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Minnesota Teen Girl Hospitalized After Crashing on I-90 in Olmsted County
Stewartville, MN (KROC-AM News)- A teenage girl was taken to a hospital after crashing on Interstate 90 in southeast Minnesota. She was the only person involved in the single-vehicle crash. The State Patrol responded to the wreck in Olmsted County shortly after 9:30 Tuesday night. Austin, MN Teen Girl Taken...
National Community Survey continues in Rochester
ROCHESTER, Minn. – The City of Rochester is continuing the National Community Survey (NCS) in 2024. The survey, which is facilitated by the National Research Center, is aimed at gauging resident perceptions of city services and priorities, providing valuable insights into the city’s future direction. “We invite and...
What to Know about Minnesota’s New Child Safety Seat Law
As we get ready to turn the page to another new month on the calendar, things are about to change for Minnesota parents transporting their young children. August 1, the state's new Child Passenger Safety Law goes into effect, with a few changes to the existing statutes. The new changes...
How Minnesota's Native Americans are safeguarding their musical traditions
At summertime social powwows and spiritual ceremonies throughout the Upper Midwest, Native Americans are gathering around singers seated at big, resonant drums to dance, celebrate and connect with their ancestral culture. "I grew up singing my entire life, and I was always taught that dewe'igan is the heartbeat of our people," said Jakob Wilson, 19, using the Ojibwe term for drum that's rooted in the words for heart and sound. "The absolute power and feeling that comes off of the drum and the singers around it is incredible."Wilson has led the drum group at Hinckley-Finlayson High School. In 2023, Wilson's...
A break in the rain this week?
Call it the Soggy Summer of 2024. I started counting rain days since the beginning of meteorological summer on June 1. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport recorded at least a trace of rain on 18 of 30 days in June. July brought rain on 16 of 23 days so far this month.
Salt Lake City celebrates announcement that it will host the 2034 Winter Olympics
Salt Lake City was formally awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics following a Tuesday vote by the IOC in Paris, which gave Utah its second games after hosting the 2002 Winter Olympics. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City was formally awarded the 2034 Winter Olympics and Paralympics following a vote Wednesday by the International Olympic Committee in Paris, giving Utah its second Games after hosting in 2002. About a thousand sports fans gathered in downtown Salt Lake City at 3 a.m. local time — 11 a.m. in Paris — to watch the long-anticipated announcement on a livestream. Some dressed in ski gear in the summer heat, while others donned Team USA merchandise and waved flags with the Olympic rings. The crowd erupted in cheers as Olympic officials made their final decision to return to a city where they said the local enthusiasm was palpable even two decades after it first hosted. Utah’s capital city was the only candidate for 2034 after the Olympic committee gave Salt Lake City exclusive negotiating rights last year. Climate change and high operational costs have reduced the number of cities willing and able to welcome the Winter Games.
Legion Post 77 wins postseason matchup against Byron
It took just a day for the Owatonna American Legion Post 77 baseball team to rebound after their loss against Albert Lea on Sunday night as it took on Byron in an elimination game Monday night. After being down 3-2 in the third inning, Owatonna scored four runs in the inning to take a 6-3 lead and kept the lead throughout the game as they beat Byron 8-4. Owatonna took...
Destination Medical Center gives updates on West Transit Village
ROCHESTER, Minn.- The city of Rochester approved a resubdivision of Mayo Clinic's West Shuttle Lot 36, on Monday, July 15, to prepare for work on Mayo's West Transit Village. Patrick Seeb, executive director of Destination Medical Center says that the project, when finished, will convert the 13 acre parking lot and surrounding properties into a 16 acre neighborhood at the western end of the city's new Link Rapid Transit system.
International torch run carries message of peace
ROCHESTER, Minn.-Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run gives many runners and volunteers a chance to spread the message of peace. The run started in New York in April and the team has been carrying the torch across the continent. Every eight to 10 miles, runners pass the torch. Runner from Austin,...
Trump, Vance to visit Minnesota this weekend
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Former President Donald Trump and his running mate in the 2024 election, Sen. JD Vance, are set to visit central Minnesota this weekend.Trump and Vance will make a stop in St. Cloud on Saturday, their campaign announced Tuesday. They will appear at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center at 7 p.m. According to a release, their speeches will focus on economics, "law and order" and illegal immigration.Trump announced Vance as his running mate last week at the Republican National Convention, days after the former president survived an assassination attempt.The visit comes in the wake of President...
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