A 2,500-mile, seven-day race across Alaska is dubbed “The World’s Longest, Toughest Snowmobile Race” — the Iron Dog. And Nisswa native Dan Zimmerman can call himself an experienced Iron Dogger of sorts — he’s competed in the race since 2022. … Continued
Voice-over artist Iris Pérez records audio for a commercial in a sound booth in her Minneapolis-area home on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Pérez spent 14 years in television news but left in 2021 to focus full-time on voice-over work for … Continued
Today is Saturday, April 19, the 109th day of 2025. There are 256 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 19,1995, Timothy McVeigh, seeking to strike at the government he blamed for the Branch Davidian deaths two … Continued
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has appointed Kelly Staples as a Dakota County District Court judge to fill a vacancy in the First Judicial District. On April 18, 2025, Gov. Tim Walz announced the appointment of Kelly Staples as District Court … Continued
The USS Minneapolis-St. Paul, the state’s namesake ship serving the U.S. Navy, was instrumental in recently stopping two drug smuggling operations in the Caribbean within 72 hours of one another during its maiden deployment, officials said. The drug busts resulted … Continued