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Bloomington officials ask for public's help finding Izaiah Anderson, 16-year-old with autism
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Authorities in Bloomington are asking for the public's help in finding a 16-year-old with autism who jumped off a transport van on Thursday morning.Izaiah Anderson jumped from the van near Interstate 494 and France Avenue around 9 a.m. Police say that he was last wearing a red T-shirt and dark athletic pants. He is described as 5-foot-6, and weighs roughly 140 pounds.Anyone with information of his whereabouts is asked to call 911.
Feeding Our Future defendant, who made $1.3 million in single year, says he gave food away
A defendant in the Feeding Our Future trial testified Thursday that he didn’t set up shell companies to participate in the food program, that he helped serve thousands of free meals to children and didn’t knowingly participate in fraud. The post Feeding Our Future defendant, who made $1.3 million in single year, says he gave food away appeared first on Minnesota Reformer.
100-year-old Bloomington man returns to Normandy for 80th anniversary of D-Day
APPLETON, Wis. — A group of World War II veterans flew out of Wisconsin this week on their way Normandy, France for the 80th anniversary of D-Day.Early Thursday morning, well before sunrise, World War II veterans gathered once again. This time at a Appleton, Wisconsin airport, the start of a journey back to Europe."Nice to see where I was 80 years ago," said Lawrence Eckstein. "We are so honored, never knew we would have to get him another passport," said Eckstein's daughter, Julie Henke. Old Glory Honor Flight joined American Airlines to help make this happen. Old Glory was founded by volunteers...
Mosquito numbers in metro area are well above the 10-year average
MINNEAPOLIS — Mosquito numbers are above average in the metro area so far this spring thanks to several hot spots, according to the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District.Mosquito activity is more than double the 10-year average for the week. But officials say that it's similar to what happened last year, when a high number of mosquitos hatched in the spring but a summer drought led to a low mosquito count for the rest of the year.According to officials, there are several high mosquito areas in Anoka County, Carver County, northern Washington County and northern Dakota County. Black flies are also quite abundant in the typical hot spots along rivers and streams.It's too soon to know if the mosquito numbers will stay high because of the rainfall Minnesota has seen so far this year. According to the National Weather Service, the drought has improved significantly over the last week, as abnormally-dry-or-worse areas decreased about 17%, and the moderate drought decreased by 6% statewide.The Metropolitan Mosquito Control District sets out traps on Monday nights through the spring and summer and collects data every Tuesday. Note: The above video first aired on May 14, 2024
Several Minnesota school districts get federal funds for green school buses
MINNEAPOLIS — More than a dozen school districts across Minnesota are getting money for clean buses.The funding is part of the Biden administration's efforts to help schools reduce their carbon footprint and save money.The money is enough for 15 school districts across Minnesota to replace nearly 100 buses with ones that run on clean energy. Sixty-seven will be electric.In the Twin Cities, St. Paul will benefit the most with funding to replace 25 buses. The Capitol City is followed by Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan, which will get money for eight new buses. Seven buses will be replaced in St. Louis Park, four in...
Lakeville finds construction savings on first responder training center
Pushing back against rising construction prices, the city of Lakeville and its project team have been sharpening their pencils to reduce the cost of the roughly $25 million FiRST Center, a planned reg...
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