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June 6, 2024

Applications Open for the 1st Minnesota Cannabis Business Licenses Next Month

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Certain Minnesotans — like veterans and people convicted of cannabis possession before it became legal —can apply next month for the first cannabis business licenses designed to give entrepreneurs a head-start so the legal market is ready to launch in 2025. The Minnesota Legislature this year signed off on a “preapproval” licensing […]

June 5, 2024

Governor Walz Announces Funding for Peace Officer Training

[ST. PAUL] – Governor Tim Walz today announced that 35 law enforcement agencies across the state will receive funding for the new Intensive Comprehensive Peace Officer Education and Training (ICPOET) Grant Program. More law enforcement agencies are experiencing staffing shortfalls as officers retire, and fewer people are choosing to enter the profession. “Law enforcement is […]

June 5, 2024

Minneapolis Ranked #1 in Most Laid-Back Cities

Living somewhere relaxing is something plenty of us could certainly use. According to one recent poll, Americans feel relaxed for just 40 minutes a day. If this sounds like you, then perhaps you could use a change of scenery. Perhaps one of these cities is calling your name? Here’s a look at a list of […]

June 5, 2024

Fagen Fighters Museum D-Day Event

The Fagen Fighters WWII Museum in Granite Falls is holding an event to highlight Thursday’s 80th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion. The museum will open at 10am, with the program beginning at 11am. The event will also feature vintage warbird flight at 1pm, weather permitting. More information can be found on the museum’s website (click […]

June 5, 2024

“Isaac’s Voice” Bill Passes 2024 Legislative Session

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) A bill nicknamed “Isaac’s Voice” was passed in this year’s legislative session, compelling authorities to let legal guardians of children know when an order for protection (OFP) has been lifted. Co-author of the bill, Republican Representative Dean Urdahl of Grove City, says in 13-year-old Isaac Hoff’s case, his grandmother was never […]

June 5, 2024

Oil Spill in Spicer

(Spicer, MN) — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, DNR, and local officials have contained a minor oil spill Pirrotta Park in Spicer. Officials reported the spill at 9 a.m. Monday with oil going into Green Lake. The source of the spill is under investigation. Spicer Mayor Robin Decathelineau says despite its small volume, immediate action […]

June 4, 2024

Potential Thunderstorms to the East This Afternoon

Storms could plow from west to east across Minnesota on Tuesday afternoon, with the line of potentially severe storms moving through the Twin Cities metro around dinner time. “A line of thunderstorms will move through the area this afternoon & evening. Isolated damaging winds, hail, & a tornado or two are possible, primarily across eastern […]

June 4, 2024

Two Injured in Kandiyohi Co Crash

Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Kandiyohi County Monday evening north of Paynesville. The State Patrol says two pickups collided at the intersection of Highway 23 and County Road 33 at about 6:15pm. The Patrol says the driver of one of the pickups, 15-year-old Owen Priebe of Swanville was taken to Paynesville […]

June 3, 2024

Rock Of The North Kicks Off Today!

Rock of the North is here! It’s your chance to win $500 dollars if you’re the first to find the Rock. We’ll be hiding a rock every week for the four weeks in June. Starting today, June 3rd, you’ll be able to stop into any one of our sponsors and get clues to where the […]

May 31, 2024

Governor Walz Joins Veterans, Community Leaders to Dedicate New Veterans Home in Montevideo

Alongside veterans and community leaders, Governor Tim Walz today officially dedicated the new veterans home in Montevideo. The Montevideo Veterans Home is one of three new Minnesota veterans homes that the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA) opened this year. “Minnesota remains committed to our veterans. The opening of the Montevideo Veterans Home, the third […]