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Big Lots Closing Stores Nationwide, Including Minnesota And Wisconsin Locations
Another one bites the dust! A ton of big businesses have announced closures lately, or at the very least, the scaling back of some of their locations. A recent example of this is Italian chain Buca di Beppo, which abruptly closed thirteen locations across the country over the summer. Another...
Country Musician Undergoes Multiple Surgeries After Being Hurt In Sauk Rapids Hit and Run
(KNSI) – The Benton County Sheriff’s Office is providing more details on an incident that left rising outlaw country star Creed Fisher hospitalized and enduring multiple surgeries. Fisher was in town for a Saturday show as part of the Rollie’s summer concert series. At about 7:10 p.m., he...
Rox Advance To Great Plains Championship Game With Win Over Willmar
The St. Cloud Rox are two wins away from another Northwoods League championship after defeating the Willmar Stingers 6-0 Tuesday night. The win gives the Rox a two-games-to-one series win over the Stingers and advances them to the Great Plains championship game against LaCrosse Wednesday night. St. Cloud starting pitcher...
UPDATE: Summertime By George Postponed
ST. CLOUD (WJON News) - The St. Cloud Rotary Club has announced they are postponing the season finale of Summertime By George, due to rain in the forecast. They are exploring options to reschedule a date for a concert that will feature the Fabulous Armadillos and Collective Unconscious. The raffle...
Happy Snow Days Are Here Again For Sartell Students
SARTELL (WJON News) -- Sartell-St. Stephen students will have something extra to celebrate this school year. At Monday's School Board Meeting, the board voted to bring back "snow days" for the 2024-2025 school year. The board approved the eLearning Plan for the year which will allow for a snow day...
Stingers season ends with loss to Rox
WILLMAR, MN – In a decisive game three, the Stingers season ended at the hands of the Saint Cloud Rox, by a score of 6-0. The Stingers offense threatened throughout the game, but could never get anything across. Saint Cloud tallied two in the first, and another in the...
Sartell Post 277 bows out of Legion baseball tourney in group play
DELANO – Sartell Post 277’s Legion baseball season ended in group play in the state tournament earlier this month. It was the last local team playing after others were eliminated in sub-state tournaments. Making its third-straight state appearance out of Sub-State 11, Sartell went 1-2 in pool play at Delano Municipal Stadium. Pierz Post 341, which beat Sartell in the Sub-State 11 championship, went 0-3. Post 277's only win came Aug. 2 against Hastings Post 47 in...
Minnesota Vikings Expected To Sever Ties With 1st-Round Draft Pick Via Trade Or Release
The Minnesota Vikings are entering a new era in their franchise. After Kirk Cousins shockingly decided to sign with the Atlanta Falcons this off-season, the Vikings are rolling with veteran Sam Darnold and rookie JJ McCarthy at QB. While there is optimism for Minnesota in the future, it would be...
Walz in first solo speech as VP candidate touts Dem ticket’s labor union ties
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz made his first solo campaign appearance as the Democratic vice presidential candidate Tuesday, telling a union audience in Los Angeles that the Democratic ticket led by Vice President Kamala Harris would prioritize worker-friendly policies. Walz appeared to tailor most of his 20-minute speech to the audience of members of the American […]
Harris, Walz and spouses to tour Pennsylvania by bus ahead of convention
Vice President Harris, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and their spouses will kick off a bus tour in Pennsylvania ahead of the Democratic National Convention next week. Harris, Walz, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, and Minnesota’s first lady Gwen Walz will start the tour in Pittsburgh on Sunday, and they are planning to make several stops across western Pennsylvania, the campaign announced in a Wednesday press release.
Statewide Alert: Man Goes Missing from Minnesota Group Home, Authorities Concerned for His Welfare
Sturgeon Lake, MN (KROC-AM News)- A statewide Missing Person Alert has been issued for a Minnesota man. Officials say there is concern for his welfare. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension issued the alert on Tuesday night. The alert, sent out on behalf of the Pine County Sheriff’s Office in...
Metallica, Green Day, Hozier and others set to rock Twin Cities during busy weekend of live music
MINNEAPOLIS — Some big names in music are taking over the Twin Cities in the coming days. From Thursday, Aug. 15 to Monday, Aug. 19, there's a little something for everyone. Friday night, Metallica will take the stage at U.S. Bank Stadium. Saturday, Green Day and the Smashing Pumpkins are performing at Target Field, and Hozier is playing at the Xcel Energy Center.
Minnesota’s HIV community in shock after Rainbow Health and another service provider close
The African American AIDS Task Force closed quietly before Rainbow Health shuttered. Both closures create a gap in HIV services as state funding cuts loom. The post Minnesota’s HIV community in shock after Rainbow Health and another service provider close appeared first on Sahan Journal.
Soaking Rain Possible for Central, Southern Minnesota
UNDATED (WJON News) -- Rain is on the way!. Much of it will fall as light to moderate showers, with scattered storms possible further south later Wednesday. Scattered thunderstorms will develop in western Minnesota Wednesday afternoon and progress eastward across eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin through Wednesday night. A few...
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