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Man from early July standoff in court Monday, psych evaluation requested
The man who fled police in Owatonna with his seven-year-old daughter and was at the center of a standoff for nearly 10 hours in Austin in early July made an initial appearance in Mower County District Court Monday. Kristofer Karly Luiken, 49, was back in court for two sets of charges, one related to the […] The post Man from early July standoff in court Monday, psych evaluation requested appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
Aces drop two games in return to Fuller Field
The Owatonna Aces returned to Chuck Fuller Field for a pair of games this last weekend after not having a game at home since July 3. The Aces played the Wanamingo Jacks on Friday night and lost to them 9-3. They then played against the Dodge County Diamondbacks in a high-scoring battle on Saturday, losing 24-14. The matchup against the Diamondbacks was a make-up game from July 10. Versus Wanamingo ...
UWSC welcomes families for community picnic
Nothing brings people together quite like food. Community members of all ages gathered Sunday afternoon in Fairgrounds Park for the second annual United Way of Steele County picnic, drawn by the promise of sizzling hot dogs and other summer picnic staples. Volunteers kept the food coming, with 200 hot dogs available to feed anyone who showed up. ...
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...
I-90 off-ramp detour at Hwy 109 begins July 29 near Alden
(MnDOT) – If you travel on I-90 westbound, you will encounter an off-ramp detour at Hwy 109 beginning July 29 near Alden (Exit 146). I-90 westbound motorists wanting to access Hwy 109 should take the Hwy 13 exit (Exit 154), go south on Hwy 13, west on Co. Rd. 46 (210th Street) and north on Hwy 109 (South Broadway Ave.). The closure is scheduled to begin July 29 and the ramp is expected to reopen in late-September.
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