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A chat with Jo Dee Messina before her Chisholm show
Country artist Jo Dee Messina will play at the Minnesota Discovery Center this Friday. It’s one show in the Red Dirt Concert Series. She said she loves getting to play outside in the summer because it’s a little louder and the stages are bigger. “I think the best...
Metallica leaves Minnesota nonprofit with parting gift
MINNEAPOLIS — Music fans who attended one of last weekend's Metallica shows will likely tell you this is a band that makes a lasting impact with their hard-hitting volume, speed metal solos and sophisticated song arrangements. A Twin Cities nonprofit appreciates the boys from the bay as well, but...
Minneapolis Man Dies Less Than 24 Hours After Landing In Brazil After Two Female Suspects Use Common Scheme to Lure the Entrepreneur to Be Drugged, Robbed
Authorities in Brazil have identified a female suspect in connection with the death of a Black entrepreneur from Minneapolis, who became the unwitting victim of […] Minneapolis Man Dies Less Than 24 Hours After Landing In Brazil After Two Female Suspects Use Common Scheme to Lure the Entrepreneur to Be Drugged, Robbed
Spooner woman dies in UTV crash
SIREN - Jennifer Kopinski, 52, of Spooner, died in a UTV crash on Saturday, Aug. 17, in Lafollette Township in Burnett County. According to the Burnett County Sheriff's Office, dispatch received a call at 11:45 p.m. Saturday of a UTV rollover crash on Schrider Road. When first responders arrived, they found two occupants of the UTV trapped underneath it. The female passenger, Kopinski, was wearing her seat belt. The male driver was not. ...
Northeast Wisconsin gas prices continue downward trend
CHICAGO — Gas prices continue to trend downward in Northeast Wisconsin. GasBuddy.com‘s latest survey finds the average in Appleton at $3.25 per gallon. That is down six cents from last week. In Green Bay, the average fell eight cents to $3.26 a gallon. The national average is down...
Rock County delegates begin week at DNC
CHICAGO — At the Wisconsin delegation’s Democratic Nation Convention breakfast Monday, state party chair Ben Wikler declared that “we are at the center of the political universe.” Two Rock County convention delegates said they could not agree more with Wikler’s assessment. “Just look at the lineup of guests on the first morning of the convention,” said Shawn Reents of Janesville. “We are getting a lot of attention because we are...
WATCH: Wisconsin Couple Gets Engaged at Hozier Concert, Fans Confused by Song Choice
Hozier was performing in our neck of the woods over the weekend. He did a show in St. Paul, Minnesota on Saturday, August 17th, and the day before that he performed in Madison, Wisconsin. Hozier has an amazing voice and I love his music. Some of his music can have...
2025 Draft Selects Wisconsin Farmers to Help Build Excitement The public is invited to experience special Draft-themed corn mazes
Janesville, WI – There’s nothing more “Wisconsin” than the Green Bay Packers and farming. Wisconsin family farms, just like football, are the heart of Wisconsin’s culture, identity and economy. This fall, the two will be combined to celebrate the upcoming 2025 Draft in Green Bay with special Draft-themed corn mazes.
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