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MPCA seeks comment on draft air permit for Coleraine scram mining site
COLERAINE — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is seeking public comment on a draft air permit for MagIron LLC in Coleraine. The permit will require a Fugitive Dust Control Plan, intended to help reduce dust emissions from roads, storage, stockpiles and exposed mining areas. MagIron is the new owner...
Country music singer Creed Fisher seriously hurt in motorcycle crash near St. Cloud
SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. — Texas country music singer Creed Fisher underwent multiple surgeries after his representatives say he was seriously hurt in a motorcycle crash on Saturday night near St. Cloud.Fisher, 50, was scheduled to perform that evening at Rollie's Rednecks and Longnecks in Sauk Rapids. The Benton County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called to a road 3 miles north of the bar just after 7 p.m. on a report of a two-motorcycle crash involving the singer.The sheriff's office says before the crash, Fisher had been with friends at a rural residence. Fisher told authorities he left with two other...
Large Escort for Wall That Heals Arrival
The “Wall That Heals” is set to arrive in Hutchinson next week and will be getting quite an escort. The traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial arrives in Glencoe on Tuesday and will then be escorted to the public viewing site in Hutchinson. Veteran and host Dave Skoog:. The semi...
Two 9-year-old girls, 2 others killed in northern Minnesota crash
FLOODWOOD, Minn. — Four people, including two 9-year-old girls, are dead after a semi hit three cars and another semi in a construction zone in northern Minnesota Wednesday afternoon.According to the state patrol, a semi was going at "highway speeds" and hit the other vehicles, which were stopped due to construction. The crash happened around 3 p.m. on Highway 2 near Nelson Road in Floodwood. Four people in a Honda Pilot were killed — 9-year-olds Hope Mae Oakgrove and Charlotte White, 66-year-old Bonnie Mae Dow and 65-year-old Vincent Louis Dow.A total of 10 people were involved in the crash, according to the state patrol. Three of them, including the semi driver who struck the other vehicles, suffered injuries that were not life-threatening.This is a developing story. Check back with WCCO.com for more.
Organs in Revue celebrating 40 years
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Organs in Revue a concert is being held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21, at Blessed Sacrament Church in Hibbing. The public is welcome. There is no admission fee. Donations are accepted to the Claribel Hamilton Organ Scholarship Fund. During the celebration event four organists, who’ve performed most often over the past 40 years: Vicki Gornick, Dr. Tom Hamilton, Karen Sande and Rachel Kresha, will be presenting 15 to 20 minute programs. A reception will follow in the church...
Fundraiser created for funeral expenses for Hector woman
(Hector MN-) A gofundme fundraising page has been created to help the family of a woman killed in a traffic crash last month. 36-year-old Katie Dupre died when the pickup she was riding in left Renville County Road 22 northeast of Hector July 21st and rolled. Dupre's sister and cousin have set up a gofundme page to help pay for funeral costs. Dupre was a special olympian and was engaged to be married. If you'd like to help, go to gofundme.com and search for "Support for Katie Dupre-Roush's Funeral Costs."
What to know about Tim Walz’s 1995 drunken driving arrest and how he responded
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Now that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is Vice President Kamala Harris ‘ running mate, his drunken driving arrest from 1995 in Nebraska — long before he entered politics — is getting renewed scrutiny. Walz was a 31-year-old teacher when he was stopped the night of Sept. 23, 1995, near Chadron, Nebraska. He […]
Clouds and isolated showers Friday in the Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS — An area of low pressure pushes across Minnesota on Friday, keeping things cloudy with a chance for isolated showers and thundershowers all day. It will be cooler on Friday with a forecast high of 75 degrees in the Twin Cities.Expect more clouds and chances for isolated showers early on Saturday, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Sunday should be the better day of the weekend, with patchy morning fog and then sunshine. Highs will be in the low-to-mid 80s.Early next week still looks dry and sunny with highs in the lower 80s.
Jewish Democrats tout Harris-Walz commitment to Israel, fighting antisemitism ahead of convention
A major Jewish Democratic group is stepping up efforts to engage Jewish voters in crucial swing states ahead of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week. In a 30-second digital ad, exclusively shared with the Forward and set to go online Thursday, the Jewish Democratic Council of America’s PAC highlights Vice President Kamala Harris...
Developers of stalled Minnesota copper-nickel mine plan studies that may lead to significant changes
The developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota announced Wednesday that they plan to conduct a series of studies over the next year on potential ways to improve environmental safeguards and make the mine more cost- and energy-efficient, which could lead to significant changes to the design.The plan is for a $1 billion open-pit mine near Babbitt and a processing plant near Hoyt Lakes that would be Minnesota's first copper-nickel mine and produce minerals necessary for the clean energy economy. It is a 50-50 joint venture between Swiss commodities giant Glencore and Canada-based Teck Resources. The project...
Minnesota investigators ID baby found dead in box 35 years ago
SHERBURNE COUNTY, Minn. — Minnesota investigators on Thursday closed a decades-old case without filing charges.On April 23, 1989, a baby girl was discovered dead inside a box by the roadside in Santiago Township in Sherburne County.The case remained unsolved for more than 35 years as investigators were unable to identify the baby or her parents.Last year, Sherburne County investigators revisited the case with assistance from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the FBI.Investigators say they were able to use DNA to identify the mother, who, in interviews, admitted to concealing her pregnancy and the birth from her family. She...
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