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Balloon Blast! Minnesota Faces Surprise Layoffs as Medical Company Announces Workforce Reductions
MJP – A medical company has just revealed surprising staff reductions in Minnesota as part of a strategy to streamline operations by consolidating service centers and production facilities. ICU Medical is getting ready to shut down a service and distribution center in Oakdale, Minnesota, and dismiss all 83 workers...
Fire at Rockford Apartment Complex Causes $275,000 in Damages
More than two dozen firefighters battled a blaze at a 4-family apartment unit in Rockford late on Wednesday night (7/24). According to the incident report from the Rockford Fire Department, crews responded to 2106 Auburn Street around 9:13 pm on Wednesday and when they arrived on the scene, heavy fire was reported from 2 second-story windows.
Minneapolis' Webber Pool temporarily closes after man puts "unknown white substance" into water
MINNEAPOLIS — The Webber Natural Swimming Pool in Minneapolis is temporarily closed after a man put an unknown white substance into the pool water.The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board said park police were called to the pool around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. A man had been "acting irrationally" and put his hand on the shoulder of a lifeguard, the board says. The man then also threatened to push the guard into the pool.After he made several verbal threats to staff and pool visitors, a witness said they saw the man deposit an unknown white substance into the pool. He then left the pool on foot, according to the board. Water quality staff are determining the best process for testing pool water, officials say. The staff is working with the Minneapolis Fire Department hazmat team, the regional chemical assessment team and the Minnesota Department of Health. Friday afternoon, the suspect was identified. The Minneapolis Park Police Department is investigating the incident. According to the park board, the Webber Pool uses a natural filtration system instead of chemicals to treat the water, mimicking "the natural cleaning mechanisms of a pond or lake."
Coffee And Soccer Join Forces At This Unique Minneapolis Shop
There is a place in Minneapolis where you can get a cup of coffee... while watching some intense soccer action at the same time!. Ninth Street, located near the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood near I-35W in Minneapolis, features specialty coffees, smoothies, beer, wine and a variety of food options that guests can enjoy while checking out the action on Ninth Street's indoor soccer field.
Kevin O’Connell Peels Back Curtain on Vikings’ WR3 Battle
No shortage of digital ink has been spilled on dissecting the ongoing WR3 battle taking place in Minnesota. Fittingly enough, Kevin O’Connell took some time to discuss the matter while chatting with the media on Wednesday. To his mind, the solution could end up being a single player or contributions from multiple. But, to be sure, he had a lot to say on the matter.
Former North Dakota St Standout Signs with Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings have made a couple of roster moves in the wake of recent happenings at training camp, including adding some local talent. Second-year cornerback Mekhi Blackmon reportedly tore his ACL during Wednesday's training camp opener, leaving the team with a hole at the position. The Vikings addressed that...
Minneapolis initiative provides rent break to artists, organizations to fill empty storefronts
MPR’s Chandra Colvin reports the Minneapolis City Council approved $250,000 for an initiative that provides local artists and organizations with a break on rent to fill empty downtown storefronts. Jeremy Olson with the Star Tribune reports the 4th of July was a COVID-19 super spreader with positivity rates tripling...
Minnesota weather: Quickly turning very warm and very humid Friday
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The comfortable stretch of weather is coming to an end, as Friday is quickly turning very warm and humid. Expect a few clouds on Friday morning, but they will clear out quickly by the lunch hour, allowing plenty of afternoon sunshine. The afternoon is bright, warm,...
Meet Ricardo Perez, Chair of METRO Blue Line Extension’s new Anti-Displacement Working Group
Ricardo Perez, organizer for the Blue Line Coalition, has been chosen as chair of the next iteration of the Blue Line Anti-Displacement Work Group, a new 26-member board. Sheletta on what that means.
This Airline Is Now Leaving Minnesota For Good
It wasn't too long ago this airline added non-stop service to Minnesota, but it's now leaving our fair state for good. Outside of perhaps death and taxes, there is one other constant in the world: change. And in the complicated world of commercial airlines, it seems that change IS pretty constant, including the new announcement that this airline will soon be ending service to the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
Bird flu prompts change at State Fair's 'Miracles of Birth' barn
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A popular spot at the Minnesota State Fair that features an array of baby farm animals and their moms will go on this year, but without birthing cows as fears of bird flu create worry within the dairy cattle industry. Fair organizers announced Friday that...
Ten-Digit Dialing Starts on Tuesday Across Southern Minnesota
Ten-digit dialing starts Tuesday across southern Minnesota, but why -- and what does that mean?. Regulators say they are running out of numbers in the 507 area code, so the addition of a second area code becomes a reality for southern Minnesota on Tuesday, July 30th. 612 and 218 were...
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