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Southern Minnesota Dam and Bridge at Risk of Collapse After Heavy Flooding
{KXLG – Minnesota} Rushing waters from the Blue Earth River have already left a trail of debris and destruction on the edges of a southern Minnesota dam that partially failed last week. Still, officials acknowledged Tuesday the structure most in danger may be the bridge that looms nearby. The...
13 Minnesota Cities to See Spectacular Fireworks on Friday, July 5th
Did you miss out on the Fourth of July fireworks? Don’t worry, because the celebration isn’t over yet!. Due to heavy rain in some areas on Independence Day, several cities in Minnesota have rescheduled their fireworks displays to Friday, July 5th. This means you get a second chance to watch the sky light up and keep the freedom celebrations going!
MN Senator Klobuchar, Rep. Craig introduce bill to crack down on fentanyl trafficking
HASTINS, MINN. — Despite what big tech says, social media can be deadly. Just ask Devin Norring's parents. Devin died in 2020 after he took a fentanyl-laced pill he purchased over messaging app Snapchat, thinking it was Percocet. The 19-year-old was suffering from migraines and was unable to get access to doctor's appointments at the height of the pandemic.
Iowa Woman Found With Body Near Eyota Makes First Court Appearance on Murder Charges
Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News)- The Iowa woman found with a body in her crashed vehicle near Eyota last month has made her first court appearance on murder charges. 32-year-old Margot Lewis was arraigned on two counts of second-degree murder in Hennepin County Court in Minneapolis on Monday. She was charged in connection to the death of 35-year-old Liaria Tsai last week.
Prairie Island opens cannabis dispensary, the state’s first near TC
Tiketa Champion was on vacation with her family visiting The Lagoon, a water park at Treasure Island Resort & Casino. On the drive over from Rochester, she noticed signs advertising Island Peži, a new cannabis dispensary. So she dropped off her husband and two boys at the water park...
Collision near the Twin Cities involved a driver from Dodge County
MCLEOD COUNTY, Minn. - A Dodge County duo was involved in a two-vehicle accident Saturday west of the Twin Cities. It happened around 11:43 am in McCleod County. The Minnesota State Patrol says Nancy Ann Prins, 63 of Hayfield, was driving a 2016 Nissan Rogue north on Highway 15 when she stopped to allow a vehicle in front of her to turn. A northbound 2012 Toyota Prius driven by Hikaru Nakagawa, 24 of New Ulm, then crashed into Prins. The collision happened near the intersection with 110th Street.
Margot Lewis fails to appear at hearing
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — KIMT News reports Margot Lewis, the North Liberty woman accused of killing Liara Tsai in June, failed to appear at her Zoom hearing with Olmsted County Friday. The hearing was to advise the defendant of her rights, to allow Lewis to plead guilty or if the...
T-bone crash during Rochester fireworks
(ABC 6 News) – Rochester Police are investigating a T-bone that happened crash near Soldier’s Field Golf Course Friday night. RPD says the crash happened around 10:07 p.m., as the fireworks were going off. One car T-boned the other, resulting in one driver sustaining minor injuries. That driver...
Over two dozen arrested in July 4th disturbances in Minneapolis, but no gun violence
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Minneapolis police say they arrested more than two dozen people early Friday morning when groups of young adults shot fireworks at police officers, civilians and their vehicles in the Dinkytown neighborhood near the U-of-M's East Bank campus. But there was no gun violence, compared to four shootings on July 4th last year and seven on Boom Island the year before. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara says most of those arrested will be charged with felony rioting but those who deliberately aimed fireworks at others will face felony assault charges. Some of those arrested had out-of-state licenses from Kansas, Massachusetts and Maine, and authorities blame social media "pop-up" invitations encouraging people to come to Minneapolis and cause trouble.
Twins make another roster move and call up Matt Wallner from Triple-A
It’s been a busy week for the Minnesota Twins as far as roster moves go. Two top prospects were moved around, with David Festa heading back to St. Paul after getting roughed up in the first two starts of his career, while Brooks Lee has been living up to the immense hype he carried with him into his MLB debut. Josh Winder was tossed into the transaction mix, getting the roster spot that Festa forfeited, and now Matt Wallner is reportedly joining the fun.
Watch: Twins' Jose Miranda ties major league record for most consecutive hits
Minnesota Twins infielder Jose Miranda has been on an historic run this week, tying a major league record with a hit in 12 consecutive at-bats.He is just the fourth player in MLB history to reach that mark, and the first to do so since Walt Dropo in 1952. Pinky Higgins (1938) and Johnny Kling (1902) were the other two players to achieve it. He continued that tear on Saturday afternoon with singles in the second and fourth innings against the Houston Astros to tie the record. MAKE IT 12!Jose Miranda has hits in 12 straight at-bats, the longest streak in the Expansion...
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