Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says the state will allow people to not wear their masks meant to slow the spread of COVID-19. The announcement followed a new federal recommendation on face coverings. Walz says he would sign executive orders on Friday ending the mask mandate he enacted by emergency authority in July of last…
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MDH Reports 1,306 New Coronavirus Cases and 9 Deaths on Friday
Minnesota Health Officials reported on Friday 1,306 new cases of the coronavirus and 9 more deaths. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, 7,283 people have died because of the virus. A total of 4,387 of those deaths have occurred in long term care facilities. A total of 592,750 cases have been confirmed…
Iowa Reports 253 New Coronavirus Cases and 3 Deaths on Friday
The latest numbers from the Iowa Department of Public Health show three more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and there are 253 new cases of the virus in the state. The number of new positive COVID-19 tests reported for the time period brings the total number of individuals who have tested positive up to…
MDH Reports 1,011 New Coronavirus Cases and 19 Deaths on Thursday
Minnesota Health Officials reported on Thursday 1,011 new cases of the coronavirus and 19 more deaths. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, 7,214 people have died because of the virus. A total of 4,384 of those deaths have occurred in long term care facilities. A total of 591,445 cases have been confirmed…
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Local Sports Results from Thursday 5/13/21
Local Sports Schedule — Friday 5/14/21
Softball USC at Madelia (On 1560AM, 95.3 FM & kbew98country.com, 4:30pm) Sleepy Eye St. Mary at Maple River Nicollet at GHEC/ML-Truman MN Valley Lutheran at Martin Co. West Baseball Fairmont at Martin Co. West J-W-P at Truman-ML/GHEC Golf Madelia at GHEC/ML-Truman St. Clair at Martin Co. West Amateur Baseball Lake Crystal at…
Local Sports Schedule — Thursday 5/13/21
Baseball Fairmont at BEA (On 1560AM, 95.3 FM & kbew98country.com, 5:30pm) USC at Maple River (On 98.1 FM & kbew98country.com, 7pm) New Ulm Cathedral at Truman-ML/GHEC Softball St. James at BEA Maple River at USC Lyle-Pacelli at GHEC/ML-Truman Boys Tennis BEA at Redwood Valley Stewertville at Fairmont Golf USC & Maple River…
Local Sports Results from Tuesday 5/11/21
Country Music News
“Tequila on a Boat”: Dustin Lynch and Chris Lane dream up a perfect summer day in their new duet
Caleb DonatoDustin Lynch and Chris Lane join forces for their new carefree summertime anthem, “Tequila on a Boat,” a song that Dustin says sums up everything he loves most about summer. “‘Tequila on a Boat’ is a song that points to the absolute perfect day during the summertime,” the singer explains. “I love being on…
“Memorize You”: Laine Hardy gears up for a hot summer with his beachy new love anthem
Dolly Parton shares one of her own anxiety struggles to de-stigmatize mental health issues
Mickey Bernal/WireImageDolly Parton was one of the guest speakers at the #WOW: Whole Health Includes Mental Health virtual event, which took place this week. The country legend performed her 1977 song “Light of a Clear Blue Morning,” and reflected on the period of anxiety and depression that she experienced leading up to writing it, People…
Luke Combs, Mickey Guyton + more will perform on the American Idol finale
ABC/Eric McCandlessLuke Combs, Mickey Guyton and Sheryl Crow are among the guest stars who’ll hit the stage during the American Idol Season 19 finale, which takes place Sunday, May 23. The all-genre, all-star lineup also includes acts like Macklemore, Chaka Khan, Fall Out Boy and Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac. All three of the show’s…
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