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Minnesota Weather: Temps Below Freezing in the Next 7 Days
Many forecasters, including those at the National Weather Service in the Twin Cities, have described the beginning of October as a "roller coaster." Temperatures have been fluctuating between the 60s and 80s, but we all know how this ride is going to end. This weekend would be a good time...
Soccer: Upsets few in first round of playoffs
Upsets are unusual in the first round of the high school soccer playoffs, and that didn’t change when the Section 1 and Section 3 tournaments in Class 3A started Tuesday. Every team in the Sun Thisweek and Dakota County Tribune coverage area plays in those sections. In the boys and girls tournaments in both sections, only one lower-seeded team won – the Park of Cottage Grove boys, who as a sixth seed defeated third-seeded Apple Valley 3-1. Park is the defending section champion. ...
Retired Hennepin County judge calls for new funding to stop what has become a rampant string of juvenile crime
Former Hennepin County Judge Kevin Burke is calling for what he calls a severe influx of new funding to stop what has become a rampant string of juvenile crime on the heels of serious activity from kids as young as 10 and 11-years old in Minneapolis.
Gunman sentenced to 6 1/2 years for role in fatal shooting of off-duty Eagan firefighter
MINNEAPOLIS — A Monticello man will serve a 6 1/2 year sentence for his role in a shootout that claimed the life of an off-duty Eagan firefighter last May. The Hennepin County Attorney's Office says 29-year-old Marquise Trevone Hammonds-Ford was sentenced Wedenesday, Oct. 9 after earlier pleading guilty to one count of prohibited possession of a firearm.
Twin Cities weekend events: Indigenous People's Day, Horrorthon, unlimited oysters
Indigenous Peoples Day isn't until Monday, but you can celebrate Indigenous Minnesota culture early with live music, food and art at Owámni: Falling Water Festival on Saturday.Zoom in: The festival on the banks of the Mississippi River will feature dozens of Indigenous artists, organizations, entertainers and food vendors, including the popular Tatanka Food Truck from The Sioux Chef.The event is named after what the Dakota called the area at St. Anthony Falls. It means "whirling or falling water," according to organizers.Details: Saturday, Oct. 12 from 1-5pm at Mill Ruins Park and Water Works Park. Free!In other entertainment news...🪦 "You're dead....
People Incorporated nears first full year having mental health treatment facility near George Floyd Square
A mental health treatment facility near George Floyd Square is celebrating its first full year in the south Minneapolis community. People Incorporated opened the 13-bed facility in October 2023 as a way to address community mental health needs.
Downtown Minneapolis light rail closing for next few days
MINNEAPOLIS — If you ride the light rail downtown, be ready to board a bus for the next few days instead. Starting Wednesday at 10 p.m., Metro Transit is replacing the Blue Line and Green Line downtown with buses. The trains will be back up and running by 3 a.m. on Monday.
Another summery day Thursday before temps start to drop
MINNEAPOLIS — We're ahead of another dry cold front which will help warm the Twin Cities into the low 80s on Thursday afternoon — about 20 degrees above average.Cloud cover will grow as the day rolls on but we'll stay dry. Northern lights are possible again on Thursday night, with a severe geomagnetic storm inbound.That front passes early Friday morning, dropping temperatures into the low 70s, which is still above average. Along with a mix of sun and clouds, it will be a bit breezy with gusts up to 25 mph.An upper-level trough digs in, bringing even cooler weather for the weekend with 60s on Saturday and 50s on Sunday. Some light showers are possible north and east of the metro.High pressure drops in early next week, bringing plenty of sunshine that will help get high temps back from the 50s into the 60s by Wednesday.Drought update MSP Airport is up to 20 consecutive days without measurable rainfall, and the drought is spreading rapidly.Severe drought is now ongoing across the Arrowhead and parts of southwestern Minnesota. About two-thirds of the state is now in moderate drought.
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