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Detroit Lakes Public Schools Approves New Cellphone Restrictions for 2024-25 School Year
The Detroit Lakes School Board has approved significant changes to the student handbooks for the 2024-25 school year, particularly concerning cellphones, smartwatches, and other personal electronic devices. **Elementary and Middle Schools**:. – Students at Rossman and Roosevelt Elementary Schools and Detroit Lakes Middle School will be required to put away...
Body of missing Minnesota hiker recovered in Beartooth Mountains of Montana
The body of missing Twin Cities hiker Dylan Honnoll was recovered by a helicopter crew Wednesday in the Beartooth Mountains of south-central Montana, a day after ground search crews found it fully submerged in East Rosebud Creek. Search and rescue teams had been searching for Honnoll since he fell into...
Alert Issued Statewide For Missing Minnesota 14-Year-Old
Inver Grove Heights, MN (KROC-AM News) - Another Minnesota teenager is the subject of a statewide missing person alert. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the latest alert involves a 14-year-old girl from Inver Grove Heights. Police in the Twin Cities suburb consider her an endangered missing juvenile. The...
Beautiful Wednesday in Twin Cities to start dry stretch
MINNEAPOLIS — A really nice Wednesday in the works with high pressure and a gentle wind coming in out of the east. Expect plenty of sunshine and temperatures fighting to break into the 80s.A wind shift will allow for more of a southerly wind helping us warm up on Thursday and Friday and eventually taking our temperatures to the upper 80s or maybe even 90 by the weekend. We should remain dry for the rest of the week, with an increase in humidity as the temperatures build. It looks like we're good for the Aquatennial stretch, but there's a chance for storms to return near the end of the weekend and the start of next week.More Canadian wildfire smoke to pour into MinnesotaIf you're in the western half of Minnesota on Wednesday, you could see some wildfire smoke, and it could end up spreading to the metro.By Thursday, the entire state, except the northeast, could experience some level of smoke.
Rockin Robbins changed again Tuesday after rain makes field soggy
(Willmar MN-) For the second week in a row, mother nature Tuesday forced the organizers of Rockin Robbins in Willmar to go to Plan B. Joy Baker is Marketing Coordinator for the Rockin Robbins Planning Committee, and says after an inch of rain fell in the span of about 90 minutes in Willmar Tuesday morning, they decided to once again keep the stage, food trucks and concert-goers off the grass...
Commission on Judicial Selection Opens Application Process for Vacancies
[ST. PAUL, MN] – Today, the Commission on Judicial Selection announced two vacancies in Minnesota’s First Judicial District. The vacancies will occur upon the retirement of the Honorable Janet L. Barke Cain and the Honorable Timothy J. McManus. These seats will be chambered in Hastings in Dakota County.
Cheer on Minnesota's Olympic athletes with KARE 11 Sunrise
MINNEAPOLIS — Beret? Check. Crepes? Check. Pep Rally for Paris plans? CHECK. For the next few weeks, KARE 11 Sunrise invites viewers to experience the people and places who helped shape Minnesota's elite Olympic athletes — through somewhat of each competitor's lens. Join the KARE 11 Sunrise team...
CROOKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS VISITING WASHINGTON D.C.
Crookston Middle School students are in Washington, D.C. They left Crookston early Monday morning and hit the ground running as they saw some of the monuments. They made it a great day on the first day of the trip. Teacher Steve Kofoed said it was a long day, but the kids represented Crookston very well, learned some things, and hopefully had fun. Teacher Sue Wagner said many of them were going on very little sleep, and they were awesome. Some pictures from the first day of the trip are below.
Who is Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, one of a dozen being vetted as a possible Kamala Harris running mate?
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is being vetted as a possible vice presidential candidate for likely Democratic nominee Vice President Harris.On Wednesday, a source familiar with the process said about a dozen individuals are being vetted as possible running mates.In addition to Walz, multiple sources said the list of candidates includes several other governors: Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Andy Beshear of Kentucky, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan. Several members of the Biden administration, including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, are also being considered. Who is Walz?Now in his second term as governor, Walz,...
Water Levels Being Drastically Reduced To Save A Minnesota Lake
Sometimes, drastic measures need to be taken now to create a healthier situation later on. That can be true in our personal and professional lives, and it's also true in other things, including nature. An example would be when a lake becomes unhealthy, also known as impaired. Experts say that...
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