Fire Prevention Week Focus, Electronic Devices
It’s Fire Prevention Week, and this year’s message focuses on something most of us do every day — charging our electronic devices. MNN’s Tasha Redel has more:
TODAY’S HEADLINES
Morning Headlines – October 9th, 2026
>>Teen Arrested in Eden Prairie Homecoming Shooting (Eden Prairie, MN) -- An 18-year-old St. Louis Park man has been arrested in connection with a shooting outside Eden Prairie High School’s homecoming football game last week. Police say he was arrested without incident Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis and is being held in the Hennepin County Jail on suspicion of second-degree assault....
Afternoon Headlines – October 9th, 2026
>>Minnesotans Are Voting Early (St. Paul, MN) – It appears Minnesotans have gotten the message about early voting. The Secretary of State’s Office reports that in the first three weeks of early voting, local election officials have distributed 468,860 absentee and mail ballots. Of those, 127,682 ballots have been cast during absentee voting so far. This number is higher than...
Afternoon Headlines – October 9th, 2026
>>Minnesotans Are Voting Early (St. Paul, MN) – It appears Minnesotans have gotten the message about early voting. The Secretary of State’s Office reports that in the first three weeks of early voting, local election officials have distributed 468,860 absentee and mail ballots. Of those, 127,682 ballots have been cast during absentee voting so far. This number is higher than...
Morning Headlines – October 9th, 2026
>>Teen Arrested in Eden Prairie Homecoming Shooting (Eden Prairie, MN) -- An 18-year-old St. Louis Park man has been arrested in connection with a shooting outside Eden Prairie High School’s homecoming football game last week. Police say he was arrested without incident Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis and is being held in the Hennepin County Jail on suspicion of second-degree assault....
Afternoon Headlines – October 8th, 2026
>>Young Child Killed by Pony Identified (Harmony, MN) – The southeast Minnesota infant girl who died after she was kicked in the head by a pony earlier this week has been identified. The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner has identified the girl as Ruth Stutzman. She was born on March 1. The Fillmore County Sheriff’s Office says the incident happened on Tuesday at a...
SPORTS
Wild Drop Second Straight, Fall In Tampa
(Tampa Bay, FL) -- The Wild fell down early and never recovered as they dropped a 3-2 decision...
Vikings Hoping To Quiet Bourbon Street
(Eagan, MN) -- The undefeated Minnesota Vikings (4-0) travel to the Caesars Superdome on Sunday...
Pacers Edge Wolves In Ames
(Ames, IA) -- The Indiana Pacers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 123-112 in a preseason...
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