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Girls Flag Football Debuts in Two Area High Schools
They arrived at the field with no previous workouts, practiced 45 minutes and then won their first-ever game against a team with previous game experience. Those were the girls from Houston in the Minnesota pilot summer league for girls flag football, which will be an Olympic sport in the next 2028 games. The National Football League (NFL) is promoting it, specifically in this area, by the Minnesota Vikings, who have invested $300,000 in developing the sport with the goal of seeing it sanctioned as a high school sport by the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL). Eleven states already sanction girls flag football; Minnesota has just become one of another 19 states who have run pilot programs, resulting in 30 of the 51 state associations participating in girls flag football in some way.
Minnesotan’s Husband Appears at Target Field With Some Friends
A New Brighton woman's husband took a trip to Target Field this past Saturday night to hang out with a few (tens of thousands) of his friends. It really was thoughtful of her to let him out of the house on such a beautiful Minnesota evening!. In today's episode of...
MAN CHARGED WITH MALICIOUS PUNISHMENT ON A CHILD
(Aitkin County, IA) — A McGregor man was charged with multiple felony counts of assault and malicious punishment of a 4-month-old child in Aitkin County. Nicholas Ian Anderson is facing seven felony assault charges, including third-degree assault with substantial bodily harm and malicious punishment of a child under 4 years old. The child was brought to the hospital with a broken left femur, and medical records indicated multiple healing fractures consistent with non-accidental trauma. Anderson’s cellphone data revealed concerning videos and messages related to the child’s injuries, leading to his arrest. The child is currently in protective custody, and Anderson is scheduled to appear in court on September 23rd.
Car driven by missing Wisconsin man found at Sleeping Bear Dune
A search for a missing Wisconsin man is underway in Leelanau County. Steven Lisowski was last seen in Milwaukee on Saturday night. The National Park Service got a call Sunday night from Milwaukee Police about a stolen car driven by Lisowski that pinged at Sleeping Bear Dunes. Park rangers were able to find the car, but there was no one inside. Right now, Lisowski’s connection to the park is unknown. You should call police if you spot him or see anything suspicious in the area.
Two Witnesses Who Lied About 2023 Barron County Fatal Motorcycle Crash Sentenced To Jail Time
BARRON COUNTY (DrydenWire) - A fatal motorcycle collision on August 19, 2023, in Barron County claimed the life of 37-year-old Charles Kee, of Rice Lake, WI. Five individuals, Tyler Baker, Brett Hrdlicka, Dustin Puig, Bailey Basham, and Ashley Walton, were each charged criminally and the Court has sentenced Basham and Walton. Charges against Baker, Hrdlicka, and Puig are proceeding in court.
Wisconsin Assembly Rep. Jill Billings on PFAS, Prairie Springs, “knocking doors”
Wisconsin Democratic state Assembly Rep. Jill Billings in the WIZM studio Monday for La Crosse Talk PM discussing the “knocking doors” world of campaigning, Legislature still holding up funding for PFAS, childcare and more, plus will UW-La Crosse’s science center ever get built. La Crosse Talk PM...
Wisconsin highlighted at DNC forum
CHICAGO — While not an official event connected to the Democratic National Convention, an Illinois political forum Monday demonstrated that both Illinois and Wisconsin will play prominent roles in the November election. Organized by the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University and WisPolitics.com, the forum featured a well know Wisconsin political analyst, Jeff Mayers, the founder of WisPolitics.com. “There are basically two things to watch if the...
ASID WI Design Excellence Awards Gala 2024
The Wisconsin chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers held its annual Wisconsin Design Excellence Awards on May 2, 2024, at the Discovery World Pavilion in Milwaukee. More than 350 were in attendance. Highlights of the evening included a “Revel Revel” glam rock song ID competition and costume contest; custom Ziggy Stardust cocktails and dessert table; themed tablescapes, lounge seating and a photo backdrop by industry partners. A Platinum Award (“best-in-show”) went to InteriorLOGIC for the Seven Acre Dairy Historic Renovation. The Student Awards were accompanied by scholarships totaling more than $5,000.
Minnesota Fire Department Makes Urgent Plea To Residents – Stop Doing This!
Structure fires are always very dangerous to firefighters, and in some cases the public can unknowingly make it a lot worse, putting firefighters at even more risk. The Duluth, Minnesota Fire Department shared a story about a scary incident on their Facebook page. On August 16 at 10:01 AM, the Duluth Fire Department responded to a single-family, one-story residential structure fire. The fire started in the basement and traveled up the first floor and into the attic.
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