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Minneapolis Honors Fallen Officer Jamal Mitchell with Memorial Service at Maple Grove Senior High
The City of Minneapolis and the entire local community are preparing to bid farewell to a dedicated public servant, Officer Jamal Mitchell, who tragically died in the line of duty on May 30. A memorial service to honor his service and memory has been scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 11, at the Maple Grove Senior High School, located at 9800 Fernbrook Lane N., Maple Grove. The Minneapolis Police Department, together with Officer Mitchell's family, are extending the invitation to those who wish to pay their respects.
Local smoke shops prepare for $15 cigarettes
With less than a month until the city requires cigarette packs to be sold at a $15 minimum, many local tobacco shops are already seeing the price hike take effect. The Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed the cigarette price ordinance on April 25 which will take effect July 8. According to MPR, this is likely the highest price in the country.
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, Iowa WIC recipients can now order online at Hy-Vee
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs for Women, Infants & Children (WIC) in Minnesota, Iowa, and Nebraska are now offering online shopping at most Hy-Vee stores. The Minnesota Department of Health launched the pilot online ordering project in February at one Hy-Vee store in Brooklyn Park....
Coon Rapids Announces Independence Day Extravaganza, Parade, Games, and Fireworks on the Horizon
Coon Rapids is gearing up for its yearly burst of patriotism with the announcement of its 4th of July Celebration. The festivities, set to light up Boulevard Plaza from July 2-4, will showcase a parade, carnival, fireworks, and various games. Coon Rapids residents and visitors are encouraged to mark their calendars for what promises to be a colorful and vibrant display of community spirit.
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.
Twin Cities elementary students get a gymnastics lesson ahead of the U.S. Gymnastics Trials in Minneapolis
Kids from Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary School and the North Side Achievement Zone will be taking a field trip to Bloomington for an all day camp at the Rebels Gymnastics Club. It’s all part of the leadup to the U.S. Trials in June in Minneapolis.
Minnesota LGBTQ+ youth celebrate third annual GSA Prom
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. (FOX 9) - The third annual Minnesota GSA Prom took place Friday night. Organized by the anti-bullying nonprofit Hate is Wrong, this alternative prom brings together LGBTQ+ students from the Twin Cities and beyond. Former NFL player Esera Tuaolo, the founder of Hate is Wrong; came out...
Ukrainian refugees make stop in Minnesota while biking across the U.S. for their homeland
MINNEAPOLIS — Two Ukrainian refugees are pedaling with purpose. Friends, Ganna Bubnova and Oleksander Koroliuk, are cycling across the U.S. to raise money for the troops fighting the war in their homeland."I had a dream to go learn more about the United States — the culture, the real America," said Bubnova.That dream started with dipping wheels in the Pacific Ocean in Los Angeles 64 days ago. Since then, the duo have biked 2,000 miles through mountains, snow and farmland to arrive in Minnesota. "[Minnesota] is green and it's very nice. I love the amount of rivers you have," Bubnova said.With just their...
Blaine City Council to Host Public Hearing on Pizza Pub Prime's Liquor License Bid
Blaine is gearing up for a public discourse on the future of local libations as Pizza Pub Prime seeks an on-sale intoxicating liquor and Sunday liquor license. This venue located at 2190 105th Avenue NE has prompted the city to call a hearing on Monday, June 17, at 7 PM, where community voices can raise their glasses to support, or perhaps to dissent.
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