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2 Vikings Land on IR
Injuries have been the dominant storyline since day one of Minnesota Vikings training camp when Mekhi Blackmon suffered a torn ACL. The Vikings placed him on IR, ending his season. Of course, J.J. McCarthy followed with his torn meniscus, terminating his rookie campaign as well. 2 Vikings Land on IR.
Harris, Walz to kick off bus tour in Georgia
Vice President Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) will travel to swing state Georgia next week on a bus tour, marking the ticket’s first campaign stop after the duo formally accepted the Democratic nomination at the convention earlier this week. The visit to the Georgia is also the first time Harris…
Tim Walz's Minnesota neighbors welcome his return home after VP nomination
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz returned on Friday to the Land of 10,000 Lakes after accepting his Democratic vice presidential nomination.A lot has changed since he joined the ticket with Vice President Kamala Harris — most noticeably his enhanced security detail.On Dayton Avenue and Mississippi River Boulevard in St. Paul, it's typical to see bikes fly by and furry friends strolling the sidewalks. It's a neighborhood that is quiet and tucked away.WCCO filmed his motorcade on Friday pulling into Eastcliff, the residence temporarily housing his family while the Governor's Mansion is being renovated. But this time, Minnesota State Patrol troopers...
Lawsuit filed against RealPage says it illegally decreases pricing competition, hurts consumers
The Justice Department and eight attorneys general filed a lawsuit against real estate software giant RealPage Inc. for attempting to illegally decrease pricing competition between landlords and deprive renters the benef
High School Sports Results Thursday August 22
The Tech and Sauk Rapids-Rice volleyball teams opened their 2024 season Thursday night. The Storm lost 3 games to none to Chanhassen while Tech fell 3 games to none to Bemidji. Volleyball:. Chanhassen 3, Sauk Rapids-Rice 0. (23-25, 13-25, 20-25) (Wendi Peterson led the Storm with 6 kills, Lauren Schloe...
Rongstad gets 21-month prison sentence
(Montevideo, MN) -- A Watson man yesterday was sentenced to 21 months in prison for threatening to shoot people on the University of Minnesota campus in January. Forty-two-year-old Joseph Rongstad pleaded guilty to two counts of threats of violence this summer. Investigators said Rongstad made threats to shoot U of M students on social media, saying, "kids will die for real." He was arrested by a SWAT team after a standoff at his home. Rongstad is the former mayor of Watson. He received credit for 224 days already served in jail. Watson has struggled with mental illness but was found mentally competent to be tried in this case. In court Rongstad said he made the threats to draw attention to a government conspiracy to kill people in the upper Minnesota River valley area to clear the way for green energy wind and solar farms.
Downtown St. Cloud’s The Pickled Loon set for America's Best Restaurants filming
ST. CLOUD — Downtown St. Cloud patrons might want to get camera-ready. Media crews will be filming at The Pickled Loon on Sept. 4 as part of the America’s Best Restaurants series. “We’re excited to just kind of let people know what we're all about, get more and new customers in and kind of diversify our customer base,” said Mike Illies, owner of The Pickled Loon. ...
National Weather Service changes cold weather headlines
There aren’t many of us in the Northland that want to start thinking about cold weather, but its important to know that the National Weather Service is changing its cold weather headlines beginning October 1st, 2024. Here is what’s being changed:. It is important to note that “wind...
Minnesota’s Conviction Review Unit says man convicted of 2008 murder should be free
Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office said a man convicted of a Minneapolis murder more than 15 years ago should walk free, following a renewed investigation into the case. That man’s fate lies in the hands of a judge. In 2009, then-26-year-old Edgar Rene Barrientos-Quintana began a life sentence...
St. Cloud State Hockey to Host Puck Drop Breakfast on Sept. 14
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Men's and Women's Hockey will host their annual Puck Drop Breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 14 in the Husky Den of the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CT. The event will be hosted by the radio voice of the Huskies Jim Erickson and will feature a panel headlined by men's head coach Brett Larson and women's head coach Brian Idalski.
Driver Hurt in Rollover in Wright County
ROCKFORD (WJON News) --- A man was hurt in a rollover in Wright County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened at about 4:00 p.m. Thursday on Highway 55 in Rockford Township. Thirty-five-year-old Alexander Pacovsky of Minnetonka was traveling west when he lost control of the pickup he was...
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