Archive for May. 4 2017
Measles Outbreak Now In Crow Wing County
It’s a virus that can wreak havoc on a young child. For the last few weeks, there have been reports of a recent measles outbreak in the Somali-American community in…
Read MoreAbigail’s Story: Community Rallies Behind Young Girl Needing Heart Transplant
She may look like any other 20-month-old little girl, but Abigail Freihammer is living with a heart condition. Her parents say Abigail can do almost anything and is full of…
Read MoreGolden Apple: Nineteen BHS Students Headed To All-State Music Camps
Through the Minnesota Music Educators Association, high school students from around the state put together a blind audition tape to send into a panel of over 50 judges. The students…
Read MoreValleyfair Prepares Amusement Park For May 12th Opening
With Valleyfair’s 2017 summer season just over a week away, Minnesota’s amusement park is working on getting everything ready and putting the finishing touches on it’s brand new ride. The…
Read MoreDayton Warns Of Budget Struggle Due To Policy Battles
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Mark Dayton worries smaller skirmishes over policy changes will hang up a deal for a new state budget. Dayton and Republicans who control the…
Read MoreNames Released In School Bus Crash
Authorities have released the name of the driver that allegedly ran through a stop sign striking a Bemidji school bus and causing it to roll into the ditch. The driver…
Read MoreOver 1,000 Minnesota Drivers In 2 Weeks Caught Using Phones
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota State Patrol says too many drivers are distracted by their cellphones. Minnesota Public Radio reports that a recent two-week enforcement effort nabbed more…
Read MoreCrookston Homicide Suspect Arrested In Bloomington
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — A manhunt for a homicide suspect has ended with his capture in Bloomington. Authorities say shots were fired as officers pursued the man in Hennepin County.…
Read MoreValleyfair Prepares Amusement Park For May 12th Opening
With Valleyfair’s 2017 summer season just over a week away, Minnesota’s amusement park is working on getting everything ready and putting the finishing touches on it’s brand new ride. The…
Read MoreLegislation Would Raise Minnesota’s Smoking Age To 21
ST. PAUL, MN., AP– Sen. Carla Nelson (R-Rochester) announced new legislation today – SF 2370 – that would decrease youth smoking by raising the sales age for tobacco products to…
Read MoreMeasles Case Confirmed In Crow Wing County
One child from Crow Wing County has been confirmed with measles. The Minnesota Department of Health said late Wednesday that one unvaccinated child contracted the disease after being exposed in…
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