Oklahoman Fred Newton swims down the Mississippi River near Inver Grove Heights on his way to New Orleans from the Ford Dam in this July 1930 clipping from the St. Paul Dispatch. (Pioneer Press files) The Mississippi River runs 1,826 … Continued
Today is Sunday, July 6, the 187th day of 2024. There are 178 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 6, 1957, Althea Gibson became the first Black tennis player to win a Wimbledon singles title as … Continued
It wasn’t just fireworks lighting up the night sky in Two Harbors, Minn., this Fourth of July. For the first time in six years, the iconic light from the North Shore city’s lighthouse beacon 25 miles northeast of Duluth will … Continued
Napheesa Collier scored 22 points and the Minnesota Lynx topped the Golden State Valkyries 82-71 on Saturday night. The Valkyrie took a 56-54 lead in the middle of the third quarter with a 10-0 run that started with a pair … Continued
A 13-year-old Naytahwaush, Minn., boy was pronounced dead after a lit firework he was holding went off and struck him in the chest, according to a Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office press release. At approximately 11:14 p.m. on July 4, law … Continued