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Around the Circle This Week: July 25, 2024
Minnesota DNR has added No. 11 to its pool of Scientific & Natural Areas (SNA) in Lake Superior's Minnesota neighborhood, it announced this week. "The new 25 acre Icelandite Coastal Fen Scientific and Natural Area was acquired by the DNR with help from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Reinvest in Minnesota. The site is 11 miles northeast of Grand Marais and is one of only two known fens on coastal wetlands on Minnesota's North Shore." This aerial view by T. Ludwig for the DNR shows the beach and fen while the DNR photo by Kelly Randall shows evening primrose along the beach.
Changes To 401K’s That Minnesotans Should Know About
I don't know about you, but as a society, we tend to NOT talk about financial difficulties. I'm not that person. If I'm struggling, I have to talk about it, or it eats me alive. Whether you can talk about your financial struggles or not, they are real. There is...
$1,300 Stimulus Checks: 2.1 Million Minnesotans to Receive Reissued Payments
This month, Americans will receive a $1,300 stimulus check, with Minnesota reissuing funds to those who had issues with previous payments, and the amount varies based on 2021 tax details. New $1,300 Stimulus Checks to Be Sent Out – Minnesota Reissues Payments for Unclaimed Funds According to the report of La Grada Online, this month, […]
A Grand Forks Council Member Voices Her Concerns of the Planned Children’s Museum
(KNOX) -Approval on a final plan for the Altru Indoor Sports and Aquatics Complex and Children’s Museum in Grand Forks is about two months away. Grand Forks City Administrator Todd Feland said the proposal will include the Children’s Museum even though there is some opposition by members of city council. “We’ll try to get you something well in advance so you have time to review it. We will ask probably late September, that we move forward with a final design on a facility,’’ Feland recently told the Grand Forks Committee of the Whole.
NDSU Men’s Golf Announces 2024-25 Schedule
FARGO, N.D. – North Dakota State men's golf and head coach Steve Kennedy announced the full 2024-25 schedule on Thursday. The Bison are slated to compete in 10 regular season events, five in the fall and five in the spring, before the Summit League Championships in late April. NDSU...
Update: Vulnerable Minnesota Man Who Vanished During Trip to Buy Battery Found Safe
(UPDATE) The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension announced Thursday afternoon that the missing person alert for 61-year-old Thomas Biatek had been canceled. They update indicated the Lino Lak man has been located and is safe. Lino Lakes, MN (KROC-AM News)- The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has issued a statewide...
Warmer: Storm chances return this weekend
From the National Weather Service • Duluth • July 25, 2024. Warmer temperatures expected and gradually becoming humid. Hazy sunshine expected today with patchy clouds. Highs 73 to 82 °F. Clearing tonight. Patchy fog. Lows 52 to 64 degrees °F. A little warmer with hazy sunshine Friday. Highs 73 to 88 °F. Lows 58 to 70 °F.
Rural MN communities gain expanded public transportation options
Traveling around rural Minnesota can be difficult but in more than half the state, nonprofit transit systems are helping people get where they need to go. Now, the system is expanding. Arrowhead Transit will begin service in the Hibbing area on Aug. 1. The system already delivers fixed route and...
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