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Olympic champions Suni Lee, Simone Biles head to Paris for 2024 Summer Games
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - St. Paul native and reigning all-around gold medal champion Sunisa Lee is heading to Paris to compete for Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The U.S. Olympic gymnastic trials concluded in Minneapolis on Sunday following a string of injuries in the women’s competition. U.S. all-around silver medalist Skye Blakely suffered an Achilles injury during podium training on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Olympic contenders Kayla DiCello and Shilese Jones sustained injuries during the trials and weren't able to finish competing.
Wild release development camp roster; camp to be held at Tria Rink July 9-11
MINNESOTA WILD TO HOLD DEVELOPMENT CAMP JULY 9-11 AT TRIA RINK. SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota Wild President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Bill Guerin today announced the National Hockey League (NHL) club will hold a Development Camp for team prospects July 9-11 at TRIA Rink at Treasure Island Center in downtown Saint Paul. Iowa Wild coaches and Minnesota Wild development staff members will lead the on-ice sessions. Players will participate in daily skating, strength and conditioning sessions, as well as off-ice topics including social media training, leadership training and nutrition education. 35 players are expected to attend this year’s Development Camp.
Watch: Wild draft pick has ‘Tom Brady moment’ with GM after he’s selected
Tom Brady’s exchange with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft following his selection in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft in which he told the then-59-year-old billionaire that he wouldn’t regret picking him is one of the best underdog success stories in modern sports.The Minnesota Wild hope the same happens for 2024 fourth-round pick Aron Kiviharju, who had a “Brady moment” himself with team GM Bill Guerin on the draft floor after the team selected him with the 122nd overall pick in last week’s draft. Minnesota Wild fourth round pick Aaron Kiviharju walked right up to GM Bill Guerin...
Target Teams Up with Shopify to Offer More
For years, Target has been a favorite for people, not just in Minnesota, but around the country, for quality products. Some will argue that their prices are reasonable, but it’s hard to argue the quality of choices you get at Target. The selection of items they offer isn’t a...
Twins tweak Fourth of July start time in hopes of avoiding rain
The original plan to start the Fourth of July game between the Twins and Tigers at 1:10 p.m. CT has moved up an hour to 12:10 p.m. CT in hopes of avoiding a postponement due to rain. The Twin Cities is forecast to get heavy rain and storms on Thursday, but there may be a window wide enough to fit in Thursday's series finale between the Twins and Tigers. According to the National Weather Service, there is at least a 70% chance of rain in the Twin Cities at noon Thursday all the way through the rest of the day...
Tobacco manufacturers underpaid Minnesota $10 million per year since 2019, motion claims
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A motion filed Wednesday by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison claims tobacco manufacturers owe the state tens of millions of dollars.A 1998 settlement restricted the largest tobacco manufacturers' marketing of tobacco products and required they make annual payments to Minnesota.Ellison alleges that after a federal corporate tax rate change in 2018, Philip Morris misrepresented the content of the settlement to the third-party payment administrator.The settlement says manufacturers' annual payment increases if their current after-tax profits are greater than in 1997. However, manufacturers argue they should get to recalculate their 1997 profits by applying modern corporate tax....
Breaking This July 4th Law in Minnesota Could Mean a Year in Jail
The Fourth of July is hands down my favorite holiday! I’m super excited to celebrate with friends and family. We’re having a big BBQ, complete with lots of cold drinks and fun yard games. Then, we’ll gather in the backyard where we have a perfect view of the city fireworks.
Worsening floods and deterioration pose threats to US dam safety
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and then carved a path around it, eroding so much of the riverbank that most of a house fell into the river. Several days later, intense rain damaged a dam that holds drinking water for Houston, forcing officials to issue a potential failure warning. “Something like this could happen, and it has happened, all over the country,” said Del Shannon, former president of the U.S. Society...
Missing Minnesota Teenager Found Safe
Pine City, MN (KROC-AM News) - The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension today canceled a statewide missing person alert that was issued earlier this week for missing Minnesota teenager. The BCA says 15-year-old Destiny Rae Matrious has been found safe in Wisconsin. She had been missing since June 16 when...
Minnesota Now: July 3, 2024
Ahead of a busy holiday weekend, more than 300 Minneapolis parks workers are preparing to walk off the job. We heard from union leaders about their week-long strike and what’s been happening at the bargaining table. It may rain on your Fourth of July parade and Mother Nature will...
2 of 5 people charged with conspiring to bribe Minnesota juror with a bag of cash plead not guilty
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two of five people charged with conspiring to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for the acquittal of defendants in one of the country’s largest COVID-19-related fraud cases pleaded not guilty Wednesday. Said Shafii Farah and Abdulkarim Shafii Farah were arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Tony Leung in Minneapolis. They are each charged with one count of conspiracy to bribe a juror, one count of bribery of a juror and one count of corruptly influencing...
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