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Car crashes through garage roof of southeast Minnesota home
LA CRESCENT, Minn. — A motorist lost control of their car, went airborne and crashed into the garage roof of a southeastern Minnesota home on Thursday morning.WXOX reports it happened at about 10:30 a.m. in the city of La Crescent, just across the Mississippi River from La Crosse, Wisconsin.The motorist drove off County Road 25, down a steep embankment and onto the home's attached garage below.No one was home at the time. WXOX reports the motorist was hospitalized and is in stable condition as of Thursday evening.
WSU women's golf earns 2023-24 WGCA All-Scholar Team GPA Award
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – The Winona State University women's golf team has been named a 2023-24 WGCA All-Scholar Team GPA Award winner. The Warriors ranked ninth in all of NCAA Division II with a 3.80 team GPA. The University of Sioux Falls was the only other Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference team that received the honor, coming in 10th overall.
Winona State men's basketball earns Academic Excellence Award, seven student-athletes named to the Honors Court
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NABC has announced the recipients of the 2023-24 NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards and NABC Honors Court, representing achievement in the classroom by men's college basketball teams and individual players. Winona State men's basketball earned the award and seven individuals were honored. The NABC...
Retired Owatonna dentist continues to help kids smile
Between his long distance bike rides and spontaneous travel, retired Owatonna dentist Dr. Richard Dresser has still been finding time to mask up and get to work. Though Dresser sold his private practice, Dresser Family Dental, in July 2023, it was only a matter of time before the notoriously effervescent Holly Jorgensen convinced him that retirement didn’t have to mean hanging up the dental drill for good. Since April, Dresser has been spending every other Wednesday inside Let’s Smile, Inc., the nonprofit founded by Jorgensen...
After 46 Years Minnesota’s ‘Golden Road’ Has Been Restored!
It's been nearly 50 years but Minnesota's 'golden road' has been restored. The 'golden road' is a portion of I-90 that runs through Faribault County, down in Southern Minnesota, and it's gold in color for a reason. When I-90 was being built to span America from the East to the...
Minnesota is changing its child car seat laws next month. Here's what that means.
MINNEAPOLIS — Important changes are coming to Minnesota child passenger safety laws starting next month.The new law gives more guidance on child car seats, specifying ages for car seats in addition to the child's size.Under the new law, children must remain in a rear-facing car seat until they are at least 2 years of age and have outgrown the seat, per the manufacturer's instructions. Once a child is at least 4 years old and meets the height and weight requirements, they can use a belt-positioning booster seat.When a child is 9 years or older and can pass the five-step test to...
Gov. Walz visits southeast Minnesota farms; highlights assistance programs for new farmers
(ABC 6 News) – Governor Tim Walz visited a small farm in Pine Island to meet with local farmers and talk about opportunities for the future. The governor’s trip came as part of an effort to highlight the available resources for new farmers throughout Minnesota. For many interested...
More Minnesota Lakes are Being Invaded According to DNR
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is adding three more lakes to the ever-growing list of waterways being invaded by one of the world's most invasive aquatic species. According to the DNR, about 4% of Minnesota lakes are currently dealing with this invasive species that can cause serious harm to...
See Shaboozey In Minnesota This September
He's one of the biggest rising stars in music right now and you have a chance to see him in Minnesota later this year!. Shaboozey is hitting the road this fall on his recently-announced 'Where I've Been Isn't Where I'm Going Tour' and that includes a stop in Minneapolis. Concert...
During RNC, Gov. Walz, Democrats stress need to protect abortion access
MILWAUKEE (FOX 9) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other Democrats spoke Wednesday outside the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee about abortion protections. Democrats held a press conference featuring Walz, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, and reproductive rights advocate Amanda Zurawski to highlight former President Donald Trump and JD Vance's Project 2025 and their plan to ban abortion, as well as "threaten access to IVF and contraception," according to a press release.
Four Warriors earn USTFCCCA All-Academic honors
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Four Winona State University student-athletes were named 2024 NCAA Division II Women's Track & Field All-Academic by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Kaylee Beyer, Lindsay Cunningham, Regan Feit, and Hanna Reichenberger each earned the honor for the Warriors. Beyer,...
2 arrested for DWI and other reports
Deputies arrested Eduardo Iturbe Acevedo, 29, for driving while intoxicated after receiving a report of a reckless driver at 8:55 p.m. Wednesday on Broadway in Hartland. Police arrested Solomon Martinez, 71, for DWI after receiving a report at 4:27 p.m. Wednesday of a male who was passed out at the wheel at South Broadway and […] The post 2 arrested for DWI and other reports appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
911 call centers back online in MN after outages
MINNEAPOLIS — Call centers are coming back online after a global Microsoft outage knocked out 911 for counties across the nation Friday morning. Companies that use Microsoft have been affected by the outages across the world starting Thursday night and persisting into Friday morning. Many people are stuck in airport lines or stranded at their destination temporarily as airlines race to get planes back in the air.
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