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80 MPH Wind Gust Near Rochester & Tornadoes Reported to the West
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) The severe storms that moved across southeastern Minnesota in the late afternoon and early Saturday evening produced two reports of possible tornadoes, large hail, and damaging winds. The National Weather Service is reporting a confirmed tornado in the Kenyon area in Goodhue County. At the time...
Sharing the message of dairy
ST. PETER, Minn. — When Mackenzie Moline started working at a local dairy farm, she did not realize the impact it would have on her life. Moline’s older sister, Makayla, had been working and leasing animals at Annexstad Dairy Farms Inc. to show at the county fair for several years before Moline started working at the farm as well. Annexstad Dairy Farms Inc. is owned by Mike, Rolf and Jean Annexstad. The family milks 185 cows near St. Peter.
I won $88 million lotto jackpot and trusted my money to a ‘good cause’ – I wound up out $20m and in court for 5 years
A CONSTRUCTION worker who won a $180 million Powerball jackpot and invested it into scientific research has lost millions after a financial advisor mismanaged funds. Paul Rosenau, 70, of Waseca, Minnesota, won $180.1 million from the Powerball jackpot in the spring of 2008. He and his late wife Sue Rosenau took it as a sign […]
Children's Museum expands mud kitchen
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota is expanding its outdoor activities to provide kids and adults a bit more space. The Nature Kitchen is a place for kids to create their own muddy experimentations such as mud cakes, pies or potions. The expansion more than...
Tornado touched down in Minnesota
RICE COUNTY, Minn. — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Rice County on Saturday. An image of the tornado was posted to the organization's social media. That image was taken just before 5 p.m. southwest of Kenyon, Minnesota. "The storm associated with this...
Minnesota Man Vanished in River After Rescuing His Children
Elk River, MN (KROC-AM News) - A search effort continues this afternoon along the Mississippi River on the northwestern edge of the Twin Cities. The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office says the search was launched late Friday morning after deputies responded to a section of the river in Elk River after receiving reports that a man had gone underwater and failed to resurface. The 911 call came in around 11:45 AM.
Minnesota politicians speak out after Trump's attempted assassination: "Violence has no place in American politics"
MINNEAPOLIS — Political leaders across Minnesota are speaking out after hearing about the fatal shooting at former President Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Trump was rushed off the stage, with blood visible on his face, after shots were fired at a rally in Pennsylvania. The district attorney from Butler County confirmed to CBS Pittsburgh station KDKA that two people are dead — the gunman and an audience member. The FBI has confirmed that . President Biden held a brief press conference addressing the shooting in the early evening. He called the shooting "sick" and that "there is no place for this...
St. Cloud’s Coborn’s, CentraCare Make List of Biggest Minnesota Employers
Two St. Cloud-based companies have made this year's list of the 40 biggest employers in the state of Minnesota. In an analysis done by The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal [behind paywall], employment numbers for St. Cloud-based CentraCare shrunk in 2024 from 2023 levels, while St. Cloud-headquartered Coborn's Inc grew. Health...
Grouse Numbers are Up in Minnesota; When to Fish This Weekend
The DNR has released preliminary results on the grouse population based on drumming counts. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. Schmitt describes drumming as when male grouse beat their wings quickly with the intent of signaling territory and attracting females.
Minnesota Water Park Investigating Source of Explosive Diarrhea Causing Parasite
One Minnesota water park is working with state officials to determine the source of a parasite that caused a "diarrheal illness" to guests. The Minnesota Department of Health says the guests got the illness that can cause symptoms like diarrhea, vomiting, stomach cramps and pains, and a fever from Cryptosporidiosis, which is spread from the stool of an infected person.
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