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Minnesota activist dies, leaves behind legacy of championing disability rights
MINNEAPOLIS — The legacy of disability activist Margot Imdieke Cross is everywhere. From Minnesota state parks to the Senate building or Target Field, she advocated for accessibility that is now in place for all residents. The Minnesota Council on Disability (MCD) released a statement Friday saying Imdieke Cross died...
Discovery of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills in Minnesota Hotel Room Leads to Federal Guilty Plea
Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News)- A Minnesota man is now awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to a charge connected to a massive fentanyl bust. A news release issued Thursday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota says the bust happened at a Twin Cities hotel in February. Law enforcement found...
Diversity Seen Across the Region
Hefty Seed Business Development Lead Jeff Preston serves Minnesota and the Dakotas. At the Ag PhD Field Day in Baltic, South Dakota, Preston said his geography covers a variety of conditions. “It’s very diverse agriculture with sugarbeets, dry edible beans, potatoes and more so our people have to know recommendations because of carryover and things like that in chemistry,” said Preston. “Down here it’s predominantly corn and beans.” Preston, who is based in Hillsboro, North Dakota, said soil types also vary greatly across the region.”The (Red River) Valley is very unique and we work all the way out to the Montana border. We go from irrigation to heavy clay/high magnesium soils to bull sand. So it’s very diverse and it takes different agronomy skills and expertise to work with farmers.”
In long-sought change, states must consider tribal rights when crafting water rules
In the 1800s, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa joined other tribes in signing a pair of treaties with the federal government, giving up massive swaths of land in return for the creation of a reservation in eastern Minnesota. The treaties included a guarantee: Tribal members would be able to return in […]
Balloon Blast! Minnesota Faces Surprise Layoffs as Medical Company Announces Workforce Reductions
MJP – A medical company has just revealed surprising staff reductions in Minnesota as part of a strategy to streamline operations by consolidating service centers and production facilities. ICU Medical is getting ready to shut down a service and distribution center in Oakdale, Minnesota, and dismiss all 83 workers...
Central MN American Legion Baseball Update
2024 MINNESOTA AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL DIVISION 1 PLAYOFF TOURNAMENT SUB-STATE 11 HOSTED BY: ORTHOPEDIC SPORTS FIELD (OSF) SARTELL/SARTELL HIGH SCHOOL (SHS) (THURSDAY JULY 25) SAUK RAPIDS POST 254 3 ST. CLOUD CHUTES POST 76 2 The Sauk Rapids Post 254 defeated their rivals the St.Clou...
Court dispositions: March 8, 2024
Freeborn County District Court March 8 Jose Guadalupe Garza Jr., 52, 940 Bridge Ave., Albert Lea. Count 1: Criminal damage to property – first-degree felony. Commit to Commissioner of Corrections – Adult MN Correctional Facility-St. Cloud for 15 months. Supervised probation for two years. Restitution $1,000. Fees $155. Brian James Phillips, 44, 105 13th St., […] The post Court dispositions: March 8, 2024 appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
Albert Lea Recreation Department brings new archery-based sport
It was a gorgeous summer evening Wednesday as members of Albert Lea Recreation hosted their first session of archery tag at Eberhart Park. The post Albert Lea Recreation Department brings new archery-based sport appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
Westbound detour on I-90 at Hwy 105 scheduled in Austin
(ABC 6 News) — According to MnDOT, one more detour is coming on Interstate 90 on Austin’s west end. Westbound I-90 motorists near the Highway 105/Oakland Avenue bridge will be detoured up the exit and down the entrance ramps overnight on July 29th as crews set the decking material on the new bridge beams.
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