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Brooklyn Park Community Invited to Donate Building Supplies for Better Futures Minnesota
Brooklyn Park residents with a cache of building materials cluttering their garages and basements have an upcoming chance to clear out space and contribute to a good cause. According to a bulletin from the City of Brooklyn Park, a donation event is scheduled for Saturday, September 14, where locals can give away their unused, but still useful, building materials to Better Futures Minnesota.
Minnesotans keeping cool during triple-digit heat index
MINNEAPOLIS — Dew points well into the oppressive category are making the land of 10,000 lakes feel more like Florida."No I don't like it," said Becky Howard.Howard is at Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Park in Whittier, gathering with family for a memorial picnic."To memorialize all of our loved ones that we've lost in the past," said Howard. Sunday's temps are making it extra toasty. Thankfully Howard has water bottles and water squirters."The heat is amazing," said Merodie Peterson. Meanwhile, people like Peterson embrace this heat."This is much nicer than 30 below in Minneapolis," said Peterson.If only the Bde Maka...
Walz extinguishes Democratic doubts with convention performance
CHICAGO — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) has silenced the Democratic doubters. Heading into the Democratic National Convention, there were questions swirling inside the party about the wisdom of Vice President Harris picking the Minnesota governor — a relatively unknown figure from a safely Democratic state — as her running mate. But Walz has stormed […]
Man steals thousands in "pull tab money" from gas station
SARTELL, Minn. — A man is in custody after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in "pull tab money" from a central Minnesota gas station, police said.The robbery occurred at a BP on First Street Northeast and Benton Drive in Sartell on Sunday morning, the city's police department said.The suspect pulled a knife on store employees and demanded money.Police used surveillance video to identify the suspect, who had been at the store the day prior. The Sauk Rapids Police Department found the man buying pull tabs at a convenience store in that city and arrested him.The 57-year-old man is being held at the Benton County Jail awaiting charges. Sartell is just north of St. Cloud.
Union Pacific busy replacing ties
Union Pacific, which owns and operates the railroad running from Montgomery through New Prague, has been working on a tie replacement project along the line to Jordan. “We do that periodically to ensure safe transport of the items we ship,” said Mike Jaixen, senior manager of communications for Union Pacific. “Along with replacing the ties, the crews do ballast work. The ties will be set to the side of the track, and we have a different crew that will come by later and pick up the old ties.”
Drunk Driver’s Deadly Collision Claims Mom and Unborn Baby’s Lives in Coon Rapids Crash!
COON RAPIDS, MN – A serious crash occurred in Coon Rapids, Minnesota on August 18, involving a 20-year-old driver from Mounds View who was intoxicated. The collision resulted in the death of a 26-year-old woman and her unborn child. In moments of unimaginable loss, we turn to our faith...
Excessive heat warning kicking in early Monday afternoon
The heat from this weekend will carry over to Monday prompting the National Weather Service to issue an excessive heat warning, which will go into effect early in the afternoon. The warning will prompt at 1 p.m. Monday afternoon and is expected to go through to 8 p.m. Monday night with temperatures reaching to around […] The post Excessive heat warning kicking in early Monday afternoon appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
For Minnesotans hit hard by flooding, 1 month remains to apply for federal aid
Minnesotans recovering from major flooding in June have about one month left to apply for federal aid. As of Saturday, $6.8 million had been approved for 1,400 residents, said Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesperson Kim Keblish. Folks have until Sept. 27 to apply for grants, which can help with temporary...
Minnesota artist Adam Turman brings bold style back to the Grandstand
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A unique Minnesota artist is back at the Minnesota State Fair. Adam Turman, known for his bold, colorful murals around the Midwest, has a newly expanded 2,000-square-foot space in the upper level of the Grandstand, where fairgoers can check out his commemorative State Fair artwork for 2024.
Harris, Walz lean into erasing medical debt
Vice President Harris wants to erase billions of dollars in medical debt, a longtime progressive goal that Democrats hope will be an electoral winner in the fall. The economic plan Harris released last week called for Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), to work with states to erase medical debt for…
Large hail, 70-mph winds possible Monday afternoon for Sioux Falls area
UPDATE: Evening forecast models continue to show the threat of strong tornadoes with a monster supercell anchored on the surface low in eastern South Dakota Monday evening moving into southwestern Minnesota. These supercells will also drop gorilla hail. We will be activating a… pic.twitter.com/HJBWh9yGrX— Reed Timmer, PhD (@ReedTimmerUSA) August 26, 2024 The Sioux Falls area may be in for some late-afternoon to late-night severe weather Monday, according to the National Weather Service. ...
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