Minnesota YMCA to Pay $140K to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

The St. Cloud Area Family YMCA will pay $140,000 and provide other relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced this week. The EEOC charged in its suit that the …

Alabama Among Top Two for the No. 1 Player in Minnesota

Alabama is on the recruiting trail in the Midwest, with the No. 1 player in Minnesota including the Crimson Tide in his final two schools. Roman Voss, the No. 1 player in Minnesota and the No. 8 athlete in the 2026 recruiting class, is down to Alabama and …

Minnesota Sex Offender Program Escapee Caught 5 Hours Later

St. Peter, MN (KROC-AM News) - A man who escaped from the Minnesota Sex Offender Program at the St. Peter State Security Hospital was on the loose for approximately 5 1/2 hours before he was captured this morning. The St. Peter Police Department says …

Labor fights to preserve recent gains at Minnesota Legislature — and other labor news

Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: Labor fights to preserve gains at the Capitol; U.S. Rep. Angie Craig racks up labor endorsements; truckers brace for tariff slowdown; Macalester staff file …

Fire conditions forecast from Friday to Tuesday in Minnesota and South Dakota

CHANHASSEN, Minn. — Elevated fire weather conditions due to low relative humidities and dry fuels in much of west central, central and southern Minnesota and eastern South Dakota are forecast for Friday into next week. The potential exists for several days …

Initiators Fellowship searching for Greater Minnesota social entrepreneurs 

HUTCHINSON — The Initiators Fellowship is recruiting for its 2026-27 cohort. The two-year program provides a suite of support for emerging entrepreneurs in Greater Minnesota whose business idea includes a socially beneficial outcome. The fellowship …

Transwestern Negotiates 45,024 SF Flex Industrial Lease for Waggle in Blaine, Minnesota

7BLAINE, MINN. — Transwestern Real Estate Services has negotiated a 45,024-square-foot lease for Waggle, a golf and apparel brand, at Radisson Road Business Center in the Minneapolis suburb of Blaine. The new 58,080-square-foot development is zoned for …

Electric Franchise Ordinance City of Kennedy, Kittson County, Minnesota ELECTRIC ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. 71

Real Golf And Mini Golf Collide At This Unique Minnesota Course

I have loved miniature golf since I was a kid. As I've gotten older, I've grown to love traditional golf, too. While they both have a lot in common, there are a number of distinct differences between the two versions of golf. On a recent trip to …

Minnesota braces for heavy haze as wildfire smoke drifts south

The agency said heavy smoke will "occur immediately behind the front and will last a couple of hours" as it moves across Minnesota Friday. MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesotans will notice a "brief period" of heavy haze Friday as a cold front …