Local News, Multimedia, Sports - The Local Connection
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) – Gov. Mark Dayton says the state will take steps to improve the safety of Highway 14 between North Mankato and Nicollet. But, that won’t include widening the highway to four lanes …
26 Jun 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – An adult woman has been found lying dead in a downtown Minneapolis parking structure, and homicide investigators are treating the death as suspicious. Minneapolis police Sergeant Stephen McCarty says someone called police …
25 Jun 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Four people are recovering from gunshot wounds following a shooting outside a popular nightclub in downtown Minneapolis. Police say the injured include one of the gunmen who was shot by an officer …
25 Jun 12
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A last-minute court injunction allowed a Wisconsin man to give away Bibles at the Twin Cities Pride Festival. Organizers had restricted Brian Johnson to a booth outside the festival. His request for …
25 Jun 12
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (puh-LEN’-tee) says he’s told Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign to look elsewhere for a running mate. Pawlenty, who competed briefly last year for the GOP nomination before dropping …
25 Jun 12
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) – The cleanup is under way at Lake Superior Zoo. Hundreds of volunteers have showed up this weekend to help clean up the mud and debris left behind by the recent deluge …
25 Jun 12
AITKIN, Minn. (AP) – Flood waters are still rising near Aitkin, where the Mississippi River is expected to remain above the flooding stage until Tuesday. The Minnesota Incident Command System says the river was at …
25 Jun 12
ST. LOUIS PARK, Minn. (AP) – The type of illegal hockey hit that led to the paralyzing injury of Jack Jablonski last December will continue to trigger an automatic five-minute major penalty in Minnesota youth …
25 Jun 12
Be sure to get your name in for KCHK’s June Summer Prize: A Cub Cadet Self Propelled Lawnmower and Echo Trimmer from UFC in Le Sueur–a nearly $800.00 value! Register at one of the following …
