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Wild week of US weather includes heat wave, tropical storm, landslide, flash flood and snow
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — It’s been a wild week of weather in many parts of the United States, from heat waves to snowstorms to flash floods. Millions of people in the Midwest have been enduring dangerous heat and humidity. An emergency medicine physician treating Minnesota State Fair-goers...
Minnesota BCA looking for help finding Joshua Woolsey, 40
FOLEY, Minn. — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) needs help finding a missing 40-year-old man.The BCA says Joshua Woolsey was last seen Aug. 9 in the Foley area, which is just northeast of St. Cloud.At that time, he was wearing a Fox racing shirt, tan cargo shorts and flip flops. The BCA says Woolsey may be in the Twin Cities. He is described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. If you have any information on where he might be, call 911, the Foley Police Department at 320-968-0800 or the Benton County Dispatch at 320-968-7201.
Minnesota Win First Championship In Thriller
The Minnesota Wind Chill defeated the Carolina Flyers 17-16 in the championship game to win their first UFA title. The Wind Chill entered the final four weekend as the last seed, but prevailed over two favored contenders thanks to a true team effort and a defensive intensity that limited opponents to just 29 goals combined.
Harding High School wrestler honored 20 years after sudden death
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Competing in the 125-pound weight class in the early 2000s, Harding High School athlete Alex Ruiz wasn’t the biggest athlete on his wrestling team. But now, even two decades after his sudden death in a car crash, he’s still remembered for his larger-than-life personality.
Rusnák scores winner in Frei's 400th career start as Sounders beat Minnesota United 3-2
MINNEAPOLIS — Albert Rusnák scored the winner late in the second half in the 400th career start by Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei and the Sounders held off Minnesota United 3-2 despite a two-goal debut effort from Kelvin Yeboah on Saturday night.Jordan Morris staked Seattle (11-8-7) to a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute when he used assists from 19-year-old midfielder Obed Vargas and Cristian Roldan to score his 10th goal of the season. Morris became the first Sounder to score at least 10 goals in five separate seasons. Vargas has seven assists this season — a career high — and Roldan's...
Minnesota’s Minimum Wage to Rise January 1st, 2025
UNDATED (WJON News) -- The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry is reminding employers ahead of January 1st that new minimum-wage rates will be going into effect. The 2024 legislature revised the law to remove the reduced minimum wages for small employers so that the minimum wage rate will be $11.13 for all employers including J-1 visa wages for hotels, motels, and lodging businesses. The changes also include workers under 18-years-old.
Fair-goers scorched by heartland heat wave take refuge under misters as some schools let out early
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair sought relief from soaring temperatures under misters Monday while some Midwestern schools dismissed classes early or called off sports practices. Highs approaching the century mark combined with oppressive humidity to made it feel like 105 to 115 degrees...
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