Heights, Woodbury and Maplewood. In...
NFL world reacts to Vikings quarterback announcement
The Minnesota Vikings will need a new starting quarterback this upcoming season after longtime quarterback Kirk Cousins left the team to sign with the Atlanta Falcons. And as the team heads into training camp, head coach Kevin O’Connell has announced that the first-team quarterback will be Sam Darnold. During...
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....
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...
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