Finding Minnesota: Emu Ranch In Nevis
There are many tall tales of "the big one" in lake cabin towns like Nevis. It's the home of the World's Largest Tiger Muskie statue. And it's also home to some very big birds at the Heart of Minnesota Emu Ranch.
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There are many tall tales of "the big one" in lake cabin towns like Nevis. It's the home of the World's Largest Tiger Muskie statue. And it's also home to some very big birds at the Heart of Minnesota Emu Ranch.
A 51-year-old Minneapolis man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court for robbing multiple Twin Cities banks. Phillip Leo Nietz was sentenced to 151 months in prison on one count of bank robbery, as well as three other bank robberies Nietz admitted to committing in his plea agreement.
The Cokato man accused of drunkenly causing a car crash that killed three generations of a family last year pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Kandiyohi County. County Attorney Jenna Fischer said Paul Wickenhauser will serve 67 months in prison – about 5 1/2 years – after pleading guilty to three counts of criminal vehicular homicide.
Do you ever have a discussion with your partner or spouse that goes a little something like this?
Penn Avenue in south Minneapolis is being rebuilt and widened, and the work is taking from May through October.
When you head to the fair, there are some guaranteed things you'll enjoy -- the food, carnival games and the livestock.
Sheriff's officials have released the name of a 14-year-old boy who died in a swimming accident in Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota. St. Louis County authorities say Briggs Anderson of Fergus Falls was with a church group touring Rainy Lake by houseboat when the accident happened Monday evening.
Police said they need the public's help in identifying a vehicle that was known to have been in the area of where a homicide took place Monday night. Minneapolis police believe it's a Mercury Grand Marquis, or a Ford Crown Victoria with a custom paint job in medium powder blue. The car has no hub caps, and the photos taken of the vehicle were from a security camera in the area of the shooting.
For six years, coyotes have been popping up in the metro. Now, the DNR is calling it a major problem, and several people from different suburbs say their pets have been killed by the predators.
Here's something you don't hear every day -- some of your taxes may be going down. Gov. Mark Dayton said Tuesday Minnesota property taxes are going down for the first time in a decade.
The right lane of westbound I-94 one mile west of Wright County Road closed Tuesday evening due to a buckled concrete panel. Crews will repair the segment of pavement, located west of Albertville, on Tuesday night and all westbound lanes will reopen by 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Cold air in the upper levels of the atmosphere is conducive to the formation of tornadoes -- cold air at the surface, not so much. In 2013, cold air has been plentiful in Minnesota. Its prevalence has contributed to reduced numbers of tornadoes during the months which are climatologically most active in the state -- May, June and July.
Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau said she's outraged after seeing the behavior of two of the city's officers during an incident in Green Bay, Wis. Both have since been placed on administrative leave. An active internal affairs investigation began Friday into the off-duty officers, Brian Thole and Shawn Powell, after an incident that occurred last month.
The official 2014 All-Star Game logo has plenty of Twins-tendencies. Focusing on the iconic ballpark structure that stands within the shadow of downtown Minneapolis, the Minnesota Twins' core colors of navy and red combine on the logo with a blue sky and tan-colored skyline which harkens to the locally quarried limestone used throughout Target Field.
Thursday will bring a new opportunity for gay couples in Minnesota and Rhode Island to throw weddings for the first time, though some will automatically be married when the clock strikes midnight.
