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Prep Football Training Camp Report: Armstrong
The Armstrong football team returns much of its firepower on offense from a 2023 team that reached the state class AAAAA playoffs. Quarterback Dawson Franke, running back Kevon Johnson, guard Luke Pappas, and wide receiver/defensive back Gideon Breker are some of the top returners. The Falcons are younger on defense...
Appeals court will weigh in on defamation case against Minneapolis police chief
A three-judge panel has agreed to hear an appeal from the city of Minneapolis in the defamation lawsuit against police Chief Brian O’Hara. Former police officer Tyler Timberlake sued O’Hara and the city last year alleging the chief defamed and wrongfully fired him. Timberlake was let go after details surfaced about a use-of-force incident he was involved in at a previous job.
Ettinger Field supports a century-old tradition
As the sun begins to melt into the late-summer sky on Friday, Sept. 7, a group of chiseled young men will be milling about a locker room dreaming of greatness on the gridiron. Butterflies will flutter within as each looks inward to visualize the battle that stands before them. Some will be getting athletic tape tightly wrapped around their wrists, ankles or other joints, while others may smear on face paint or go through some private pre-game ritual. Minutes before the season’s home opener begins, they’ll lace up their cleats, strap on shoulder pads, pull a maroon and white jersey over top and get ready to sprint out onto Ettinger Field to carry on a century-old school tradition.
Chef Ann Kim’s Korean American Restaurant Will Close Following Unionization
Justine Jones is the editor of Eater Twin Cities. Chef Ann Kim’s eponymous Uptown Minneapolis restaurant, Kim’s, will close on Friday, August 30, “due to ongoing financial losses,” per a statement from Kim’s restaurant group, Vestalia Hospitality. Kim declined to comment further on the reason for the closure.
Nutrien announces grand opening of new fertilizer terminal
Nutrien is pleased to announce the grand opening of its greenfield fertilizer terminal in Randolph, Minnesota. The new 40,000-square-foot warehouse is strategically located just 13 miles south of Minneapolis. Aligned to the company’s strategy to optimize its NPK distribution network and provide improved access and efficiency for customers and growers, this new asset will significantly reduce cost-to-serve for our upstream business in this important agricultural market by providing dedicated in-market storage and additional flexibility.
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...
MLB announcers slip hilarious words into broadcast
The Minnesota Twins are taking a page out of the book of their American League Central division rivals. As the Detroit Tigers did with play-by-play voice Jason Benetti, some of Minnesota’s players gave the team’s announcers some words to slip into the broadcast. Benetti slipped some words in that included Funkytown, yellowtail, Fortnite, pineapples, and Read more... The post Twins announcers marvelously slipped player-chosen words into broadcasts appeared first on Awful Announcing.
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.
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