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Evans wins international journalism award
Madison Evans, a 12-year-old freelance reporter for the Newsleaders, has been honored with an award from Youth Journalism International. Evans won a second-place “Award for Excellence” in the “Sports News” category for a story she wrote about the U.S. Women’s Open Golf Tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif. last summer. The feature story, published online, was headlined with “Women’s Golf is Changing History, and Young Fans are Noticing the Fun.”
Coon Rapids Invites Community for Open-Air Movie Night at New Soccer Complex Venue
Get ready to trade your couch for a blanket on the grass, because Coon Rapids is serving up a fresh take on movie night with an open-air screening of "Migration," rated PG, with a side of community spirit. The city has thrown a curveball by moving the event to a new venue—the Coon March Soccer Complex located at 1705 - 111th Ave—so don't show up at the old spot or you'll be watching the stars of the literal kind rather than the ones on the big screen, the change marks a shift aimed at accommodating more folks and presumably, more fun.
Belle Plaine rallies around newlywed now widowed in CA crash
BELLE PLAINE, Minn. (FOX 9) - A deadly crash killed a 26-year-old man from Belle Plaine and badly injured his wife, just as the newlyweds were building a new life in California. Their small Minnesota community is "All in for Ally" and giving a huge boost to both families. "Two...
After Storm Hits Art Fair, $5k Donation to Maple Grove Artists
A major storm that swept through the northwest metro last weekend had a devastating impact on artists participating in the Arbor Lakes Art Fair in Maple Grove. “Total devastation, there were two major piles of tents, just heaped up,” said Lise Spence-Parsons, executive director of the Maple Grove Arts Center. “Twisted metal, canvas. People who didn’t remove their art — there was broken ceramics, there were prints, there was glass.”
Electrical fire likely cause of house fire that killed elderly couple, says sheriff
LE SUEUR COUNTY, Minn. — The Le Sueur County Sheriff says an "electrical component" likely caused a house fire that killed an elderly couple last Sunday. The Montgomery Fire Department was one of four departments that responded to a 911 call at nearly 1 a.m. and discovered Betty, 73, and Roman Jindra, 76, dead in their kitchen. The sheriff says Betty had called to say the couple was trapped inside.
3-year-old in critical condition after Brooklyn Park dog attack
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. — A 3-year-old is in critical condition after a dog attack in Brooklyn Park on Friday afternoon.Brooklyn Park police say they were dispatched to a report of a dog attack on the 7500 block of Brooklyn Park Drive North around 12:45 p.m. There, they found two pit bulls attacking the boy. The boy had been playing at on playground equipment outside the home when he was attacked, police say. Angie Towers lives down the block with her two dogs. She's still in disbelief a child was hurt by dogs."The dogs have always been very nice, been to my house, played...
Another Charged in Connection with Zaria McKeever’s Murder
The mother of a man who admitted to plotting the killing of his 23-year-old ex-girlfriend has been charged as an accomplice. Valesha Parker, 47, is facing multiple counts of aiding an offender in the first degree murder of Zaria McKeever. McKeever was fatally shot in her apartment in 2022 by...
Minnesota Vikings Training Camp Position Battle Overview
52nd Litomysl Summer Festival July 28th South of Owatonna
The annual Litomysl Summer festival is set for Sunday, July 28th at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church just south of Owatonna. The 170 families of the parish will host the event, which is one of the largest summer parish festivals held in Minnesota each year. The country style festival draws people from all over.
See Shaboozey In Minnesota This September
He's one of the biggest rising stars in music right now and you have a chance to see him in Minnesota later this year!. Shaboozey is hitting the road this fall on his recently-announced 'Where I've Been Isn't Where I'm Going Tour' and that includes a stop in Minneapolis. Concert...
Minnesota has third highest rate of melanoma in the U.S. and dermatologist says it's time to take extra precautions
Minnesota has the third highest rate of melanoma in the United States and as summer continues to heat up, dermatologists are reminding people to take extra precautions.
A new fitness group is headed to St. Cloud
ST. CLOUD --- A new fitness location is headed to Crossroads Center Mall this fall. Crunch Fitness is opening its newest franchise, Crunch St. Cloud, a 40,000-square-foot state-of-the-art fitness facility near DSW and Ultra. The company started in 1989 in Greenwich Village in New York City, with the purpose of...
Plymouth Planning Commission Turns Away Apartment Plans
Developers may have to go back to the drawing board in Plymouth after the city’s planning commission recommended rejecting an apartment proposal this week. “I’m concerned about the density, I’m concerned about the height, I’m concerned about the way they’re doing the parking,” said Plymouth Planning Commission member Marc Anderson.
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