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At Least 4 Deaths Reported on Minnesota Roads Since Monday
(KROC-AM News) - There have now been at least four traffic deaths reported in Minnesota since Monday. The most recent tragic incident occurred 10:45 AM Tuesday in far western Minnesota. A preliminary report from the State Patrol indicates a small passenger car collided with a semi-truck on Highway 75 in Traverse County about 10 miles north of Ortonville.
Family child-care providers raise concerns over proposed regulations in St. Peter listening session
At Amy Lee Sellner’s home daycare in Le Center, things can get a little messy. It’s a common sight to find kids with fingers sticky from making crafts and soles coated in sand after sticking their toes in the sandbox out back. During the summer, there’s not a day that a kid doesn’t go home with black feet. But muddy shoes are a point of pride for Sellner, who advertises her home daycare as a place where kids can learn social skills through the power of play. ...
Minnesota Seeks Public Input on Rail Expansion Plans Amid Recent Derailment Concerns
(KNSI) – Less than a week after 15 Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail cars went off the tracks in Big Lake, the Minnesota Department of Transportation is asking for public input on current plans to expand passenger rail service. The questionnaire comes out as the memory of March 2023’s...
In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules
In the 1800s, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa joined other tribes in signing a pair of treaties with the federal government, giving up massive swaths of land in return for the creation of a reservation in eastern Minnesota. The treaties included a guarantee: Tribal members would be able to return in perpetuity to the lands they were signing away to gather wild rice, known as manoomin.
Commission on Judicial Selection Opens Application Process for Vacancies
(KNOX) – The Commission on Judicial Selection announced two vacancies in Minnesota’s First Judicial District. The vacancies will occur upon the retirement of the Honorable Janet L. Barke Cain and the Honorable Timothy J. McManus. These seats will be chambered in Hastings in Dakota County. The application process...
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Press Forward Minnesota raises $6 million from local foundations
Major foundations in Minnesota have helped raise $6 million in support of Press Forward Minnesota to boost local journalism, the Star Tribune reports. Since Press Forward Minnesota—a local chapter of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation’s national initiative Press Forward—launched in January, it has received funding from the McKnight Foundation in Minneapolis, the Bush Foundation and the Glen Nelson Center at American Public Media Group in St. Paul, as well as the Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation. The five-year, statewide movement aims to re-center local journalism as a force for community cohesion, civic participation, and government accountability, while focusing on racial equity. The initiative’s goal is to raise $10 million dollars to reinvest in Minnesota’s local news ecosystem.
Some Minnesotans now able to apply for pre-approval for cannabis business license
MINNEAPOLIS — Applications opened Wednesday to begin the process of starting some of the state's first legal marijuana dispensaries.People already verified as social equity applicants can now apply for pre-approval for a cannabis business license.Social equity applicants include people who were convicted of cannabis crimes, are veterans or live in high-poverty areas, to name a few of the possible criteria.Angela Dawson is a fourth-generation farmer who qualified with her new venture, True North Farms."The area I farm in has a high poverty rate," she said. "It has a high food insecurity rate, and it also has a high rate of policing...
Six Olympic athletes to compete using Minnesota company's bike spokes
HOPKINS, Minn. — When it comes to biking, Charlie Spanjers knows a thing or two."IWe first had the idea for this bicycle spoke company," he said.Three University of Minnesota students wanted to change the future of cycling."We created the first prototypes in my apartment," Spanjers said.It started with removing the typical metal spokes in the wheel."People say it looks like spaghetti until you get it into a wheel," Spanjers said.Berd spokes are made out of something called "Dyneema" — a high-performance material that is 15 times stronger than steel."It's a braided fiber and the braided fiber goes...
Minnesota man bikes all of Cache Valley in 9 months | Multimedia
LOGAN – It all began with a bike and a desire to explore. “Cache County total – I have about 3,000 miles of biking in those 9 months,” says 24-year-old Neil Thompson of Minnesota. He says an app on his phone helped him gamify his progress –...
Two of the Most Unique Film Festivals Happen in Minnesota Next Week
Throughout Minnesota, we have tons of unique events to check out, especially in the summer. Two of these events are film festivals happening next week and as one of them puts it, they're quite unique. Is the Sundance Film Festival Coming to Minnesota?. There were rumors that the Sundance Film...
Charges: Elderly Minnesota woman coerced into turning over $136K in gold bars, cash to Texas man
A Minnesota woman was coerced into turning over $100,000 in gold bars and $36,000 in cash to a man in Texas who traveled to her home and collected the precious metal, according to charges. Mutahir Ahmed Khan, 23, from the Dallas suburb of McKinney, was arrested in Pennsylvania and appeared...
Body of missing Minnesota hiker recovered in Beartooth Mountains of Montana
The body of missing Twin Cities hiker Dylan Honnoll was recovered by a helicopter crew Wednesday in the Beartooth Mountains of south-central Montana, a day after ground search crews found it fully submerged in East Rosebud Creek. Search and rescue teams had been searching for Honnoll since he fell into...
Minnesota Supreme Court upholds conviction of shooter in 2021 road rage incident
The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a Chicago man in a 2021 road-rage incident when he fatally shot a youth baseball coach on his way home from a game with his son. Jamal Lindsey Smith is serving life in prison for his Hennepin County District Court murder convictions...
New Owners? Could Minnesota’s Top Coffee Company Be Sold Off?
Could Minnesota's favorite coffee brand be on the move? No, not literally, but it appears the ownership group behind Caribou Coffee, as well as some other brands like Einstein's Bagels, is looking to sell off the 'bou. According to Reuters, "Panera Brands is exploring a sale of Caribou Coffee and...
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