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Armed standoff on I-35 shuts highway down for hours on Sunday; First responders celebration tonight at Spring Creek Park; Correction to Northwest Area report
Yesterday, I-35 was shut down just south of Northfield for several hours due to a standoff between law enforcement and one man with a handgun. According to a statement issued by the Rice County Sheriff’s Office, the 41-year-old man stopped his vehicle on northbound Interstate 35 just outside of the Faribault city limits. The suspect exited the vehicle, produced a handgun, and made his way into the southbound traffic lanes.
Minnesotan’s Can Get “Thrifty” Thanks to This Website
As the realization that summer is over half-way gone, if you’ve been in a store recently you’ve noticed that school supplies are already readily available so parents can begin to make purchases for the upcoming school year. According to an article from PR Newswire about how much it...
Three northwest Minnesota service stations receive Minnesota Department of Agriculture grant money
(KNOX) – Argyle Clark in Argyle; Hallock Cenex in Hallock; and Station 59 in Thief River Falls are three of 16 Minnesota service stations to receive $3 million in grant funding from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture to increase access to… and sales of motor fuel blends containing at least 15% ethanol.
Miss Minnesota Visits St. Cloud To Help Local Nonprofit
(KNSI) – Royalty visits St. Cloud. Miss Minnesota Emily Schumacher was at Territory Golf Club on Monday for a golf scramble benefitting Advocates For Health. Schumacher hopes to be a doctor one day and she is stressing heart health through CPR training and AED accessibility as her community service initiative.
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports-July 22, 2024
CO Tom Hutchins (Crookston) reports taking bear-related complaints this week. Time was also spent checking anglers and watercraft operators on area lakes. ATV activity was also monitored. CO Andrew Ladzinski (Bemidji #1) spent time patrolling local lakes and assisting with CO Academy duties. He followed up on calls for service....
DUI Checkpoints Used In Most States, But What About Minnesota?
For many years law enforcement has used DUI checkpoints as a tool to combat drunk driving. The federal government allows states to decide if they are legal or not. Most of the 50 states do allow DUI Checkpoints. What is a DUI checkpoint?. A DUI checkpoint is a roadblock set...
Historic Minnesota Town Listed As Poorest in the Entire State
According to recent studies, Minnesota has withstood the rise of inflation better than most states in the U.S. However, that doesn't mean that some towns in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes aren't struggling mightily. 247 Wall Street recently released its report on the poorest town in every state, and...
Wren Warne-Jacobsen Defends U.S. Collegiate Championships Title
Wren Warne-Jacobsen won her second consecutive women’s senior title at the 2024 U.S. Collegiate Figure Skating Championships & Invitational this past weekend in Richfield, Minnesota. Joonsoo Kim achieved his first gold and second senior medal at the U.S. Collegiate Championships while Bailey Onixt and Solomon Bristol stood on top...
Roundup: Sandals with Street Cred
Let your feet do the talking with a bold fisherman or velcro buckle style. Woden Velcro strap ($125), from Leo Footwear, 1566 Selby Ave., St. Paul, leofootwearstpaul.com; Sorel yellow lug sole ($130) and Loeffler Randall crochet ($350), both from Pumpz, Galleria, 952-926-2252. 2) Silver Lining. Metallics earn serious style points....
Cancelations and delays continue at MSP following global tech outage
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (Northern News Now) - Flight cancellations and delays continue at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Monday evening, several days after global technology outages brought major disruptions to the airline industry. According to Flight Aware, there have been more than 100 cancellations and 50 delays at MSP Monday, with a...
Low Prices Continue Pressure on Farm Income
(NAFB) – Farmers are on track to harvest some of their biggest corn and soybean crops ever. The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book says the ongoing decline in commodity prices is putting farm income in questionable territory. “Regional Fed banks in Chicago and Minneapolis say the farm income outlook had weakened in recent months,” the Beige Book says. “Agricultural conditions in the Kansas City Fed’s District says farmers faced headwinds from weak crop prices.”
Wheelchair Softball Tournament Brings Athletes to Brooklyn Park
The third annual Jerry Anderson Memorial Softball Tournament drew players from across the Midwest. There was plenty of action on wheels at Todd Anderson Field in Brooklyn Park on Saturday, July 20 as the tournament was underway. A swing and a hit isn’t an uncommon sight in this game of...
Brooklyn Park’s Honored 2 Help Seeks School Supply Donations
It is almost time to begin back to school shopping. One local group wants to help ease those costs for area families. For its fourth annual Back 2 School BBQ, the group Honored 2 Help is seeking backpack and school supply donations. Founder Clint “Scooter” Draughn said donations help thousands of local kids.
Man gravely injured in stabbing on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS — A man may not survive after being stabbed in downtown Minneapolis late Sunday night, police said.The stabbing occurred just before 11 p.m. on the 1300 block of Nicollet Mall, the Minneapolis Police Department said. The man was hospitalized with a life-threatening wound.Police said they have "limited information" about what happened, but they are investigating.No one has been arrested as of Monday morning.
Twins get screwed by lame loophole in fan interference rule vs. Brewers
While most eyes in Twins Territory were fixed 1,100 miles away from Target Field and on Joe Mauer's Hall of Fame induction speech, some chaos broke out in the Twins-Brewers game. Milwaukee took a late lead in the eighth inning on a Rhys Hoskins home run that initially looked like...
Waseca County board hears about regional transportation needs
Though the Minnesota Legislature has invested a growing amount of money into road improvements, projections suggest it won’t be enough to stem further decline in the quality of southwest Minnesota roads, according to staff from the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The Waseca County Board of Commissioners heard a broad overview of the state of the region’s road network courtesy of officials from MnDOT’s District 7, which covers 13 counties across southwest Minnesota and is headquartered in Mankato, by far the largest city in the district. ...
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