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July 17, 2024

Jon Pardi Welcomes Another Baby Girl

Jon and Summer Pardi have welcomed another baby girl into their family. Jon’s wife Summer gave birth to Sienna Grace Pardi on July 16th. Sienna officially made their 17-month-old daughter Presley Fawn a big sister. Big sis, Presley, was born on February 18th, 2023. Jon and Summer now join the “Two Under Two” club, meaning […]

July 17, 2024

Officially Confirmed: Reba Will Host 60th ACM Awards

Reba McEntire hinted that she would be back again while hosting this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards and now it’s official! The Academy has made the official announcement that Reba will indeed be tapped to host the 60th annual show on May 8, 2025 at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco. “If […]

July 16, 2024

Morgan Wallen Announces Homecoming Show In TN

Morgan Wallen just made the announcement on social media that he’s coming home! He’ll perform at the University of Tennessee (UT)’s Neyland Stadium in Knoxville later this year as part of his One Night at a Time Tour. Wallen is bringing the tour to his hometown show at Neyland Stadium on Sunday, September 22nd and […]

July 16, 2024

Ingrid Andress MLB Homerun Derby National Anthem Called ‘One Of The Worst’

There have been quite a few bad first pitches thrown out by celebrities at big baseball games. There’s some grace given to those celebrities because, after all, throwing baseballs around are usually not what they’re known for. But when a singer gives a bad performance of the National Anthem, there’s a little more to […]

July 16, 2024

Change in Parking for “Rockin’ Robbins”

WILLMAR, MN – Due to standing water, and soft ground, there will be no parking on Robbins Island in Willmar this evening (Tuesday) for the first Rockin’ Robbins concert. Officials say only handicapped parking will be allowed. Concertgoers are encouraged to take the free Park & Ride shuttles from four convenient locations: Willmar Middle School, […]

July 15, 2024

Shania To Host People’s Choice Country Awards

When are the ‘People’s Choice Country Awards’ and how can I watch? The ceremony will air live on Thursday, September 26th, at 8/7c. The show will air on both NBC and on Peacock. The first “People’s Choice Country Awards” took place last year and was hosted by Little Big Town. The Grand Ole Opry will host […]

July 15, 2024

Morgan Wallen Postpones Shows

Morgan Wallen has postponed three of his shows- one of which was just hours before he was supposed to hit the stage Friday at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Wallen announced the cancelation of his July 12th concert in Tampa on social media, as well as his July 18th and 19th shows in Charlotte, […]

July 15, 2024

One Injured in Kandiyohi Co ATV Crash

A New London woman was injured in an ATV crash in Kandiyohi County early Saturday morning northeast of New London. The Sheriff’s Office says 47-year-old Paula Schaeffer was taken to CentraCare Hospital in Willmar for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Authorities say she and 57-year-old Christopher Schaeffer were riding their ATV’s when the crash happened in […]

July 15, 2024

Granite Falls Man Pleads Guilty to Criminal Sexual Assault

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — A man from Granite Falls has agreed to plead guilty to charges of second-degree criminal sexual conduct after prosecutors say he held his girlfriend captive for four days in her dorm room at Saint Catherine University in Saint Paul, raping, beating, and waterboarding the victim before she escaped. The Star […]

July 12, 2024

Jelly Roll Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Dropped

The Philadelphia wedding band that calls themselves Jellroll has dropped their lawsuit against Jelly Roll, the country singer. They filed the original lawsuit in April citing trademark infringement on their band name they’ve been using since 1980. They claimed their Jellyroll (band) Google search results plummeted since Jelly Roll (the country singer) came on […]