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80s Christian Pop Star Coming To Minnesota This Fall
PRIOR LAKE (WJON News) -- An Award-winning contemporary Christian music star is coming to Minnesota. 6-time Grammy-winning artist Amy Grant will take the stage at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake on October 12th. In addition to her 6 Grammys, Grant has 26 Dove Awards, a star on the Hollywood...
Minnesota National Guard providing support at Republican National Convention
MINNESOTA (Valley News Live) - Governor Tim Walz authorized the Minnesota National Guard to provide public safety support for the 2024 Republican National Convention. The convention, which is being held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from July 15 through July 18, has been designated as a national special security event by the United States Department of Homeland Security due to the scale of security operations required.
SCSU’s Precision Driving Center of Minnesota benefits the community
A newly-restructured program for driver education is being offered through St. Cloud State University’s Precision Driving Center of Minnesota, which provides driver safety and training courses taught by certified professionals. SCSU’s Precision Driving Center of Minnesota was previously known as the Minnesota Highway Safety & Research Center. This community...
Essentia Health Warns Of New Scam Impacting Minnesota + Wisconsin
Sadly, we can't seem to through an entire week without having a new scam to warn you about. Heck, we're lucky if we get two scam-free days in a row!. Recently, Cook County officials warned that a new text scam was reportedly circulating through the Grand Marais area. There is...
Warning: Avoid Swimming In This Toxic Minnesota Lake
Minnesota is the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but right now, only 9,999 are fit to swim in after a warning was just posted about staying out of this toxic lake. The hot, humid summer weather that's been prevalent across the North Star State this July might make you want to take a dip on one of our 10,000 lakes to cool off, right? But local officials in this Minnesota city are urging you to avoid any contact with this lake that's now unsafe.
Minnesota farmers turn to regenerative agriculture to deal with climate extremes
COLD SPRING, Minn. — Farmers in Minnesota are in a tough spot. Climate extremes, things like floods and droughts, are hurting production and the state is asking them to cut emissions and do their best to farm sustainably. So what does that look like? At Derek Schmitz's farm in Cold Spring, they follow a set of land management principles known as regenerative agriculture — essentially trying to work with nature instead of against it to restore and enhance the ecosystem."The reason we moved to it is that it just made sense. Mother Nature always wins," Schmitz said.Just ask farmer John Willenbring....
Minnesota #DNR Conservation Officer Reports-July 15, 2024
CO Tom Hutchins (Crookston) reports speaking at a lake association meeting. Time was also spent working AIS enforcement and checking boaters and anglers on local lakes. CO Andrew Ladzinski (Bemidji #1) spent time patrolling local lakes, OHV trails, and following up on various complaints. He continues to receive multiple nuisance bear calls, with bird feeders and garbage being the common problem. Enforcement action was taken for various watercraft violations, youth riding OHM?s (dirt bikes) on public roadways, with no safety certification, and angling without a license. Anglers report the fish bite is slow, with a few walleye seen in livewells.
Warning for 'storm chasers' following damaging hail
ST MICHAEL, Minnesota — Fast winds, hail, rain, thunder and lightning lit up parts of Minnesota this weekend. As many pick up the pieces from the severe weather, people in Big Lake reported "storm chasers" were out going door to door. The Better Business Bureau refers to storm chasers as illegitimate contractors that seek to exploit homeowners' victims of severe weather.
MN Office of Broadband Development: new portal, office hours, questions and answers about BEAD
Last week, I attended the MN Office of Broadband Development BEAD Challenge Information Session in New Ulm. Today I attended the same session online – mostly to hear the questions and answers from other attendees. (The videos below include the Q&A and presentation from Tom Karst’s section on the NTIA.)
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