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Faribault girls golf wins big over Lakeville South on Senior Day
Senior Faribault girls golfers Sara Dobson, Meredith Umbreit and Kaitlyn Worke played their last regular season home varsity meet as Falcons Thursday, going out as winners for the last time. Faribault won big over Lakeville South, beating them by 41 strokes in the four-person qualifier, 414 to 455. Mariana Hager was the low scorer for the Falcons with a 98. Lakeville's Charlotte Benolkin had the overall low match of the...
Huskies earn 1st place finishes in Northfield Triangular
Owatonna track and field took home first place finishes for both its boys and girls teams on Thursday as part of a Northfield triangular. The Huskies scored 108 points on the boys side, well ahead of Northfield with 52 and Red Wing with 18. On the girls side it was a 97 point first place finish ahead of Northfield’s 56 points and Red Wing’s 32 point effort. As for the individual events, on the boys side Lucas Webber took home first place in the 100...
2 record-breaking shovelnose sturgeons caught within 4 days in MN
(FOX 9) - Two record-breaking shovelnose sturgeons were caught within a few days of each other in Minnesota in March. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said it recognized two shovelnose sturgeons as state records in the catch-and-release category, based on the length of the fish. Tyler Young of...
Adapted softball: Hawks, Blazing Cats go for four in a row
State tournament starts Friday at Chanhassen High Two streaks are on the line at this weekend’s state adapted softball tournament. Dakota United, a co-op program that includes Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Eastview, Lakeville North, Lakeville South and Rosemount high schools, has won the last three state championships in the PI Division and hasn’t lost a state tournament game since 2018 (the tournament was not held in 2020 and 2021 because...
Baseball: Ponies upend Park to stay atop SEC
COTTAGE GROVE — Playing its fifth game in seven days, the Stillwater baseball team cruised to a 7-2 Suburban East Conference victory over the Wolfpack on Wednesday, May 15 at Park High School. The victory keeps the Ponies (12-4 SEC, 14-4) in position to claim the conference title with just two games remaining. The Ponies travel to Cretin-Derham Hall on Friday, May 17 and then close out the regular season at Irondale (2-14, 4-14) on May 20. ...
Kizik Opens Store at Mall of America as Retail Expansion Plan Kicks Into High Gear
Armando Cabral's New Retail Vision Comes to Life in Rockefeller Center One year after opening it first brick-and-mortar location near Salt Lake City, Kizik is doubling down on a retail expansion plan that includes new stores and further extension into wholesale. According to Kizik chief executive officer Monte Deere, the kicks into high gear on Friday with the opening of its second permanent store – this time at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. Located in the mall’s West Market, the 1,645-sq.-ft. space will offer the Utah-based hands-free footwear brand’s full assortment of men’s, women’s, and kids’ shoes in all sizes, as...
Association honors Mackenthun’s for Minnesota-grown, hunger initiatives
Mackenthun’s Fine Foods of Waconia was among the honorees at the Minnesota Grocers Association (MGA) Champions Luncheon held on Tuesday, April 16 at the Omni Viking Lakes Hotel in Eagan. This event showcases from, farm to fork, the Minnesota food industry’s positive impact on our communities. The afternoon highlighted the accomplishments of those engaged in all aspects of the Minnesota food industry. Mackenthun’s took regional honors in the Minnesota Grown program recognizing grocers that bring local products to market. The Waconia family grocer also was recognized with a Bag Hunger Campaign “Silver Plate Award” for community hunger support. The MGA’s 2023 campaign donated more than 1.5 million meals across the state, and in the last 15 years has provided over 44 million meals to hungry families in Minnesota.
Minnesotans soak up above average spring warmth
MINNEAPOLIS — When it comes to warm days like Friday, there may be no two bigger fans than Anne Harvey's pups Lou and Leland.The three played fetch at Lake Harriet, but not before a little tug of war over the stick."It's their favorite thing. They just love getting in the lake as much as they can," said Harvey.Harvey said she will take this weather, over the summers in her former home."We were living in Texas for four years and I can't do 115-degree summers anymore, so I'm pretty happy with anything that's not that,' said Harvey.MORE NEWS: 17-year-old boy arrested after standoff...
Two injured after crash on Highway 14
BROWN COUNTY, Minn. (KEYC) - A truck and an SUV crashed at an intersection on Highway 14 at around 5 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Gerald Edward Traurig of New Ulm, 80, was heading southbound on County Road 10 when his 2014 Ram 3500 crashed into a 2021 Ford EcoSport driven by Cynthia Ann Bratland of Hastings, 58, as she was heading eastbound on Highway 14.
Friday kicks off 80-degree streak in Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS — Warm air will be fanned into the Upper Midwest on Friday.The forecast high in the Twin Cities is 84 degrees. The wind will increase some and you can expect it to be fairly breezy into Saturday as well.Saturday will be in the lower 80s and Sunday may just hit 80. We will have more dry time than not heading into the weekend. Some isolated showers bubble up Saturday during the day, with most of the rain staying north. The week starts with a chance for thunderstorms, with activity possible Monday evening through Tuesday afternoon.Storms are likely as we watch a low spiral into Minnesota before departing Tuesday.
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