Northwest Minnesota Under Air Quality Alert Due To Wildfire Smoke

UNDATED (WJON News) -- Due to wildfire smoke from Canada, an air quality alert is in effect for northwest and north central Minnesota until 6:00 p.m. Friday. The affected area includes Brainerd, Bemidji, East Grand Forks, Moorhead, International...

Minnesota regulators approve over 475 MW of new solar and storage projects

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has approved two large renewable energy projects – the Iron Pine Solar Project and the Northern Crescent Solar Project – that together add more than 475 megawatts (MW) of solar energy capacity to the...

Minnesota extends P.J. Fleck’s contract through 2030

Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck walks the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Michigan, Sept. 28, 2024, in Ann Arbor, Mich. AP Photo | Carlos Osorio MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota coach P.J. Fleck agreed to a one-year...

Kingsland’s Kaaleem Reiland verbally commits to Minnesota-Duluth Football

The day's local, regional and national news, detailed events and late-breaking stories are presented by the ABC 6 News Team, along with the latest sports, weather updates including the extended forecast. (ABC 6 News) — Football star Kaaleem...

Drought concerns continue to dwindle around the state of Minnesota

(Undated)--The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows that all of Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stearns, and Steven counties are not dealing with any drought concerns at this time. Most of Otter Tail and Todd counties were also drought-free, but a small...

Minnesota political analyst Will Stancil faces disturbing threats from X chatbot Grok

Behind the questions were “real people, and they’re not nice people. And unfortunately, as we know here in Minnesota, some people are capable of extreme violence.”Melissa Hortman, speaker emerita of the Minnesota House, was killed in her home,...

US measles cases surpass 2019 count, including cases in Minnesota and neighboring states 

Sunday Review | Catch up on our biggest stories from the past week. Delivered to your inbox Sunday mornings. The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread since 1991, with a total of 1,288 cases nationally and another six months to go. But...

Iowa football 2025 early opponent preview: Minnesota

Gophers will be leaning on redshirt freshman QB in 2025 Iowa players pose with the Floyd of Rosedale Trophy after defeating Minnesota 31-14 at Huntington Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The...

Minnesota fourth grader competes in global braille competition

By Frankie McLister Click here for updates on this story MINNESOTA (WCCO) — Mila Halling is one of four Minnesotans who just returned from competing in the Braille Challenge Finals in Los Angeles. In this 9-year-old’s backyard, it’s just a...

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Minnesota Named Sixth Most Rodent-Infested State In U.S.

Even thinking about this sends chills down my spine! What can I say? I am just not a fan of rodents. Ha! Some people love rodents and even have them as pets. Others only encounter them in their garage or their attic. I hope never to encounter them...

Minnesota GOP questions $430,000 bill for Gov. Walz's Congressional hearing preparation

Republicans in Congress called several Democratic governors to the Capitol last month. ST PAUL, Minn. — When Governor Tim Walz testified before Congress last month, it cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands to prepare for. $430,000 is the bill to be...

Sparks Battle Late, Fall to Minnesota Lynx

Sparks forward Rickea Jackson (2) scored 14 points and three rebounds against the Lynx (Amanda Scurlock/L.A. Sentinel) The Los Angeles Sparks fell to the Minnesota Lynx 82-91 during their annual Camp Day on Thursday. The Lynx led by as much as 27...

Trump DOJ probes Minnesota hiring practices in third federal action

July 11 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into Minnesota's hiring practices, the third legal or administrative action the Trump administration has taken against the Democratic-led state in just over two weeks. The...

Minnesota weather: Unsettled weather to finish the work week, dry weekend

FOX 9 meteorologist Keith Marler has the latest forecast for Thursday. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Areas of showers and thunderstorms will pass by the area ahead of a muggy and borderline hot afternoon on Thursday. Thursday's forecast in Minnesota What...

Sparks Battle Late, Fall to Minnesota Lynx

So Minnesota: Visitors from around the world come to see the Saint John’s Bible

So Minnesota: Visitors from around the world come to see the Saint John's Bible One bible in Minnesota attracts visitors from around the world. The Saint John’s Bible in Collegeville is the first hand-illuminated, hand-written calligraphy Bible...

Science Museum of Minnesota cutting more than 40 full-time employees

The Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul is cutting more than 40 full-time positions, or approximately 15% of its current staff. The union representing museum workers says this is the third time the museum has cut jobs in the last three years....

Chicago hosts Minnesota after Allen's 27-point game

Minnesota Lynx (18-3, 13-2 Western Conference) at Chicago Sky (6-13, 1-8 Eastern Conference) Chicago; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT × Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmq~%%~|...

Minnesota joins multi-state lawsuit to force ICE agents to show faces during raids

​COPYRIGHT 2025 BY NEWS 8 NOW/NEWS 8000. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. • Minnesota joins 17 other states in lawsuit demanding ICE agents remove masks during immigration raids •...