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Top Five 2020 Weather Events in Minnesota

January 4, 2021 By Tasha Redel

Here are the results of voting for the top five weather events of 2020 from the Minnesota State Climatology Office. Votes were cast from various weather enthusiasts including the National Weather Service, the University of Minnesota, State agencies, and Facebook followers. #5 Easter Sunday Winter Storm: April 12, 2020 For the third year in a row, […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, News, Weather

Jeopardy! champion remembers Alex Trebek

November 13, 2020 By Minnesota News Network

University of Minnesota student Nibir Sarma of Eden Prairie, who the 2020 College Championship on the gameshow Jeopardy! this past spring remembered the iconic host of the show Alex Trebek this week.  Sarma spoke with MNN’s Mike Grimm after Trebek died over the weekend at 80 years old:  

Filed Under: Entertainment, News

Governor Walz orders closure of bars, restaurants, public amusement

March 16, 2020 By Tasha Redel

Following the Minnesota Department of Public Health’s announcement today that the number of COVID-19 cases in Minnesota climbed past 50 with multiple cases of community transmission, Governor Tim Walz today signed Executive Order 20-04 to order the temporary closure of Minnesota restaurants and bars to dine-in customers. He also ordered the temporary closure of other […]

Filed Under: Business, Entertainment, Health, News, Politics / Govt

Film based on Vince Flynn novel opens today; premiered in MN (AUDIO)

September 15, 2017 By Scott Peterson

Today marks the opening of the film “American Assassin”. It’s based on a book of the same name by late Minnesota author Vince Flynn. His wife Lysa was on hand for the pre-premier party in Roseville and says seeing the film was bittersweet, because, “unfortunately Vince isn’t here to see it, although I do feel […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, News Tagged With: @vinceflynnfilm, #AmericanAssassin, #DylanO'Brien, #VinceFlynn

Gov Dayton post-election: alarmed and frightened for future of country

November 9, 2016 By Scott Peterson

Governor Dayton today commenting on last night’s presidential election results said he’s “very alarmed and frightened for the future of this country.” Dayton went on to explain that in his view, “if [Trump]  pushes this divide further and plays on these prejudices and biases that he used to get himself elected, it’s going to be very […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, News Tagged With: #mnleg

Dayton announces audit of state’s human rights, affirmative action practices

April 28, 2016 By Bill Werner

Saying the state must lead by example, Governor Mark Dayton announced today (Thurs) an independent audit of state government’s human rights, affirmative action and procurement practices. Nekima Levy Pounds with the Minneapolis N-Double-A-C-P calls it a bold move.  She says, “Minnesota has been seen as one of the worst places for African Americans in the […]

Filed Under: Entertainment

Twins announce virtual TwinsFest for next weekend

Providing fans the opportunity to safely interact with their favorite Twins players, coaches and alumni from the comfort of their own homes, the back-to-back American League Central Division Champion Minnesota Twins today announced plans for Virtual TwinsFest presented by Your Local Northland Ford Dealers, set for 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 30. […]

Wild host home opener tonight against Sharks

WILD vs. SAN JOSE SHARKS 7 p.m. Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul. All-Time Wild Record: 29-32-7 (16-13-4 at Xcel Energy Center, 13-19-3 at San Jose) 2019-20: Minnesota went 1-2-0 in its three season meetings against San Jose…The Wild fell in the first season meeting, 6-5, at SAP Center at San Jose (11/7), suffered a 2-0 […]

#4 Gopher men explode for 10-0 win over Arizona State (AUDIO)

The No. 4 Gopher men’s hockey team recorded its largest offensive output in just over 17 years on Thursday night as Minnesota earned a 10-0 win over Arizona State at 3M Arena at Mariucci. The Gophers (12-3-0 overall, 9-3-0-0-0-0 Big Ten), who last scored 10 goals in a 10-3 win over Minnesota State on Jan. […]

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