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Intrepid Gets $290M Investment to Support Colorado, Minnesota Network Builds
Open access provider Intrepid Fiber Networks says its newly secured $290 million in debt financing will support ongoing deployments in Colorado and Minnesota. In all, more than 250,000 premises will eventually have access to Intrepid’s networks in the two states. “Securing this new credit facility accelerates our growth across...
Corn Fest To Return To Valleyfair In August
Valleyfair Amusement Park in Shakopee is hosting a "Corn Fest" every weekend from August 17th to September 2nd. Corn on the cob is just one of the dozen specialty menu items, centering around corn, that will be available on these weekends. End your summer with a cornucopia of delicious tastes...
Climate change could drive loons out of Minnesota and Wisconsin, scientist warns
MINOCQUA, Wis. — A scientist warns that the effects of climate change could ultimately drive Minnesota's state bird out of the state entirely.Loons captivate our imaginations and steal our hearts, but they're literally shrinking. Loon nesting season on Blue Lake in Minocqua, Wisconsin has become a holiday of sorts."It is a big deal around here," said lake resident Brian Colianni "When the chicks hatch, it's loon watch."For 32 years, Professor Walter Piper, a biology professor at Chapman University in Orange, California, has made the trek from the West Coast for this front-row seat. Piper Tags and tracks loons with the help...
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....
Montana Authorities Searching for Missing Hiker From Minnesota
Red Lodge, Montana (KROC-AM News) - Authorities in Montana continue to search for a missing Minnesota man. A news release issued by the Carbon County Sheriff's Office in southern Montana says Dylan Honnell went missing on July 12th. It's believed he was fatally injured when he fell into some rapids while he was hiking and attempted to cross East Rosebud Creek.
Minnesota Officials Launch First Phase Of Nitrate Mitigation Plan
RUSHFORD – “If you take anything away from this presentation today, it’s this: get your well tested,” Tannie Eshenaur told southeast Minnesotans earlier this summer. Eshenaur, the Water Policy Center Manager at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH), spoke to private well owners at a June Nitrate Open House – part of its education and outreach efforts related to groundwater pollution in southeast Minnesota. The meeting was held at the Rushford-Peterson school; additional meetings were held recently in Stewartville, Mazeppa and online.
Unicorn and Llama Races Coming To Minnesota Track In August
Admission to the event includes crafts, an arcade and a chance for kids to run the race track. Pony rides and face painting are also available from 12:30-4:30 p.m. for an additional cost. There is also a 'gigantic' Pepsi Playground on site as well.
Storm leaves damage, power outages
CHASKA, Minn. — Thousands of people throughout the metro were experiencing power outages Monday evening after a storm came through the area. Xcel Energy is reporting clusters of small groups of homes without power all over the region, especially in areas of Bloomington, Columbia Heights, Woodbury and Maplewood. In...
Republicans taking unusual route in race against Sen. Amy Klobuchar
MINNEAPOLIS — There has been so much attention on the developments with the presidential candidates that some local races have not gotten as much attention.Sen. Amy Klobuchar is running for her fourth term in the U.S. Senate. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy looks at the unusual journey Republicans are taking to find the opponent to run against her.U.S. Senate races are very expensive. For example, during the last Senate race in Pennsylvania candidates raised and spent more than $300 million. That's why U.S. Senate candidates usually announce a full year and a half before the election. That is not the...
Eden Prairie to light up the sky with ‘fireworks take two’ on Aug. 22
The City of Eden Prairie has rescheduled its July 4 fireworks, which were canceled due to weather, for Thursday, Aug. 22. Dubbed the “Best. Make-up Party. Ever!,” the event will take place at Round Lake Park and feature a lakeside concert by Free & Easy Band at 7 p.m., followed by a fireworks show at [...]
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...
Standard Communities Makes First Investment in Minnesota with Rivertown Commons Senior Housing
Standard Communities, a leading national multifamily housing investor and developer, has made its first investment in Minnesota, acquiring Rivertown Commons, a 96-unit 100% affordable community for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Stillwater. The transaction is capitalized at $27.8 million. Standard completed the acquisition in partnership with the Washington County...
Family of missing Dakota County woman "disappointed" in lack of information from investigators
RANDOLPH TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Two weeks after a Dakota County woman disappeared, her family isn't giving up hope.Troy Haro says he's desperate for answers about what happened to his sister, Nikki Anderson."It's terrible," he said. "Lot of sleepless nights."Anderson's been missing since three Saturdays ago.Doorbell camera footage shows her leaving her mother's house in Randolph in Dakota County. She was barefoot, without her phone or medication."You wake up, you check your phone, hope for a text from her, a text from anyone," Haro said. "You think about her, every time in your mind, it comes around and comes around."There was a...
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