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Minnesotan’s Can Get “Thrifty” Thanks to This Website
As the realization that summer is over half-way gone, if you’ve been in a store recently you’ve noticed that school supplies are already readily available so parents can begin to make purchases for the upcoming school year. According to an article from PR Newswire about how much it...
Detroit Lakes Public Schools Approves New Cellphone Restrictions for 2024-25 School Year
The Detroit Lakes School Board has approved significant changes to the student handbooks for the 2024-25 school year, particularly concerning cellphones, smartwatches, and other personal electronic devices. **Elementary and Middle Schools**:. – Students at Rossman and Roosevelt Elementary Schools and Detroit Lakes Middle School will be required to put away...
Homeless camping bans surfacing in Minnesota cities in wake of Supreme Court ruling
About a dozen homeless people escaped the afternoon heat in an air-conditioned shelter in downtown Rochester last week as staff at the Landing MN worried where the group would be sleeping that night. A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on homelessness has advocates like Dan Fifield, co-founder of the Rochester...
WE Fest Preview: Lineup, Parking Improvements, And Safety Measures
The We-Fest line-up this year is incredible. There are great acts that will entertain all ages from The Bellamy Brothers, Lonestar, and Jackson Dean, to newcomers Patrick Murphy from Perham, Minnesota, Corey Kent, and Lauren Watkins. We-Fest is happening soon and there will be some big changes at this year's event, to hopefully make it bigger and better for all attendees. Sheriff Todd Glander with the Becker County Sheriff's Office wants to ensure that people get the message; minors planning to come to the event to drink won't be tolerated.
Man critically injured in early morning shooting, Moorhead Police investigating
MOORHEAD, Minn. (Valley News Live) - The Moorhead Police Department is investigating after a shooting early Wednesday morning. Police say they were called to the 900 Block of 18th St. S around 3:20 a.m. July 24, for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived they found a man in the parking lot of an apartment with a critical gunshot wound to the head, he was transported to the hospital but his condition is unknown.
St. Cloud Council Weighs In On New County Jail, SCSU Future
(KNSI) – In a wide-ranging agenda Monday night, the St. Cloud City Council addressed the future of the Stearns County Justice Center and St. Cloud State University. It moved debate over a resolution on the site of the new jail until a future meeting. Member George Hontos says he believes that choosing a greenspace in another part of the city or on nearby township land that would need to be annexed into St. Cloud would be detrimental to the city as a whole. Hontos made the case that moving the jail would cripple downtown’s economic viability.
Forest bathing event in St. Cloud: connect with nature and inner self
ST. CLOUD — Project Optimist Events Manager Alexa Shapiro loves nature, and one of its perks is helping her connect with her inner self. Shapiro told the St. Cloud Times she uses forest bathing — a method of appreciating nature to reflect upon her emotions — as a way to channel her thoughts in a productive way, such as using the San Diego environment to reflect upon her West Coast upbringing. ...
FOX 9 Town Ball Tour heads to Eden Valley on July 24
EDEN VALLEY, Minn. (FOX 9) - The final stop on the FOX 9 Town Ball Tour is Eden Valley on Wednesday, July 24. FOX 9 will be live in Eden Valley starting at 5 p.m. as the Hawks take on the Spring Hill Chargers at 7 p.m. The initial Town...
Otter Tail County Inmate Charged After Getting Into a Fight
Fergus Falls, MN – 28-year-old Suad Mohamed Ali is being charged with 5th Degree Assault after getting into a fight with a fellow inmate at the Otter Tail County Detention Facility on Sunday evening (July 21st). According to officials, Ali grabbed onto and pulled the other woman’s hair after...
20-Year-Old Sentenced After Causing Fatal Accident in Ashby
Ashby, MN – 20-year-old Colton Duane Lindquist has been sentenced to house arrest for careless driving that caused a fatal accident in rural Ashby late last year. According to court documents, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a pickup vs passenger vehicle crash at an intersection northwest of Ashby at around 2:10 in the afternoon on November 3rd, 2023.
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