Today is Friday, Aug. 22, the 234th day of 2025. There are 131 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 22,1972, John Wojtowicz (WAHT’-uh-witz) and Salvatore Naturile took seven employees hostage at a Chase Manhattan Bank branch … Continued
It was a beautiful first day at the Minnesota State Fair, and as usual, the Pioneer Press crew and friends started bright and early to taste through all 33 official new foods and dishes from most of the new vendors. … Continued
After opening with the band’s 2024 single “Coming Home,” Old Dominion lead singer Matthew Ramsey marveled at what a beautiful night it was Thursday at the Minnesota State Fair. He wasn’t kidding. By the time the Nashville five piece took … Continued
Need another example of how good the Minnesota Lynx have been this season? Playing their 35th game of the WNBA season, the Lynx couldn’t quite get a needed basket in the final seconds and lost 75-73 Thursday in Atlanta. It’s … Continued
By MEAD GRUVER CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming man who allegedly hit a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the wounded animal’s mouth shut and showed it off in a rural bar before killing it has been indicted on an … Continued
By MELISSA GOLDIN The food pyramid that once guided Americans’ diets has been retired for more than a decade, but that has not stopped President Donald Trump’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., from regularly criticizing the concept. He often … Continued