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Meet the 2024 Miss Juneteenth State Pageant Queens
MINNEAPOLIS — Five queens were crowned for the first-ever Miss Juneteenth Minnesota State Pageant on Saturday in St. Paul. Contestants, pageant officials and more than 300 family and community members celebrated Juneteenth and the event's theme Rediscovering Our Culture and Redefining Our Freedom at Hamline University's Sundin Music Hall.
While Minnesota bids drought farewell, farmers deal with rain-related woes
LINO LAKES, Minn. — For the first time in almost two years, Minnesota is drought-free.The rainy spring has made an impact. For some farmers, like Butch Cardinal, getting so much water in so short a time has created problems, too."It's never perfect," Cardinal said, the owner of All Good Organics vegetable farm in Lino Lakes. "It's never 'average.' Farmers deal with it. It is what it is."The excessive rain and heat have been great for the hay fields and pastures, according to Cardinal. But the rain flooded his farmland, too."It keeps us out of the fields," he said. "The tractors can't go. They sink, it's mud. Everything gums up, plugs up."He says he'll be OK, but the flooding put Cardinal behind in his growing schedule and also killed some of his pepper plants."The best thing for drought conditions would be a long-term, steady rainfall so you can get it, you can soak it into the ground," said WCCO meteorologist Lisa Meadows. "Otherwise, when we do get a lot of storms at once, then you're looking at the flooding concerns."
Minnesota’s new Uber and Lyft law just cements their duopoly in place
At the conclusion of a two-year journey aimed at improving the conditions for ridehail drivers in Minnesota, state Sen. Omar Fateh, DFL-Minneapolis, expressed what a lot of people were feeling when he emotionally referred to HF4746 as “this damn bill.”. He had every right to be emotional. The conversation...
Challenge course opens in Bloomington
Finding a playground in the Twin Cities metro for littles is pretty easy, but a new one in Bloomington is perfect for the teens who want a challenge. The Smith Park Challenge Course is open now in near Interstate 494 and Highway 77. The park includes a timed 40-yard dash race track, an obstacle course for kids ages 13+ and an all-inclusive play structure for all ages. The playground is from local company, MWP Recreation. It’s the second of its kind in the Twin Cities. There’s another challenge course in Golden Valley, two in Jordan and another on the way in Lakeville. The Smith Park Challenge Course is located at 8155 Park Ave. S.
Southbound I-494 closed temporarily Tuesday for Officer Mitchell processional
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Southbound Interstate 494 will be closed part of Tuesday for the procession after the memorial service for fallen Minneapolis Police Officer Jamal Mitchell. The southbound portion of highway will be closed starting at 2 p.m., from Maple Grove to Highway 62 in Minnetonka/Eden Prairie, according to...
Brooklyn Park censures second councilmember
The Brooklyn Park City Council has censured a second councilmember. Councilmember Maria Tran will be barred from certain councilmember activities following an investigation that concluded Tran exhibited hostile behavior in the treatment of an employee. The City Council voted June 10 to censure Tran, alleging that she created “an intimidating, hostile, and offensive work environment in violation of the Code of Conduct for Elected Officials and the City’s Respectful Workplace Policy.” ...
Artists create Minnesota-shaped Adirondack chairs for Target Field
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins are celebrating the 10,000 lakes that make up Twins Territory.Their new "City Connect" uniforms feature a rippled water design, and a project off the field highlights our love of lakes and rivers. Winona artist Sarah Johnson was surprised when she got called up to the majors."I got an email from the Minnesota Twins and I was like,' OK, Russian bots,'" said Johnson, founder of the Joy Labs.But it wasn't fake. It's real life for Johnson and nine other Minnesota makers selected by the team to hand-paint a set of state-shaped Adirondack chairs."It's a little bit of a...
Northsiders gather at Oak Park center to celebrate Foster Green Day
Garden gurus and community members took to the dirt to celebrate the City of Minneapolis's declaration of May 18 as Foster Green Day. The day was commemorated in the backyard of the Oak Park Community Center and the headquarters of Project Sweetie Pie, the local grassroots urban farm organization led by Michael Chaney.
Minneapolis Opens Applications for 2025 Affordable Housing Tax Credits, Urges Timeliness and Transparency
For those looking to tackle the affordable housing challenge in Minneapolis, the clock is ticking. The City has rolled out a call for applications for the 2025 9% Housing Tax Credit (HTC) program, aimed at increasing the stock of affordable rental housing. The Minneapolis government, in its latest bulletin, has remarked that this tax credit serves as a financial foundation to support the development, preservation, and stabilization of housing that remains accessible to low-income renters.
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