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This Minnesotan Just Called Out The Hawk Tuah Girl For ‘Date’ DM
A Minnesotan who also happens to be in the music industry recently had to call out the Hawk Tuah girl for a story about some DMs. Rapper turned aspiring country-artist Yung Gravy, set out to get the story correct after she alleged he asked her out via DM recently. Gravy shared his screen to clear the air.
Entrepreneurs cash in outside Minnesota State Fairgrounds
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — There's plenty of business outside the Great Minnesota Get-Together. During the 12 days of the state fair, you'll see pop-up vendors along Como and Snelling Avenues."We have watermelon and pineapple," said Rony Reyes.Reyes is trying something new this year. He's selling fresh fruit outside the building he owns, which just happens to be two blocks from the Minnesota State Fair."A plate is $15 and a cup is $10," said Reyes. "When it's hot, people are taking more and more and more."That's what Shrondrea Duncan and her family are counting on too."Man, we want it to be...
Walmart and Target Announce Great News for Minnesota Shoppers
Target reports that over 30 million people shop at their stores each week, and they have about 2,000 locations in the U.S. In comparison, Walmart has nearly five times as many stores and sees 37 million customers every day, according to Demand Sage.
MN DNR Auction Set to Begin Friday
The Minnesota DNR is having a confiscated equipment auction beginning Friday. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. The auctions will be held online at www.hillerauction.com. The auctions are scheduled for Aug. 26 and Oct. 7. Schmitt says the DNR has done this 12 years and basically they auction off equipment they've confiscated/seized from violators in the past year. Items include bows, guns, trapping equipment, fishing equipment, etc... The first auction opens at 8 a.m. Friday August 23 and goes until 5 p.m. on August 26. Schmitt says the last time the DNR did this they generated over $200,000. The largest money raised from an auction was in 2020 when they generated $303,000. The money goes into the state's general game and fish fund.
Is Tim Walz Jewish? No, but his Lutheran values are
Gov. Tim Walz, who is Lutheran, doesn’t officially have a rabbi. But if he did, it would be Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman of Temple Israel, a Reform synagogue in Minneapolis. (Zimmerman was actually Vice President Walter Mondale’s rabbi, but that’s a story for another time.) “I am shepping a lot of nachas,” she said of Walz’s...
St. Cloud School District Among 22 in Minnesota to Receive Federal Aid for Students Facing Homelessness
(KNSI) — The St. Cloud Area School District is one of 22 in Minnesota receiving help to support students without permanent housing. The Minnesota Department of Education announced $1 million in federal aid from the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The funds will be divided among the districts. The grant is meant to help schools navigate obstacles to students experiencing housing instability from enrolling, attending and succeeding in school. The MDE stated that these kids are considered most at risk of getting involved with crime.
Another JD Vance joke goes wrong as quip about Tim Walz comes back to bite Trump
Senator JD Vance has made yet another joke that backfired. Vance was speaking in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday morning when a reporter asked how he is preparing to debate Governor Tim Walz on October 1. “Well, I found a good friend from back home who embellishes and lies a lot,...
Presidential politics loom large at the State Fair... but not as much as they used to
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — The first day of the Minnesota State Fair usually includes a full plate of food, and it inevitably comes with a side of politics... like it or not. "It's not for me," said Asia McSwain, who came to the fair with her family. "No, no, no, not at all."
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