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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 […]
9 Deaths on Minnesota Roads in 6 Days
Brooklyn Center, MN (KROC-AM News) - The death toll on Minnesota roadways continues to mount. A day after six people perished in crashes on roadways throughout the state, including two young children in a multi-vehicle wreck in the northern Minnesota highway construction zone, police in Brooklyn Center are reporting a fatal motorcycle crash. The deadly incident was reported about 2 PM Thursday.
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...
Legion boys get beat by two best teams at state
The TCU Legion Boys Baseball Team, ages 19 and under, fell Tuesday, July 30, at the 2024 Minnesota American Legion Division 1A State Baseball Tournament in Burnsville after a breeze of a game the day before. Holy Family Fire would go on to win the state tournament against Red Wing in the championship game Sunday, Aug. 4, shutting out Red Wing 8-0. TCU Legion played and lost in both games against the number one and two placed teams at the tournament, the silver lining to the end of a good run this year.
Here’s Your Chance to Get “Wicked” in Royalton this Weekend
It seems a bit odd for some folks to hear about Halloween in Mid-August, but truth be known, there are some stores that already have costumes on shelves, I guess you never can get too early of a head start for that great costume. For some people, they spend most...
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...
MN Reads: "Twin Ports Trains" by Tony Dierckins and Jeff Lemke
"We got it up to full steam last year... and pulled into the station in June," says author Tony Dierckins of finalizing and publishing Twin Ports Trains: The Historic Railroads of Duluth & Superior 1870-1970. For the last several years, Dierckins and co-author Jeff Lemke navigated their way through busy schedules and Covid to get the book on the shelf earlier this month.
Fergus Falls Woman Injured in Crash on I-94
Garfield, MN – At around 1:23 Wednesday afternoon (August 14th), the Minnesota State Patrol responded to a report of a single vehicle accident on I-94 near Garfield. The Subaru Legacy was heading west near mile marker 95 when it lost control and rolled into the median ditch. 30-year-old Jenna...
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