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Farmer’s Almanac’s ’24-25 Winter Forecast for Minnesota is Here
Summer fun is starting to wind down, kids are slowing starting to go back to school, and summer 2024 is already coming to a close. Summers are never long enough in Minnesota!. Naturally, that means that fall is right around the corner, and sooner or later winter will arrive. Is anyone else not looking forward to that?
9 Deaths on Minnesota Roads in 6 Days
Brooklyn Center, MN (KROC-AM News) - The death toll on Minnesota roadways continues to mount. A day after six people perished in crashes on roadways throughout the state, including two young children in a multi-vehicle wreck in the northern Minnesota highway construction zone, police in Brooklyn Center are reporting a fatal motorcycle crash. The deadly incident was reported about 2 PM Thursday.
The Dipper headed to the State Fair
CHISHOLM—The Iron Mining Association of Minnesota (IMA) is encouraging the public to follow the journey of a 160,490-pound iron mining scoop—The Dipper—as it travels from the Iron Range to the Minnesota State Fair starting Thursday. “We cannot think of a better way to celebrate 140 years of iron mining in Minnesota than bringing the industry to the State Fair!” said Kristen Vake, IMA Executive Director. “Our exhibit will be hard to miss, as we’re bringing a massive mining scoop to show the scale and impact...
Sanford Health welcomes Cassie Bommersbach to Sanford Bemidji Main Clinic
BEMIDJI, Minn. – Sanford Health welcomes Cassie Bommersbach, DNP, APRN, CNP, to the obstetrics and gynecology department at Sanford Bemidji Main Clinic, 1233 34th St. NW, in Bemidji. Bommersbach is a nurse practitioner who specializes in women's health care. Her services include preventive care, contraceptive care, fertility care, menopause...
Man dead after being hit by truck in Fargo parking lot
FARGO (KFGO) – A man with no permanent address died after being hit by a yard truck pulling a trailer in north Fargo early Thursday morning. The crash happened in the parking lot of Cass Clay Creamery around 1 a.m. According to the Highway patrol, it was raining at...
What to know about Tim Walz’s 1995 drunken driving arrest and how he responded
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Now that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is Vice President Kamala Harris ‘ running mate, his drunken driving arrest from 1995 in Nebraska — long before he entered politics — is getting renewed scrutiny. Walz was a 31-year-old teacher when he was stopped the night of Sept. 23, 1995, near Chadron, Nebraska. He […]
Jewish Democrats tout Harris-Walz commitment to Israel, fighting antisemitism ahead of convention
A major Jewish Democratic group is stepping up efforts to engage Jewish voters in crucial swing states ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week. In a 30-second digital ad, exclusively shared with the Forward and set to go online Thursday, the Jewish Democratic Council of America’s PAC highlights Vice President Kamala Harris...
Developers of stalled Minnesota copper-nickel mine plan studies that may lead to significant changes
The developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota announced Wednesday that they plan to conduct a series of studies over the next year on potential ways to improve environmental safeguards and make the mine more cost- and energy-efficient, which could lead to significant changes to the design.The plan is for a $1 billion open-pit mine near Babbitt and a processing plant near Hoyt Lakes that would be Minnesota's first copper-nickel mine and produce minerals necessary for the clean energy economy. It is a 50-50 joint venture between Swiss commodities giant Glencore and Canada-based Teck Resources. The project...
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