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Pedestrian killed while walking on Highway 47 in Blaine, state patrol says
BLAINE, Minn. — A 27-year-old Princeton man is dead after he was struck by an SUV early Saturday morning in Blaine.The Minnesota State Patrol says it happened at about 5:46 a.m. on University Avenue/Highway 47 near 85th Street.The victim was walking in the highway's southbound lanes when he was hit. The driver, a 32-year-old Anoka man, wasn't hurt.The state patrol says alcohol wasn't a factor in this deadly crash, and the victim's name will be released at a later time.
Fatal Plymouth crash sends driver to prison after running red light
PLYMOUTH, Minn. (FOX 9) - A man who pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide in June was sentenced in Hennepin County Court for a crash that took the life of a 68-year-old woman. What happened in court. David Andrew Boll, 50, of Hopkins, was sentenced to six-and-half years, or 78...
Vikings fan favorite could be cut before the start of the 2024 season
Last month, the Minnesota Vikings made the decision to bring back veteran corner Duke Shelley, who developed into a fan favorite during his previous tenure with the team in 2022. Some of that old excitement about Shelley immediately reappeared after the Vikings signed him in July, but since then, the...
Wisconsin school district audit shows former superintendent’s fraud
GLENWOOD, Wis. (FOX 9) - The Glenwood City School District has released a much-anticipated forensic financial audit that shows its former superintendent fraudulently received $290,792 in educational stipends, benefits and reimbursements. The forensic audit also found Johnson, and the school’s accountant, Ron Johnson, who is not related, negligently placed $349,650...
A Vikings-Steelers trade to replace J.J. McCarthy with controversial Super Bowl champ
Not all gambles pay off. The Minnesota Vikings' rolled the dice to trade up ever so slightly to draft J.J. McCarthy out of Michigan with their first-round pick. One preseason game into his NFL career, and he is done for the season with a knee injury. This absolutely stinks for the Vikings, but it wasn't like McCarthy was expected to start this fall for Minnesota. It will be the Sam Darnold show for them now.
College Students Moving Back to Campus this Weekend
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- It is move-in weekend for many colleges and universities across the state. This week hundreds of new and returning students arrive on campus at St. Cloud State University to move into their on-campus dorm rooms. Over 1,100 students will move into Case-Hill Hall, Mitchell Hall,...
SCSU dining updates focus on student-centered campus experiences
Huskies Dining is committed to providing a student-centered experience for eating on campus, and they’ve made some exciting changes for the 2024-25 academic year. The Garvey-To-Go program has been redesigned to offer a more convenient experience for diners. Meals can be selected by mobile order and picked up at Garvey Commons, creating a speedy service for Huskies on the go. You can also preorder meals and skip the line to pick up at Einstein’s Bros. Bagels, Erbert and Gerbert’s or Red & Black Coffee via the Boost Mobile App.
Celebrate Aging Expo Offers Free Breakfast for 1,000, and Information on Aging in St. Cloud
(KNSI) – The first annual Celebrate Aging Expo is Friday in St Cloud. Formally known as the Expo for Seniors, the event takes over the River’s Edge Convention Center from 8:00 to noon. A big draw returning is the free breakfast for the first 1,000 people through the door. Executive Director of Events Cole Erie told KNSI that if you want a plate, get there early. “The line does form. We have breakfast for 1,000 people. So, if you’re adamant about getting in on that, I would suggest, you know, being there right around eight o’clock.”
NEXT Weather Alert for excessive heat on Sunday, Monday
MINNEAPOLIS — Saturday kicks off a hot and steamy first weekend for the Minnesota State Fair, with Sunday and Monday both declared NEXT Weather Alert days.Expect plenty of sunshine on Saturday with highs back into the mid-80s in the Twin Cities. A stray shower is possible late in the evening through early Sunday. Temps will reach close to 90 degrees on Sunday and should break into the low-90s on Monday. An excessive heat warning will be in effect in the metro between 1 p.m. Sunday to 8 p.m. Monday. Heat index values will be between 100-107 degrees during both days in the metro, with nighttime lows only down into the mid-70s.A front could also bring rain chances late Monday into Tuesday.Temps will drop a touch into the mid-80s by mid-week with another round of rain is possible on Thursday.
Arts Briefs: Waters of history and race at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum
Arts Briefs is a weekly roundup of Minnesota arts news compiled by the MPR News arts and culture team. The Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona opened a new exhibition this week: “A Nation Takes Places: Navigating Race and Water in Contemporary Art.”. The exhibition is co-curated by local...
Pro Farmer Crop Tour projects corn record yield for Iowa
Iowa's corn yield potential set a new record high for the Pro Farmer Crop Tour while excessive June rains drove Minnesota's corn yield prospects to the lowest levels since 2012, scouts on an annual tour of top U.S. production states found. The tour on Thursday projected Iowa's corn yield at 192.79 bushels per acre,...
Ocasio-Cortez: Walz is driving Trump and Vance ‘nuts’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said in an interview broadcast early Friday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), the Democratic nominee for vice president, is driving former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), “nuts.” “I think that Trump and Vance, they think they have some kind of like, monopoly over masculinity,” Ocasio-Cortez…
More than half of violent crimes go unsolved in Minnesota
More violent crimes are going unsolved in Minnesota today than a decade ago, according to FBI data analyzed by the Council of State Governments Justice Center, a nonprofit working on criminal justice issues. “In 2022, the year for which we have the most recent data, Minnesota saw 57% of violent crimes go unsolved, 5 percentage […]
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