Officials confirmed the investigation on Monday, saying that the crane is believed to have been shot from the roadway just northeast of Clarissa, Minnesota. CLARISSA, Minn. — An investigation is underway after a conservation officer found a dead sandhill crane lying next to a nest in central Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed the investigation on Monday, saying that the crane is believed to have been shot from the roadway just northeast of Clarissa, Minnesota in Todd County. Officials with the DNR say the two eggs were...

House File 1989 requires sellers to disclose the TOTAL cost of a ticket, and prohibits the practice of hiring people to stand in line to purchase tickets for resale. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesotans who regularly buy tickets for concerts, sporting events and cultural happenings have a bit more protection after House File 1989 was signed into law Tuesday. Gov. Tim Walz put pen to paper within the hallowed confines of First...

Mexican music superstar Christian Nodal sat across from us, at the edge of a tour bus sectional sofa, one with plush cushions comfier than you’ll find on the furniture in some five-star hotels. Just over his left shoulder sat a platter of snacks on a counter, granola bars and trail mix mostly, beside a couple of bottles of Don Julio Tequila Añejo, as if they made the perfect culinary pairing.My ESPN radio show and podcast, Vinyl Voices, had nabbed 20 minutes of interview time with Spotify’s 235-ranked artist in the...

Some Richmonders are experiencing sticker shock when opening their annual car tax bills, which started hitting local mail and inboxes last week. Why it matters: The tax break locals have been getting on their personal property bills since 2022 dropped significantly this year. The big picture: Each year, every Virginia locality get state funds to offer residents personal property tax relief on the first $20,000 of their car's assessed value. Due to COVID-era surges in car values, Richmond City Council approved in 2022 a stair-step approach to how much car...

This year’s Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament could be a milestone-filled one for Florida A&M’s softball program. Nearly two weeks after winning their first-ever East division title, the Rattlers enter the SWAC’s eight-team double-elimination tournament in Gulfport, Mississippi, looking to accomplish feats undone since joining the conference before the 2021-2022 season. The one-seed FAMU (23-18) will face four-seed Arkansas-Pine Bluff (19-28) on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A victory for the Rattlers will earn their first SWAC Tournament win in school history.

The shooting occurred on the 1100 block of Rose Avenue East just before 7:30 p.m. ST PAUL, Minn. — One person is dead after police say they were involved in a shooting Monday night in St. Paul's Payne - Phalen neighborhood. According to the St. Paul Police Department, officers were involved in a shooting on the 1100 block of Rose Avenue East just before 7:30 p.m. Police confirmed one person died, bur provided very little additional information. No officers were injured, according to SPPD. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension...

Wolfgang Van Halen is recalling the time he called up David Lee Roth to play for Van Halen again. During Wolfgang's episode of Behind the Music on Paramount+, which dropped Thursday, May 2, the Mammoth WVH frontman details how he got his start playing with his father Eddie Van Halen 's band. "It was 2006 and nothing was going on. The 2004 tour happened and that was a reunion so to speak with that singer [David Lee Roth]. He went on to do his stuff. Mike [Michael Anthony] had done...

Impossible as it is to believe, Christopher Hitchens, the enfant terrible of Anglo-American politics and letters, would have turned 75 today, almost 13 years since his premature death from esophageal cancer in December 2011. Yet in many ways Hitchens seems more alive than ever. His name routinely crops up in contemporary debates, notwithstanding how different the political landscape looks in the Age of Donald and Elon. In the years since his passing, he has acquired a new generation of fans in the millions. His coinages (“Islamofascism”) have entered the contemporary...

April is almost halfway over, and so many things are happening in Rowan County related to gardening. April 20 is a big day in Salisbury. It’s not just Earth Day but also the opening day for the Salisbury Rowan Farmers Market. This is a significant event for our community, where we can all come together to support our local farmers and promote sustainable practices. You can look forward to fresh strawberries, lettuce, micro-greens, broccoli, kale, spring onions, locally raised meat, baked goods, beautiful cut flowers and much more. The market,...

The moisture also means some apple trees are already blooming and crops being planted weeks ahead of schedule. Example video title will go here for this video Example video title will go here for this video That's especially true in the metro, where for the first time in at least a year, the latest drought monitor shows no signs of a drought. The last snowfall and recent rain is certainly helping, just ask fourth generation farmer Aaron Brand. "It’s definitely a blessing that we got that and it came at...