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Altra Federal Credit Union teaches kids money management.
ROCHESTER, Minn.-Managing finances and money is one of those skills every kid and adult needs to survive. Altra Federal Credit Union is helping kids become financially literate and manage money through 'Cash Camp'. Altra Federal Credit Union youth marketing specialist Holly Salimes says, "We're teaching kids about money, saving, spending,...
Griot Arts: Creative Space and Bookstore Celebrating the BIPOC Community
Hours: Wednesday and Thursday, 10 AM – 4 PM / Friday, 10 AM – 5 PM / Saturday, 10 AM – 4 PM. Right along Broadway, near the very center of the city, Griot Arts opened its doors in early July 2024. The Centreville Building, where Griot Arts is a tenant, is a historic building with a storied past. Now, it can add a community bookshop and gathering space to its long legacy — certainly a place where more stories will be created and told.
Duo to stand trial for Rochester drive-by shooting
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Two people accused of a drive-by shooting are pleading not guilty. Torria Dilanna Simms, 27 of Rochester, and Joseph Wesley Simmons, 26 of Rochester, are accused of firing multiple shots at a vehicle in the area of 41st Street NW and East Frontage Road on March 30. No one was injured in the gunfire.
Rochester Police Find Body of Young Man During Welfare Check
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- The Rochester Police Department is investigating the death of a young man. Limited information is available. Communications Coordinator Amanda Grayson says officers found his body during a welfare check on Sunday. Police conducted the check at a residence in the 10 block of 6th Ave. in...
Metro Bus Operator Wins Gold At State Bus Roadeo
ST.CLOUD (WJON News) -- A St. Cloud bus driver is the best in the state. On Saturday the Minnesota Public Transit Association held its 37th Annual Statewide Bus Roadeo at Canterbury Park in Shakopee. For the second year in a row, Metro Bus Dial-a-Ride driver David Peacock took first place...
Punishing people for sleeping and camping in public spaces
In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled fining or jailing people for sleeping and camping in public places when there is no shelter available does not violate the Constitution. The decision gives local governments the license to criminally punish people in homeless encampments or other public spaces. A recently...
DFL reports record-breaking fundraising within first 48 hours of Kamala Harris' campaign for president
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Just days after Vice President Kamala Harris began her campaign for president, the Minnesota DFL says it has seen record-breaking fundraising.Within the first 48 hours of the Harris campaign, the DFL says it raised over $200,000 through digital fundraising alone. The first 24 hours of the campaign were the strongest, with more than $100,000 donated online."Grassroots DFLers are turning their enthusiasm into time and resources that will help us keep Minnesota blue in November," said Minnesota DFL Chair Ken Martin. "Our party is energized and ready to help Kamala Harris prosecute the case against Donald Trump."Harris...
Republican Minnesota House candidate has history of tax delinquency, filed for bankruptcy
Isanti Mayor Jimmy Gordon — who is also a Republican-endorsed candidate for Minnesota House — has a long history of tax delinquency, including a $38,994 federal tax lien filed by the Internal Revenue Service that has not been released, according to county records. The IRS filed a tax lien against Gordon in 2019, and Isanti […] The post Republican Minnesota House candidate has history of tax delinquency, filed for bankruptcy appeared first on Minnesota Reformer.
Lake Country Power lineworker returns from electrifying Guatemala village
Ben Hoyt, journeyman lineworker for Lake Country Power, recently returned from a volunteer project in Guatemala to bring electricity into an eastern village for the first time. Hoyt and 13 other line workers built 3.5 miles of primary and secondary line, carried transformers by hand, wired homes with wall outlets and lightbulbs, and provided water filters to the Guatemalan people. The project was part of an international program sponsored by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, which has been providing volunteers to illuminate villages and...
Inclusive Day of Play to promote accessible playgrounds across Minnesota
ST. PAUL, Minn. — From New Richmond, Wisconsin, to Waconia, to Hopkins, WCCO has covered the evolution of accessible play. But there is still a long way to go.Gillette Children's playground is fully accessible, much to the delight of a young patient named Faith."She lights up and she laughs and just enjoys everything about it," said Josie Laleman, Faith's mother. "She would probably choose to play all day long (laughs)!"Faith lives in Marshall, where her mom helped lead an effort to get an accessible playground there. "Playgrounds give us an opportunity to communicate with people who communicate in all different...
Standard Communities Makes First Investment in Minnesota
Standard Communities, a national multifamily housing investor and developer, has made its first investment in Minnesota, acquiring Rivertown Commons, a 96-unit 100% affordable community for seniors and individuals with disabilities in Stillwater. The transaction is capitalized at $27.8 million. Standard completed the acquisition in partnership with the Washington County Community...
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