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Snow Sculpting MN Brothers Announce No Sculpture This Winter
Fans of the Bartz Brothers, who have been wowing winter audiences for the last several years with their larger than life snow sculptures. The brothers made an important announcement regarding this upcoming winter, and whether or not they would be creating something new from snow. Sadly, there won't be any snow sculptures this year in New Brighton created by the Bartz Brothers.
Twin Cities Landmark Open To Public For Limited Time
ST. PAUL (WJON News) -- It is your chance to explore an iconic Twin Cities landmark this weekend. The Saint Paul Regional Water Services is opening up the historic Highland Park Water Tower for people to discover the beautiful architecture, rich history, and see the panoramic views from the top of the tower.
Minneapolis shelter upset with the police response after a violent attack in September
Organizers still have yet to reopen St. Anne’s Place after a violent attack the shelter is saying was handled poorly by the Minneapolis Police Department. But Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara says they gave all the resources they had.
Derrick Thompson blames brother for gun and drugs found in car after crash that killed 5
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Federal prosecutors warned jurors that the video they were about to see would be jarring before pushing play during opening statements in Derrick Thompson's federal trial. The surveillance video, complete with sound, showed a car slowly approaching a green light at an intersection. Then an...
Minneapolis woman born in Israel reflects on Oct. 7 attacks
MINNEAPOLIS — As the world reflects on the first anniversary of the deadly attacks of Oct. 7, a Minneapolis woman, born in Israel, is lending a hand to her home country.Noa Rosenzweig is a native of northern Israel and now decade-long Minnesotan. She wears the symbolic yellow ribbon as a way to remember the hostages."We woke up and I saw on Instagram something about the Nova party," Rosenzweig said. The day is now etched in Rosenzweig's memory."I remember driving in my car and starting to see the videos of people getting kidnapped," she said. Keeping up to date from Minnesota, Rosenzweig looked on...
Rebels football comes short in Blaine battle
Champlin Park football battled Blaine to a 28-23 loss last week at home on Oct. 4 to adjust its record to 2-4 overall this season. Similar to the Rebels, Blaine has had positives and negatives to take away from the season so far. The Bengals won their first two games of the year against St. Michael-Albertville and Centennial, but have since lost to strong Anoka and Maple Grove teams with a win over Osseo in between. ...
Holocaust survivor presented diploma at age 88, dies
PLYMOUTH, Minn. — EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally aired in May of 2017. Esther Begam’s granddaughter, Stacy Segal, says Begam continued to treasure her honorary high school diploma. It was hanging on the wall of her apartment when Begam passed away at age 96 on Aug.21. Teacher Candice Ledman continued her friendship with Begam. In 2018, Ledman received the Leo Weiss Courage to Teach award from the Jewish Community Relations Council. Ledman is now an administrator at Maple Grove Middle School. In an unexpected twist, this fall Ledman started working with Begam's great granddaughter, Emily, a first-year teacher.
The Topline: Domestic violence-related homicides hit record high
Welcome to The Topline, a weekly roundup of the big numbers driving the Minnesota news cycle, as well as the smaller ones that you might have missed. This week: Local governments shoulder more education expenses; judicial elections; domestic violence-related homicides; and Minnesota’s biggest megachurch. The share of education funding coming from Minnesota’s local governments increased […]
Highway 10 fully closed overnight Oct. 10
Highway 10 fully closed overnight Oct. 10 Click image to view larger version Highway 10 will be closed in both directions between Thurston Avenue and Ramsey Boulevard starting at 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 to 5 a.m. Friday, Oct. 11. This closure is needed to allow crews to pour concrete for the new Sunfish...
P.J. Fleck clears the air on 'extremely intense' interaction with official in Minnesota-USC game
Minnesota Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck went viral on Saturday when he appeared to lose his cool on an official late in the game against USC, but it turns out that Fleck's intense moment was just him professing his love for the official.
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