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Northfield attorney faces possible 2nd suspension over eviction case

A Minnesota Supreme Court-appointed referee has recommended suspending a prominent Northfield attorney for at least 60 days after finding he violated professional conduct rules while pursuing a 2024 eviction case in Faribault. Referee Jon A. Maturi concluded in September that David Ludescher filed a frivolous eviction complaint and a subsequent frivolous motion for a new trial. However, Maturi determined that the filings were not malicious and that the misconduct was substantially less serious than violations that led to Ludescher’s previous suspension in 2023. Ludescher, a former Northfield city councilor and frequent voice in local political discussions, disputes the findings. The case began when a woman acquired a Faribault rental property whose previous owner had leased it without obtaining the required city rental license. The new owner retained Ludescher to evict two tenants, citing concerns about property damage, access to the home and potential civil or criminal penalties for continuing to rent without a license. Although the city of Faribault prohibits renting property without a license, its ordinance does not specify whether such a violation invalidates an existing lease. Ludescher maintained that the previous owner’s failure to obtain a license made the agreement unenforceable against the new owner, who should not

Northfield, MN · 3d

News Talk 1340 KROC-AM

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3 Minnesota Cities Now Ranked Among The Midwest's 10 Best Places To Live

Minnesota had more cities in the top 10 than any other state in a new ranking of the Midwest’s 10 best places to live. See which three made the list, where they ranked, and what makes each one stand out.

Minnesota · 5d

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Fried Cheese Curds And Malts Come Straight From The Kitchen At This Retro Cafe Tucked Into Downtown Red Wing

Only two people have ever made the pizza sauce at one small-town Minnesota restaurant since 1975. A father and his son. That’s it. Nobody else gets the recipe, and I love that stubborn loyalty. The dough shows up fresh from a bakery just one block away, several times a...

Red Wing, MN · 2d
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Minnesota Now

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Minnesota Man Walks Into Treasure Island on Halloween and Leaves With a Quarter-Million Dollars

Treasure Island Resort & Casino celebrated its biggest slot machine win of 2026 after a Minnesota man hit a $242,416.49 grand progressive jackpot.

Welch, MN · 1d

News8000com WKBT News 8

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Caledonia crushes Cannon Falls to advance to MSHSL state semifinals

The Warriors continued their dominant 2026 campaign on Thursday night as they trounced the Bombers 63-12 in the quarterfinal round.

Caledonia, MN · 20h

Hastings Star Gazette

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Dakota County plans for service changes in 2027

Dakota County is changing some park and library hours and services next year. The changes are being made due to planned 2027 budget reductions. Service changes as part of next year’s budget also include a new location for passport services, which does not require additional tax dollars. Here is...

Dakota County, MN · 2d

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Hope and Harbor’s The Next Step

Red Wings Hope and Harbor’s The Next Step, downstairs of the Christ Episcopal Church, has been getting some great donations, and they are ready to share them with our community free of charge. As the seasons change, having weather-appropriate clothing can make a big difference. If you or someone...

Red Wing, MN · 1d

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Northern Kitchen (Bloomington, MN)

The Twin Cities has not historically had much of a regional Chinese restaurant scene. There’ve been some very good Sichuan restaurants in the metro over the years (Grand Szechuan and Legendary Spice, most notably) and there are some acceptable dim sum options—depending on how charitable/cranky you’re feeling (Jade Dynasty and Yangtze are the best of the bunch). But there’s not much else beyond that of note. Or so I thought till this past summer when blog reader Michael C emailed me to recommend two Chinese restaurants I had not previously heard of. The one that particularly caught my eye was Northern Kitchen. This both because it’s located in Bloomington—a little closer to us than the Cities proper—and because their specialty is Northern Chinese cuisine. Given the rigors of my summer travels and then the start of my college term, it took us a while to get out there. We liked our first lunch—eaten the weekend before last—so much that we went back again this past weekend to eat more of the menu. Here’s a quick look at both meals.

Bloomington, MN · 1d

MinnesotaSportsFan

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Minnesota (MSHSL) Class 6A Football State Quarterfinals 2026: Previews, Predictions for All Four Games

Moorhead is gone. Minnesota’s top-ranked team entering the MSHSL Class 6A State Tournament second round fell to the No. 4-seed […]

Prior Lake, MN · 2d

CBS Minnesota

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City of Eagan sues data center company over "temporary chillers"

The City of Eagan is suing Eagan Capital, a data center company in business along Pilot Knob Road, alleging they've been operating "temporary chillers" without proper permits.

Eagan, MN · 3d

Press & News

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Mistakes pile up as Knights football is eliminated

St. Michael-Albertville football's momentum stopped after a first-round upset to Woodbury, as Rosemount beat them in the round of 16 to end their season in the state tournament. The Knights crushed the Royals in the first round, winning on the road as the six-seed over the three-seed in Woodbury. On Nov. 6, the Knights lost to Rosemount 35-7, not repeating the upset from last season or last week and falling to the No. 2 team in their quadrant of the bracket. The first half was all Rosemount. The Irish scored three times in the first half to make it 21-0 over the Knights. In the second quarter, the Knights showed signs of life when down 14-0. After a punt, the Irish fumbled on the ensuing drive thanks to forced fumble by defensive back Kyan Beaumont. Beaumont and the Knights took over on their opponent's 24 and drove down inside the Irish 10. A costly fumble coughed up a golden opportunity for the Knights offense to cut the lead in half with the first half time ticking down. The Irish capitalized and scored once more before the break. The second half had as much scoring, but the Knights joined the fray

Albertville, MN · 1d

Owatonna People's Press

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‘Proactive not reactive’: Planning commission moves forward with ordinance amendments

After being asked 100 questions by Owatonna, Northfield and Pine Island residents about data centers, the Owatonna Planning Commission moved forward with recommending its proposed ordinance amendments, including defining and regulating data centers. “It’s a 0.001% area of what we’re doing,” Community Development Manager Greg Kruschke said about data centers during the open house before Tuesday’s planning commission meeting. “The code was last updated in the ‘80s. There’s been updates through there, but the last major overhaul (was in the 1980s).” Changes to the Zoning Ordinance include cutting about 50 pages, updating zoning districts, adding a shoreland ordinance and modernizing home occupation standards, among others. Data centers were defined as “A facility used for the storage, processing, management, and distribution of digital data and information, consisting of servers, networking equipment and supporting infrastructure such as cooling systems, backup power generation and electrical equipment.” The definition was further broken up to major and minor data centers; major data centers have a capacity threshold of “greater than 5 MW of totaled designed IT load (often expanding to 100+ MW),” while minor data centers have “up to 5 MW of total designed IT load.” During the open house, Planning Specialist Emma Bransford said

Owatonna, MN · 2d

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JCC football outlasts WEM in overtime thriller

HASTINGS, Minn. (KEYC) - The Jackson County Central football team battled Waterville-Elysian-Morristown in the opening round of the Class AA state tournament on Thursday. JCC wins by a final of 32-24 in overtime. The Huskies battle Redwood Valley in the Class AA semifinals next Friday at 9:00 in the morning.

Jackson, MN · 17h

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Retirees Say This Minnesota 55+ Community Already Feels Like Home, Thanks To Welcoming Neighbors And A Rooftop Fire Pit Overlooking The Lake

Moving after decades in one house is a big deal, and most people expect the first months in a new place to feel a little strange. In one Burnsville apartment building, new residents keep saying the opposite happened to them. One couple came all the way from Rochester and said...

Burnsville, MN · 3d

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The Scoop: Her view of college golf will come in Minnesota as Avery Voeltz of Spooner announces decision to play at Division III St. Olaf

The Scoop: News and notes from around junior golf in Wisconsin. In her four years on the girls golf team at Spooner High School, senior Avery Voeltz saw the sport from just about every angle during her time — and her climb — with the Rails. She saw...

Spooner, WI · 2d

MinnPost

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Voter turnout spiked in Minnesota communities linked to hyperscale data centers

Running for City Council in Farmington this year, Ben Blomgren said voters asked him about data centers more than anything else. “This was the issue that everyone wanted to talk about,” he said. “When I went door to door, it was about the data center.”. Blomgren had a...

Farmington, MN · 12h

Sun ThisWeek

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Football playoffs: Irish, Cougars advance to quarterfinals

Class 6A teams now playing for trips to U.S. Bank Stadium Rosemount defensive coordinator Parc Williams watched with admiration as the Irish offense plowed through St. Michael-Albertville for yet another first down. “I’m loving this,” he said. With good reason. Rosemount’s offense was giving Williams’ defense an extended break, and it was bleeding the clock in the second half as the Irish finished off a one-sided 35-7 victory in the second round of the Class 6A football playoffs Nov. 6. St. Michael-Albertville (4-6) shut out three of its previous four opponents, but Rosemount (7-3) quickly eliminated that possibility by driving 72 yards in 10 plays – all on the ground – for a touchdown on the game’s first possession. The Irish kept on rolling, gaining 430 yards – 347 on the ground – in reaching the state quarterfinals for the first time since 2023 and 14th time overall. They will play Prior Lake at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Maple Grove High School. With Rosemount’s rushing game dominating, that meant the Irish offensive linemen were having a good time. “It’s a great offense to block for,” said senior Max Meger, the Irish’s center. “Of course, it’s fun running down

Rosemount, MN · 2d

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News Minneapolis-St. Paul MN

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Minnetonka advances to 6A Semis with 19-6 win over Lakeville South

Minnetonka quarterback Caden Gutzmer threw two touchdown passes to eighth-grader Theo Brown and added a rushing touchdown as the Skippers defeated Lakeville South 19-7 Thursday night in the Class 6A state quarterfinals at Eastview High School. Lakeville South (7-4) struck first on a 2-yard touchdown run by senior Griffen Dean in the second quarter. Minnetonka […]

Minnetonka, MN · 18h

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Proposed High Voltage Transmission Line Drawing Strong Opposition

A proposed high-voltage transmission line drew strong opposition during a Minnesota Public Utilities Commission hearing in Sherburn Thursday. The PowerOn Midwest project would bring a 765-thousand-kilo-volt transmission line from South Dakota across southern Minnesota, including Martin County, before ending in Dakota County. The project must receive a state Certificate of Need before moving forward. Representatives from Great River Energy say the line is needed to maintain electric reliability as power consumption is expected to increase by about 25-percent over the next 20 years. However, all 24 people who spoke during Thursday’s hearing opposed the project. Concerns included the impact on farmland, whether the line is actually needed, and the possibility it could attract large data centers to the region. Martin County Commissioner Richard Koons questioned the project’s benefits to southern Minnesota, saying local counties are losing population and the electricity would largely pass through the area rather than serve local needs. Another speaker, retired Xcel Energy employee Kent Scholl, argued that a smaller transmission project could meet near-term reliability needs with less disruption. Administrative Law Judge Joseph Meyer will issue a report with recommendations by February 15th. The Public Utilities Commission is expected to make a decision on the Certificate of Need around March or April of 2027. Comments can be submitted to the email consumer.puc@state.mn.us, mailed to Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, 121 7th Place East, Suite #350, Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55101, or faxed to 651-297-7073. The written form to fill out can be found at https://mn.gov/puc/get-involved/public-comments/.

Martin County, MN · 5h

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Indoor Activities for Kids in Minneapolis: A Maker Parent’s Winter Plan

In our house, winter is building season. By January the cardboard castle in the living room has usually been rebuilt twice, the couch cushions are load-bearing, and somebody wants to know why we can’t build a slide down the stairs. That’s usually the point where we pack the snow boots and head somewhere with a climbing frame bigger than anything I can make out of boxes.

Minneapolis, MN · 1d