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The Massive Candy Shop In Minnesota That You’ll Want To Visit Over And Over Again
Minnesota holds a gem so sweet it could give your dentist nightmares. Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop in Spring Lake Park isn’t just any candy store. This massive candy emporium offers an extensive selection of treats, ranging from nostalgic favorites to modern confections,. It’s a whimsical wonderland where childhood...
Minnesota United endorses Forbidden Festival outside St. Paul’s Allianz Field [Pioneer Press]
Lest there be any doubt, Minnesota United is in support of the 23-year-old undergraduate organizing an eight-hour electronic dance music festival outside Allianz Field. The Forbidden Festival, scheduled for Sept. 21, is planning for some 4,000 attendees and promises an all-you-can-drink open bar with a wide variety of alcohol. Given that festival organizer Breno Bueno is still an undergraduate at the University of St. Thomas, some skeptics questioned whether the 21+ event has legs.
Two Minnesota Cities On List of Best Recreation Places In U.S.
What makes a city a great recreation spot? If you believe Wallet Hub's latest study, it has a lot to do with physical activity, both indoors and out. It also has a lot to do with entertainment opportunities or leisure activities. And for the purposes of this study, these cities...
Evictions in the Twin Cities happening at the second fastest rate in the nation since COVID-19 pandemic
Minnesota is one of the top states in the country when it comes to evictions. According to national data, the Twin Cities are second in the nation in eviction increases since before the pandemic, with nearly 12,000 filings in just the last year.
Four Different Water Emergencies in Three Days Across Minnesota Lead to Three Deaths & Airlifted Child
Undated (KROC-AM News)- Three people are dead and a child is in the hospital following four separate water emergencies in three days across Minnesota. First responders across the state were dispatched to four different water emergencies between Friday and Sunday. Two were reported in or near the Twin Cities metro...
Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Dakota, Anoka counties
OAKDALE, Minn. — Another day, another rainshower and another target on Metropolitan Mosquito Control District's map of hotspots.At Oakdale Discovery Center, field crews were out on Monday collecting samples before helicopters returned to the region to apply mosquito control."We've been really busy," MMCD spokesman Adam Carlson explained to WCCO News. "Every time it rains an inch or more we have to check the wetlands where larvae are most likely to develop, which has been a lot. There's been excessive rain, and every week we've had to send up our helicopter for treatment. We'd like a break."To date, Carlson said the district...
Minnesota Yacht Club Music Festival set to go after floods recede from Harriet Island
With the floodwaters now gone from Harriet Island in St. Paul, city leaders are detailing the extensive three week cleanup that will lead up to this weekend’s Minnesota Yacht Club Music Festival.
Minneapolis city leaders cancel trip to Somalia days before takeoff
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis city leaders hoped a trip halfway around the world would improve public safety and build community connections.WCCO obtained internal records that lay out plans Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Brian O'Hara had for a weeklong visit to Somalia this past February.Frey leads the city with the largest Somali-American population in the country.On Sunday, he helped Minneapolis celebrate 10 years as a sister city to Bosaso, Somalia."The importance of fostering those relationships in times of peace is critical for making sure those relationships stay steadfast in times of war," Frey said.Emails show Frey's chief of staff described...
Photos show downed Twin Cities trees after overnight storms, large hail in other parts of Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS – Strong winds tested the strength of trees across the Twin Cities metro area overnight, and some parts of the state saw monstrous hail stones as severe storms rolled through the region.More than 50,000 Xcel Energy customers were without power Sunday afternoon in Minnesota and Wisconsin, down from well over 100,000 reported earlier in the day.Multiple residents of Monticello reported seeing large hail late Saturday. Some of the photos shared with WCCO showed hail stones roughly the size of baseballs, including a shot from Brian Anderson, who captured one hailstone measuring about 4 inches in diameter.Other viewers sent similar...
Illinois Town Evacuated After Heavy Rain Causes ‘Imminent’ Dam Failure
More reports of damage are continuing to come in from Monday night's storm that ripped across Illinois and Wisconsin, with one town being evacuated because of the threat of flash flooding. The National Weather Service has several Flash Flood Warnings in effect at the time this article was published, with...
Resident apartments feel 'unsafe' after rain comes through roof
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The big storms last week forced about a dozen people out of a Minneapolis apartment, and they don’t think it’s safe to go back yet. Now they’re battling a landlord who seems hard to track down. The only people at the building on...
Section of Plymouth Ave. renamed to honor longtime Minneapolis activist
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - A section of Plymouth Avenue North in Minneapolis was dedicated in honor of longtime civil rights activist Spike Moss. Plymouth Avenue from Newton Avenue to Lyndale Avenue will now be known as "Spike Moss Way." The name change was approved by the Minneapolis City Council and...
St. Paul: University of St. Thomas to appeal ruling over D1 sports arena [Pioneer Press]
A recent Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling hasn’t slowed construction of a new Division 1 hockey and basketball arena at the University of St. Thomas, after all. University officials issued a public statement on Tuesday indicating they would appeal the Court of Appeals decision, which called the city of St. Paul’s environmental review of potential arena impacts insufficient in three key areas. Rather than work with the city on a new Environmental Assessment Worksheet, or EAW, for the 5,500-seat arena, St. Thomas will challenge the order in court, according to a statement posted Tuesday to the university’s website.
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