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Dubuque Business Leads the Way for Solar Energy Across Iowa, Illinois, & Wisconsin
Eagle Point Solar, a leading solar energy provider based in Dubuque, is making waves across the Tri-States. Recognized on the 2024 Top Solar Contractors List by Solar Power World, the company ranks 162nd nationally and 184th in the Solar + Storage Installers category. This recognition highlights Eagle Point Solar's role in bringing clean energy solutions to homes and businesses in the region.
Families love a Day Out With Thomas
Kids have loved Thomas the Tank Engine since the first book came out in 1946. That’s why the North Shore Scenic Railroad Day Out With Thomas is always a smash-hit with families. The event is returning to Two Harbors August 2-4 and 9-11 this year. Ken Buehler, the Executive...
Sen. Andre Jacque Visits Unity Hospice in De Pere
Wisconsin Senator Andre Jacque recently visited the Unity Hospice Jack and Engrid Meng Hospice Residence in De Pere to meet with staff, tour the facility, and discuss the important role of hospice and palliative care in the community. Jacque’s’ visit was part of a larger effort by the Wisconsin Hospice...
Statewide Alert Issued for Vulnerable Minnesota Man Who Vanished During Trip to Buy Battery
(UPDATE) The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension announced Thursday afternoon that the missing person alert for 61-year-old Thomas Biatek had been canceled. They update indicated the Lino Lak man has been located and is safe. Lino Lakes, MN (KROC-AM News)- The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has issued a statewide...
Washburn FD receives grant for breathing apparatuses
Washburn has been awarded a $135,748 Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to upgrade its aging self-contained breathing apparatus equipment. The new SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) units funded by the grant are lighter and more reliable, and also incorporate advanced safety features absent in the department’s current equipment. "This grant comes at a pivotal time for our department," Washburn Fire Chief Mark Guenther said in the...
Virginia seeks gap funding for new hotel
VIRGINIA—A new hotel project in Virginia is inching toward construction after the City Council agreed Tuesday to apply for Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Grant Program funding. There was always a gap in funding the $23.4 million project and the grant will help make the bridge, said Mayor Larry Cuffe Jr. The city will also make an adjustment to the already approved partial Tax Increment Financing for the...
Six Olympic athletes to compete using Minnesota company's bike spokes
HOPKINS, Minn. — When it comes to biking, Charlie Spanjers knows a thing or two."IWe first had the idea for this bicycle spoke company," he said.Three University of Minnesota students wanted to change the future of cycling."We created the first prototypes in my apartment," Spanjers said.It started with removing the typical metal spokes in the wheel."People say it looks like spaghetti until you get it into a wheel," Spanjers said.Berd spokes are made out of something called "Dyneema" — a high-performance material that is 15 times stronger than steel."It's a braided fiber and the braided fiber goes...
Charges: Elderly Minnesota woman coerced into turning over $136K in gold bars, cash to Texas man
A Minnesota woman was coerced into turning over $100,000 in gold bars and $36,000 in cash to a man in Texas who traveled to her home and collected the precious metal, according to charges. Mutahir Ahmed Khan, 23, from the Dallas suburb of McKinney, was arrested in Pennsylvania and appeared...
Collaborative chef dinner to blend Korean and Ojibwe cuisine on Madeline Island
The food found in the area surrounding Bayfield typically centers on Lake Superior-caught fish and fresh produce, but on Aug. 26, a collaborative dinner between two seemingly disparate cultures will give locals and visitors a taste of an entirely new type of cuisine. For one night, Korea de Rez, a pop-up dinner held...
Meet the candidates: Minnesota House District 8B Republican Primary contenders make their case
DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) -- Minnesota voters can expect to see two names on their ballots vying to represent east Duluth, come the August primary. Tim Meyer and Shawn Savela are the two candidates running to become the Republican candidate for the Minnesota House District 8B seat. “I just...
Committee studying how to manage Wisconsin sandhill cranes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of legislators, farmers and conservationists studying how to control Wisconsin’s sandhill crane population is set to hold its first meeting next month. The Joint Legislative Council’s 12-member Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes is set to meet Aug. 1 at the Horicon Marsh...
2 dead, dozens hospitalized from nationwide listeria outbreak linked to deli meat
There is a nationwide outbreak of listeria linked to sliced deli meats that is part of an ongoing investigation, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The outbreak killed two people, including one from New Jersey, and hospitalized 28 others. Here’s what you need to know about the listeria outbreak...
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