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Minnesota hospital named among the best in the nation: US News ranking
ROCHESTER, Minn. (FOX 9) - The Mayo Clinic was named one of the top 20 best hospitals in the United States. U.S. News & World Report releases an annual list of top hospitals, including the best children’s care, maternity care, regional hospitals, complex specialty care, and more. The 2024-2025...
New Miss Minnesota inspired by work with Haitian orphans
When Muna Ali graced the stage at the Ames Center on June 23 during the State Pageant Finals of the Miss Minnesota USA 2024 contest, she had no idea that her years of dedicated hard work would culminate in her literal crowning moment when she was named Miss Minnesota USA.
Fillmore County Fair offers a history lesson at The O’Hara Country School
Chief Meteorologist Aaron White visited the O'Hara Country School at the Fillmore County Fairgrounds in Preston, MN and spoke with Joann Hall from the Preston Historical Society about the school and what people can learn by visiting.
Missing Child Scam Circulating In Minnesota
All scams are terrible and there are plenty of them to go around these days. However, this one might be one of the worst thanks to the nature of the scam. There have been so many scams in Minnesota and Wisconsin lately that the Duluth Police Department recently shared some basic scam tips to help us all avoid becoming a victim.
Goodwill Stores in Minnesota Will Not Accept These Donations
It's the perfect day to open the windows and deep clean your house. Find those things that haven't seen the light of day for a good while. I love decluttering and donating stuff I'm not using anymore. There's something so freeing about getting rid of "junk," and you know what they say - one person's junk is another's treasure. ;)
Three Minnesota Men Sentenced For Illegally Selling Firearms On Social Media
(KNSI) – A sting operation based in St. Cloud busts three Minnesota men using social media to traffic machine guns. The terms range from just over a year to about eight years in prison. A press release notes that 19-year-old Rafael Carter Wesley, 21-year-old Avont Akira Drayton, and 22-year-old Kyrees Darius Johnson will be subject to supervised release once their sentences have been completed.
Man sentenced after entering a woman’s apartment while she slept
(ABC 6 News)- On Wednesday, July 17 a Racine man was sentenced to 60 months for entering a woman’s apartment while she slept. Brian Joseph Miller, 42, pleaded guilty to 1st-degree burglary of an occupied dwelling in an Olmsted County Court on April 29,. Miller will serve out his...
Could traditionally blue Minnesota be within Trump's reach?
MINNEAPOLIS — Last weekend, a presidential race like no other dipped further into the improbable, with the survival of former President Donald Trump from an assassin's bullet by just millimeters.Trump's defiant response to the assassination attempt, captured in unforgettable images, has even Trump critics calling it one of the defining moments of the 2024 campaign."That is kind of political rocket fuel. And so I think you're seeing a consolidation of the Republican Party much faster than I think people anticipated," said Abou Amara, a Democratic analyst.Polls have been showing more and more states, including traditionally blue Minnesota, within Trump's reach."I...
A Somali-American former investigator: why you’re hearing about fraud in my community
The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, where I previously worked as a fraud investigator, announced last year its largest ever Medicaid fraud case, charging 18 people with stealing $9.5 million. Not long after, the AG charged three people with stealing nearly $11 million, again in Medicaid funds. In May, eight were charged with defrauding Medicaid of […] The post A Somali-American former investigator: why you’re hearing about fraud in my community appeared first on Minnesota Reformer.
New ‘We’re Open!’ Tease From Popular Marrow in Rochester, MN
Boards have been up on a restaurant in downtown Rochester, Minnesota for about two months due to a car smashing into the side it on Sunday, May 12th. I drive by this place every single day and have been watching for updates on when Marrow will reopen. The good news is that part of the restaurant has reopened. Sort of.
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