MINNEAPOLIS – Country star Kenny Chesney has been added to the lineup at the 40th Farm Aid concert at the University of Minnesota. Organizers say Chesney, Wynonna Judd, and Steve Earle are joining the performers on September 20 at Huntington Bank Stadium. The lineup also features Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews, Billy Strings, Margo Price, Duluth’s Trampled…
AP via Annabelle WhalenDULUTH, Minn. (AP/KVRR) — Annabell Whelan woke up Tuesday and frantically checked on her holiday overnight guest — Nowl the snowy owl, who she rescued from the grille of a car the day before. Whelan was out with her boyfriend’s family Monday in Duluth, Minnesota, when she saw the owl “just hanging out there, literally” after car…
UPDATE: U of M says the Chippewa County Sheriff located the suspect “and have him contained in their county,” so activities on campus have resumed normal operations. Authorities “contain” a man suspected of issuing a social media threat to shoot people on the University of Minnesota campus. The suspect, 41-year-old Joseph Rongstad of Watson, Minnesota, was located at a home…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The University of Minnesota has announced it will no longer consider race or family legacy for its admissions. Under the new policy, the university will not use race, ethnicity, family attendance, or employment as “context factors.” Applications will still ask for this optional information for recruitment and communication purposes, but it will not be used in…
ST. PAUL — CEOs of Sanford Health and Fairview Health Services say they will not delay their merger despite requests from lawmakers, Minnesota’s attorney general and the University of Minnesota. Lawmakers called the two CEOs to the state capitol and they got grilled by Democrats at a joint House Commerce and Health Finance and Policy committees hearing. U of M…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP/FOX9) – Authorities have evacuated a portion of the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis after responding to reports of a fire and possible explosion, but no injuries have been reported. Minneapolis Fire Department tweeted about 3:30 p.m. Thursday that firefighters were responding to a fire in the basement of a building on campus. As they were extinguishing that…
MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota is among hundreds of colleges nationwide in requiring a COVID-19 vaccination for students and staff at its five campuses. The mandate went into effect because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given final approval to a coronavirus vaccine, not just emergency use status. Faculty and staff at the Twin Cities, Duluth, Rochester, Crookston…
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX9) – The University of Minnesota will require students to get the COVID-19 vaccine once it receives full FDA approval, which is expected to happen in the coming weeks, according to a letter from University President Joan Gabel. Gabel said the COVID-19 vaccine will be added to the list of immunizations already required for students, with some exemptions. Details…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Kids in the F-M area get to learn about the joys of gardening during a camp at First Presbyterian Church. It’s part of three day event put on by Clay County 4H and the University of Minnesota Extension’s Master Gardener Program. Kids were going through tomatoes looking for bugs, learning what pollinators are and the differences between…
MINNESOTA — In April, Governor Tim Walz set a goal of being able to test 20,000 people per day in Minnesota by early June. As of Monday, that goal has been reached. “The reason we reached those goals was not me and me alone,” said Walz. “It was about a collaboration amongst our great institutions like The University of Minnesota,…
