A man has been charged with making a bomb threat near Coffman Memorial Union on the University of Minnesota campus, causing the building to be evacuated Wednesday evening. According to the criminal complaint, 36 year old Ahmed Mohamed Umar, of Minneapolis, has been charged with one count of threats of violence with explosives or an…
Local News
15 MN School Targeted by “Swatting” on Wednesday
On Wednesday, several schools in the region received similar calls providing identical details of an active shooter on school grounds, including Rochester, Duluth and closer to home at Fairmont and Mankato West High School. The Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that this is part of a nationwide “swatting” campaign, which means someone called into emergency…
SMIF Accepting Applications for Early Care and Education Program
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Early Care and Education Grant program. The program will help fund early care and education services for children birth to age 5. Organizations that work with these children in the 20 county region are eligible to apply. Requests of up to $20,000 will be considered.…
Local Sports
Local Sports Results from Friday 9/23/22
Local Sports Results from Tuesday 9/20/22
Minnesota Volleyball BEA 3, St. Peter 0NRHEG 3, USC 1Bethlehem Academy 3, Maple River 0New Ulm 3, Fairmont 0ML/GHEC-Truman 3, Mankato Loyola 1LCWM 3, Martin Co. West 0 Iowa Volleyball Bishop Garrigan 3, North Iowa 0Lake Mills 3, North Union 0 Girls Tennis St. Peter 3, North Iowa 0Lake Mills 3, North Union 0 Cross…
Country Music News
Nashville notes: Tyler Hubbard’s new music video and Tanya Tucker’s ‘Monarch’ guest spot
Tyler Hubbard just shared the music video for “Inside and Out,” one of the songs off his Dancin’ in the Country EP. The clip was filmed in Nashville. Tanya Tucker is a featured guest star on next week’s episode of Monarch, which airs on Fox and co-stars Trace Adkins and Susan Sarandon. Copyright © 2022,…
Jordan Davis taps Danielle Bradbery for a sultry new heartache tune, “Midnight Crisis”
Lainey Wilson shouts out “the things that make my world go ‘round” in her new song, “Live Off”
Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for for Americana Music Lainey Wilson is previewing her upcoming album, Bell Bottom Country, with another new song called “Live Off.” It’s a tune that’s particularly special to her, the singer shared on Twitter. “[‘Live Off’] is all about the things that make my world go ‘round,” Lainey explains. “My hometown, my…
Kelsea Ballerini says it’s her “responsibility” to be vulnerable with fans, especially young girls
ABC/Connie Chornuk Kelsea Ballerini has always tried to share all sides of her life with her fans, and there’s an important reason for that. “I just feel like it’s my responsibility as someone that people look up to and little girls look up to to show all sides of the human condition and all the sides…
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