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Minnesota weather: Twin Cities hits 90 degrees for first time this year
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The Twin Cities and St. Cloud hit 90 degrees for the first time this year, after a rainy summer kept temperatures relatively cool. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), along with the St. Cloud Airport, recorded 90 degrees Sunday. The NWS's third climate site in Eau Claire, Wisconsin still has not hit that 90-degree mark.
BEA School Board receives staffing update
The Blue Earth Area School Board ended up discussing several items at their meeting on Monday, July 8, that all had to do with staff changes, teacher retention and finding enough substitute teachers. During her report, superintendent Mandy Fletcher gave an update on the fall staffing situation, saying many of...
BE/W opens playoffs with a victory
The Blue Earth/Winnebago Legion baseball team won their opening game of the playoffs in dramatic fashion with a 4-3 walk-off victory over Maple River at Veterans Field in Blue Earth on Monday, July 8. With the score tied 3-3 heading into the bottom of the eighth inning, BE/W loaded the...
Waseca fairgoers weather brutal heat
WASECA, Minn. (KEYC) - Through rain showers and extreme heat, the area’s first county fair of the year wrapped up Sunday. The Waseca County Fair is always the first on the calendar for local residents looking to kick off the fair season with all the works. Fair food, carnival...
Wells City Council will hold public meetings on cannabis
The Wells City Council continues moving forward with the process of establishing ordinances to deal with situations brought about by changes to cannabis laws by the State of Minnesota.. The council has scheduled two public hearings for their Aug. 12 meeting. One of the public hearings will be on a...
This Minnesota Suburb Has the Worst Credit Card Debt in the State
Credit Card debt is soaring throughout the United States and Minnesota is no exception. However, certain cities are racking up debt far more than others. On average, one Twin Cities Suburb has the highest amount of debt in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes. As for the least, one surprising...
What You Need to Know About Your Minnesota Driver’s License
According to the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, there are more than 4 million (4,273,027) licensed drivers in Minnesota and most of those people have a Class D driver's license. I have one, but I honestly didn't know what the classification meant beyond being able to drive...
Storms possible and VERY muggy through Monday, then comfortable and quiet by midweek
It has been quite the day across portions of our area in southeastern Minnesota, with powerful t-storms racing through producing everything from wind damage to hail, even to a tornado just SW of Kenyon, MN. Not only that, but it was VERY humid with dew points in the 70F’s and temperatures in the mid 80F’s.
Minnesota Has Recently Certified 9 New Record Fish
In March, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources made changes to the record fish program, which has led to a steady interest by anglers in documenting their largest catches. The changes made included expanding the catch-and-release record category to add additional species and also making more space for records in...
(UPDATED) Rochester Included in Severe Storm Warning
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a. * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Olmsted County in southeastern Minnesota... Northeastern Mower County in southeastern Minnesota... Southeastern Dodge County in southeastern Minnesota... Northwestern Fillmore County in southeastern Minnesota... * Until 715 PM CDT. * At 623 PM CDT, a severe...
Worst Season For Earwigs Could Now Be Headed To Minnesota
They're usually found across our fair state about this time of year in late summer, but is a bumper crop of earwigs now ready to descend on Minnesota?. Minnesota may be the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but we might also be the Land of 10,000 (or likely way more) common earwigs later this summer, if what's happening in other nearby states also happens here in our neck of the woods.
As infections rise, Minnesota implements testing requirements for dairy cows ahead of county fairs
ST PAUL, Minn. — This week, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health announced it detected the bird flu (H5N1) in another herd of dairy cattle. The virus spreads very easily and experts are implementing new safety measures, especially as county fair season begins and everyone looks ahead to the Minnesota State Fair.
Bucky Burgau Honored for Induction into Minnesota Legion Baseball Hall of Fame
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR)–Bucky Burgau and baseball — there are not many things that go together better. For Bucky, baseball is home. “The baseball field is [my family’s] lake home and every time that I could put [the Moorhead Blues] uniform on, or the Cobber uniform on, and walk out [on the field] and be part of this game is a special time for me,” said Bucky.
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