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Fair-goers scorched by heartland heat wave take refuge under misters as some schools let out early
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair sought relief from soaring temperatures under misters Monday while some Midwestern schools dismissed classes early or called off sports practices. Highs approaching the century mark combined with oppressive humidity to made it feel like 105 to 115 degrees (40 to 46 Celsius) across the country’s heartland, the National Weather Service said. It issued heat warnings or advisories for large swaths of Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. “There’s going to be some records in play today,” warned Ashton Robinson Cook, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland. Several cities opened cooling centers, including in Des Moines, Iowa, where city buses were available to give people free rides to the sites. Experts urged those venturing outside to drink plenty of water.
2 hurt, one from possible stabbing, at Minnesota State Fair on Saturday night
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Minnesota State Fair police say its officers had to respond to two violent incidents on Saturday night, including a possible stabbing.Police say "an altercation involving multiple individuals" broke out at Underwood Street and Carnes Avenue just before 9 p.m. One person suffered an apparent head injury and was treated by medics on-site. Soon after in the second incident, police say a fairgoer was found with "a non-critical injury to his leg" near the DNR Building off Carnes Avenue and Nelson Street. He was also treated and released by fair medics.Police say it's unclear how he was...
Giant crop art portrait of Kamala Harris in Lawrence, Kansas, now complete with Tim Walz
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has had many firsts in the three weeks since Kamala Harris picked him as her running mate. A huge rally in Philadelphia after his announcement, a national speech in Chicago to accept the nomination, and now a quarter-acre portrait in Lawrence, Kansas. When world-renowned crop artist...
Minnesota’s Minimum Wage to Rise January 1st, 2025
UNDATED (WJON News) -- The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is reminding employers ahead of January 1st that new minimum-wage rates will be going into effect. The 2024 legislature revised the law to remove the reduced minimum wages for small employers so that the minimum wage rate will be $11.13 for all employers including J-1 visa wages for hotels, motels, and lodging businesses. The changes also include workers under 18-years-old.
Mayor’s Minutes: Robbinsdale’s Bill Blonigan
Robbinsdale Mayor Bill Blonigan spoke recently with CCX Media’s Dave Kiser about the upcoming Meet and Greet and changes coming to the city’s new water treatment facility. “You have a chance to walk around and meet the merchants and other chamber members,” said Blonigan. There will also be raffle prizes and other activities on the street with traffic shut down.
Parents of woman killed in hit-and-run remember her caring spirit
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — The family of a woman killed in a hit-and-run crash is remembering their daughter as the suspected driver is behind bars facing murder charges.Zakirrah "Ziggy" Anderson died at the age of 23 this month in Maplewood.Her parents, Miranda Lov'lace and Lewis Anderson, describe her as a kid at heart, joyful with a humongous sense of humor and the light of their lives."Praying for strength to endure this whole situation," Lov'lace said. "It's really going to be a process to know and receive that this is going to be a lifetime thing, the loss of my child."Police say a...
Minneapolis Police Investigate Fatal Shooting of 15-Year-Old Girl on Logan Avenue North
A 15-year-old girl was the victim of a fatal shooting in Minneapolis, an incident currently under police investigation. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara relayed the details of the response to the tragedy in a residence on the 3400 block of Logan Av N. According to the Minneapolis Police Department, it was at 1:50 p.m. when officers from the 4th Precinct arrived at the scene, finding the young girl with a life-threatening gunshot wound.
Unscripted with Dawn Mitchell: Andrew Rock
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Friday night on "Unscripted with Dawn Mitchell," Dawn sits down 1-on-1 with Olympic gold medalist and Bethel men’s track and field coach Andrew Rock. Rock shares his story of how he went from winning races at recess in Wisconsin to winning gold in the 2004 Olympic games in Athens as part of the 4x400 relay team. This year at Bethel – 20 years later – his team captured the National Championship in the very same race!
Lars Nootbaar hits key 2-run single as Cardinals rally past Twins
MINNEAPOLIS — Lars Nootbaar hit a two-run single with two out in the ninth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the Minnesota Twins for a 3-2 win on Sunday.Victor Scott II homered for St. Louis, which has won four of five overall."I love this one. We just snatched it from them," manager Oliver Marmol said.Willi Castro went deep and Royce Lewis hit an RBI double for Minnesota, which lost for the first time in 60 games this season when leading after the eighth inning. The Twins trail AL Central-leading Cleveland by three games.Nolan Arenado began the Cardinals' winning...
The Topline: The asymmetric fraying of America’s social fabric
Welcome to The Topline, a weekly roundup of the big numbers driving the Minnesota news cycle, as well as the smaller ones that you might have missed. This week: Auto insurance rate hikes; data that debunks a Minneapolis myth; education and social connection; the geography of octogenarianism. CBS News reports that Minnesota is one of […]
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