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The Itascamazing Race returns on August 22
The Flying Squirrels take selfie at the Edge of the Wilderness Scenic Byway marker on highway 38. Clue: My corridor was one of the first byways to be designated in Minnesota. I stand at the southmost boundary and the first of four unique markers that stretch 47 miles north to Effie.
Watch live: Donald Trump returns to Minnesota with JD Vance to woo voters
Former President Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) are set to make a joint campaign stop in St. Cloud, Minn., a generally Democrat-leaning state that the former president is aiming to win for the GOP. The event comes as Vice President Harris has emerged as the former...
Jobs Data Show June Was a Record-Setting Month in Rochester Area
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - The latest jobs data released by the state shows the Rochester area economy experienced a record-setting month in June. The statistics published by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development shows the size of the local labor force had an all-time high and total employment tied a record set earlier this year.
Northeast Iowa man killed in Saturday collision
BUCHANAN COUNTY, Iowa – One person is dead after a two-vehicle collision Saturday in northeast Iowa. The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to an auto accident around 12:25 pm Saturday at the intersection of 130th Street and Indiana Avenue. Investigators say a 2000 Buick LeSabre driven by Michael John Puff, 80 of Oelwein, was traveling east and a 2013 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Connor Scott Jorgensen, 19 of Oelwein, was heading north.
Gas Prices Fall in Minnesota
UNDATED (WJON News) -- Average gasoline prices in Minnesota have fallen 3.0 cents in the last week, averaging $3.29 per gallon. Nationally average gasoline prices have risen 0.7 cents per gallon, averaging $3.47 per gallon. The national average price of diesel has fallen 1.2 cents in the last week and...
Classic Hollywood laws inspire shields for kids in multibillion influencer industry
States are drawing on laws first drafted in Hollywood's golden age to protect 21st Century children at risk of being exploited in the multibillion dollar influencer industry. Why it matters: The content creation field is largely unregulated, and states are taking steps to ensure kids get a cut of the profit they brought in from vlogging or brand deals.
Minnesota prepares for influx of patients from Iowa as abortion ban takes effect
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota medical providers and public officials are preparing to welcome patients traveling from Iowa, where a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy goes into effect Monday. On Thursday, Minnesota’s Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan toured the Whole Woman’s Health of Minnesota, a nonprofit abortion clinic in the city of Bloomington. She welcomed Iowa residents who were seeking abortions after the state’s new restrictions take effect. Previously, abortion was legal up to 20 weeks of pregnancy in Iowa. Last July, the state’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a new ban on the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy, which is often before women know they are pregnant. There are limited exceptions in cases of rape, incest, fetal abnormality or when the life of the mother is in danger. Sarah Traxler, an OB-GYN based in Minnesota and the chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood North Central States, said Iowa’s law could have ripple effects throughout the region.
Kenyon Post 78 shows fight, resilience to reach substate finals
The Kenyon Post 78 American Legion baseball team is fighting to see another day. Fight is the operative word. Mason Torgeson showed a lot of fight when he mounted a double-digit pitch at-bat to help start a rally when his team needed it most. Kenyon trailed Cannon Falls 6-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning of an elimination game in the Divison II East Central substate tournament. ...
Iowa football's all-time record against every team on the 2024-2025 schedule
The 2024 Iowa football season is a month away and the official start of college football season is less than a month away. After making it to the Big Ten Championship in 2023 but falling to the eventual National Champion Michigan team, Iowa is ready to make a comeback. After...
Walz defends new Democratic line of attack to call Trump ‘weird’
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) explained why he continues to call former President Donald Trump “weird,” a new line of attack that Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign and its surrogates have been using against the former president. Walz made headlines last week after he called Trump and other Republicans “weird,” shortly after he used the phrase, other […]
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