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New leaders set to step up for 'Streaks
CHISHOLM—After losing two vital pieces to his offense last season, Dominic Olson and Sean Fleming, Chisholm High School football coach Nick Milani needs to fill those holes at quarterback and running back, respectively. So far, Milani has found some suitable replacements for those two players, senior Lawrence Oberg as the signal caller, and sophomore Charlie Pearson as the Bluestreaks get set to open their season on Thursday, Aug. 29, against Aitkin. ...
Perplexing pickleball vandalism will cost district thousands to repair
GRAND RAPIDS — A baffling act of vandalism on Grand Rapids School District grounds has the tennis program in a bit of a pickle. Superintendent Matt Grose said it started in late July when a buildings and grounds employee asked if anyone in the district had okayed the painting of a pickleball court on the tennis courts.
St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Leech Lake Brings Professional Anglers to Walker
Summer is coming to an end, but it’s not quite over yet. There is still time for next leg of the St. Croix Bassmaster Open, which kicked off Monday on Leech Lake in Walker. The weekend tournament was off to a great start with some beautiful skies to begin the day. Some sun, some clouds, and warm weather made for great fishing conditions as a crowd formed to watch the boats set off. But Leech Lake wasn’t taken over by any ordinary anglers.
Search Continues for Missing Minnesota Veteran From Itasca County – Cops Need YOUR Help!
ST. CLOUD, MN – Authorities in Itasca County, Minnesota are seeking public assistance in locating Caleb Bolin, a 40-year-old veteran who has been missing for over two weeks. Bolin was last seen leaving his workplace in St. Cloud on the morning of Tuesday, August 6, between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Thunderhawks Cross Country Season Preview
Brenden Sylvester returns after his state tournament appearance in 2023. Sylvester saved his best for last, when the lights were the brightest, turning in a personal record of 17:05 in the MSHSL AA State Championship 5000 meter race as a sophomore - 65th overall of 159 entries. Katelyn Carlson, an eighth-grade phenom, returns to varsity after a MSHSL AA State Tournament appearance as well - as a seventh-grader. Not to be outdone by Sylvester, Carlson also recorded her personal record time in the 5000 meters last season in the most important race of her life, finishing 58th overall out of 160 runners with a time of 19:59.3. You can expect more championship level running out of this pair once again this year. The Thunderhawks cross country team is coached by Steve Kohorst and Patty CarlinJanssen, and will hit the ground running next Wednesday against Virginia, at Virginia Golf Course.
Two Harbors Council Calls for Special Meeting to Address Water Quality in Agate Bay
Last week, the Two Harbors City Council spent a significant part of their meeting talking about the viability of a plan by the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District, to build a state of the art stormwater drainage system along the Agate Bay waterfront. The system was approved by the Council several years ago and would filter and remove pollutants including human E coli, pesticides and heavy metals from the waters of Agate Bay. The plan has been four years in the making and the Lake County SWCD has secured grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency for $733,000, through an agreement orchestrated by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. When built, the drainage system would include a sediment collection structure and biochar filtering ditch that will insure that water in Agate Bay doesn’t pose a health risk for locals and tourists who use the beach and the bay for swimming, boating and fishing. To put it plainly, this project is central to all the other projects that are part of the ongoing work to revitalize the Two Harbors waterfront.
12th annual Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival returns to Barkers Island
SUPERIOR, Wis. (Northern News Now) - An annual festival returned to Superior this weekend for its 12th year. Nicky Wilson and Brittney Johnson are lifelong Superiorites who we’re given the chance this year to help organize the Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival as co-chairs of the event. “Getting involved...
Prep soccer: Proctor boys fall in home opener while Esko puts on offensive display
On Saturday, the Proctor boys soccer team fell to Legacy Christian Academy 2-0 in their home opener, while Esko girls beat Proctor 6-1 on their home turf. For the Rails, their offense was out of sync all match, and try as they might with their defense, they allowed a goal in both the first and second half.
La Niña Is Back—Get Ready for a Wild Michigan Winter
Brace yourselves, Michigan. La Niña is making a comeback this fall, and if you're a fan of winter and extreme weather, you're gonna be a happy camper. As for the rest of us who tolerate Michigan's winter months so we can enjoy the brief interlude between snowflakes, get ready because the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts the waters in the Pacific Ocean are about to take an ice-cold dive. This means winter is going to give you every reason to invest in a new shovel or snowblower.
Prep soccer: Duluth Marshall explodes offensively, Cloquet-Carlton shutout
On Friday, the Duluth Marshall boys soccer team defeated Spectrum 8-0 in their season opener, while Cloquet-Carlton fell to Two Rivers 1-0. The Hilltoppers poured in eight goals against Spectrum, with three in the first half and five in the second. Benson Peterson and Briar Mrozik both found the back...
Hall of Famer Rod Carew adds a new title: U.S. citizen
SANTA ANA, Calif. — He's one of the greatest baseball players ever to play America's pastime. Now, at age 78, former Minnesota Twins star Rod Carew is officially an American citizen. The legendary baseball Hall of Famer took the Oath of Allegiance on Friday from the director of the...
Meteor seen over Wisconsin on Friday
According to the American Meteor Society, over 70 reports came in from across parts of Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Illinois of a meteor seen early Friday morning. Based on reports, the fireball was estimated to of had a path starting east of Augusta in Eau Claire county, travelled southeast and burned up northeast of Tomah in Monroe county. Seen as far north as Perham, Minnesota, and as far south as Talbott, Illinois, the fireball entered the atmosphere between 6:10 and 6:15am local time. The American Meteor Society will take any reports if you have any at amsmeteors.org.
Walz faces criticism for misleading IVF language
Republicans are jumping on Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) for making misleading statements about the infertility treatment he and his wife used, accusing the vice presidential nominee of lying for political expediency. Earlier this week, would-be second lady Gwen Walz shared that she and her husband opted for intrauterine insemination (IUI) to deal with infertility,…
Late season heat wave arrives this weekend, continuing into next week
Dangerous, record breaking heat continues through Saturday for the Southern Plains before gradually shifting northward into the Central Plains and Midwest later this weekend. Hazardous heat outlook Saturday temperature snapshot Sunday temperature snapshot Monday temperature snapshot Tuesday temperature snapshot The dome of heat shifts east into the Midwest and likely to be capped across the […]
NEW PARK RAPIDS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL OPENS THIS FALL
(Park Rapids, MN) — The Heartland Lakes Community School in Park Rapids will be welcoming students for the first time this fall. The Star Tribune reports that the public charter school received approval from the Park Rapids City Council for a conditional use permit earlier this week. The Minnesota Department of Education also approved of the plans, and estimates that the school will enroll around 85 students this first year. The K-12 school will be located at the Riverside United Methodist Church, and will officially be in session on September 3rd.
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