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Pop-up storms, humidity returns over the weekend
MINNEAPOLIS — After a few days of respite, spotty, pop-up storms return for the weekend.The greatest chance for storms is across northern Minnesota on Saturday, but on Sunday the storms will likely impact southern Minnesota. The storms are expected to come in the afternoon and evening before dissipating at night. Chances for severe weather remain low.Before the storms Saturday, the humidity returns, with dew points back in the 60s. High temperatures will stay in the low 80s over the weekend.The pattern of afternoon pop-up storms will last through Tuesday.
Minnesota state senators visit Rochester daycare to learn about early childhood education needs
KIMT News Three's Evan Berg caught up with Minnesota state senators who are visiting early childhood education centers to understand educators' needs. Minnesota Senators stop by Rochester preschool to talk about educator needs. Sen. Liz Boldon and Sen. Grant Hauschild stopped by Listos Preschool and Childcare on Friday, July 19,...
THC On Tap: Minnesota’s Breweries Embrace A New Era Of Cannabis-Infused Craft Beer!
BLOOMINGTON, MN – Minnesota breweries are making headlines with their new ability to serve THC-infused drinks on tap. This development sets Minnesota apart as the first state to explicitly allow this service, provided all required information is displayed for edibles served outside of packaging. Early Adopters Lead the Way.
Gov. Walz encourages applications to three programs for new farmers
(Pine Island, MN)--Gov. Tim Walz wants new farmers to take advantage of three state programs to help them get started in agriculture. The governor was in Pine Island this week to talk about the need to get more young people interested in farming. Walz said the state will begin accepting applications for the beginning farmer loan program, the down payment assistance program and the beginning farmer tax credit on August 1st.
Two years after launching, 988 capacity continues to expand in Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. — For two years, three simple numbers have an impact on countless people struggling with mental health. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 988. If you dial it, someone in a call center is there to answer the phone or reply to a text."I think it's it's been a huge success because we want to to be able to meet someone's needs kind of that lowest level of intervention possible. And we don't want it to feel scary for people to reach out for help," said Shannah Mulvihill, executive director of Mental Health Minnesota.She says 988 has...
Some Minnesota credit unions impacted by Microsoft outage
MINNEAPOLIS — Some banking systems around Minnesota felt the impact Friday of a global tech outage. Anyone who called Blaze Credit Union heard a recorded message saying they're experiencing issued related to the outage. A message on Blaze's website said they're experiencing connectivity issues at their contact center and that digital and phone banking are impacted. An Affinity Plus Credit Union spokesperson said their online mortgage application is down, but other than that, their issues are mainly internal. Considering all of the impacts across the globe, Affinity Plus CIO Radha Chavali says they're feeling fortunate."We are really fortunate that we have not had any big critical external impact to our members," said Chavali. "All of our critical services including online digital banking, our phone contact center, all of those are up and operational."As far as the larger banks, U.S. Bank says they have zero impacts because they don't use CrowdStrike.Huntington Bank has no known impacts, and a Wells Fargo spokesperson says they have no information to share at this point.
‘American Pickers’ to film in Minnesota
The American Pickers are excited to return to Minnesota. They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in September. “American Pickers” is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking” on The History Channel. The hit show follows skilled pickers in the business as they […] The post ‘American Pickers’ to film in Minnesota appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
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