Huzzah! The Renaissance Festival Is Here!
Saturday is the official start to the 45th annual Minnesota Renaissance Festival in Shakopee. The festival has grown to be the largest of its kind in the United States, with an annual attendance of 300,000.
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Saturday is the official start to the 45th annual Minnesota Renaissance Festival in Shakopee. The festival has grown to be the largest of its kind in the United States, with an annual attendance of 300,000.
Minnesota will soon have a new city. KBJR-TV reports an administrative law judge has granted the Town of Rice Lake's petition for incorporation. The judge has set an election day of October 13 to decide on a mayor and city council members.
Nye's Polonaise Room will soon be closed, but they are not going down without having a little fun first. They are holding a two-day farewell tent party. You can see the "World's Most Dangerous Polka Band" Saturday, as well as other live entertainment performances.
Winona State University officials are investigating a complaint lodged against former men's basketball coach Mike Leaf. The university released a statement noting Leaf was placed on administrative leave June 22, the day after the university received a complaint about Leaf. Leaf was still on leave when he notified the university June 26 he would be resigning effective June 30.
Even though it looks like it will be a windy and stormy weekend, some unstoppable fun is underway! Giant turkey legs are back along with the Minnesota Renaissance Festival! It's grown to be the largest Renaissance fest in the U.S. with an annual attendance of 300,000 people! There are 250 shopping booths, 16 stages for live entertainment, jousting, food and much more. It goes from Saturday through Oct. 4.
Eagan police are searching for a suspect after three people were stabbed at Casper's Cherokee restaurant just after 10:30 p.m. Friday night. Witnesses told officers four men were arguing inside the restaurant, and it ended when one of the men stabbed the other three outside before he fled on foot.
Last week, Mike checked out Tattersall Distilling. This week, he visited their cocktail room.
The bird flu this past spring cost the turkey industry in the Upper Midwest nearly half a billion dollars.
Every Friday, Heather Brown answers some of our viewers burning questions. This week, she'll tell you about the names of highways, how green screens work and about the qualifications for the vice presidency.
A stalled semi-truck on Interstate 494 caused a traffic nightmare for dozens of commuters in the west metro Friday evening. The snarl happened at about 6:45 p.m. on southbound I-494 at Highway 55 in Plymouth, and stretched all the way up through Maple Grove to the I-94/I-494 split.
A Waseca teenager accused of planning to kill his family and attack his high school will stand trial as an adult on explosives charges, a judge ruled Friday, citing the seriousness of the allegations. Waseca County District Judge Robert Birnbaum also ordered that John LaDue be immediately transferred from a juvenile center to the county jail pending his first adult court appearance.
Summer is coming to an end, and so are the WCCO summer road trips to the lakes! Our final stop on our tour across Minnesota is in Perham, a three-hour drive northwest of the cities. Liz Collin and Mike Binkley went to the Perham Lakeside Golf Club Friday. It is a beautiful facility with 27 holes to play. They have had great weather all summer, and Friday is no exception.
St. John's Abbey Church stands unchanged on the campus of St. John's University. But within the walls, there is a shift in leadership. Father Tom Andert -- the monastery's prior, or second in command -- stepped aside for now following accusations he molested a former student.
Fans will not be able to see a Minnesota Vikings game played at U.S. Bank Stadium for about another year -- unless they play video games. The future home of the Vikings is featured in the new "Madden 16."
St. Paul's Grand Old Day will be twice as nice next year.
