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by Mike Schneider A new attraction starring the first Black Disney princess is opening at the company’s U.S. theme park resorts, and some Disney followers see it as a fitting replacement to a former ride based on a movie that contained racist tropes. The new theme park attraction updates Tiana’s storyline from the 2009 animated film…
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J&J will pay Minnesota more than $10 million and stop manufacturing and selling talc products Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that his Office and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based body and baby powder products, including Johnson’s Baby…
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In our very own state of Minnesota, there is a museum located in Grand Rapids dedicated to the actress and singer most known for her role in the movie The Wizard of Oz: Judy Garland. The Judy Garland Museum will be holding their annual Festival from June 20th-23rd, and we had the opportunity to talk…
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Five queens were crowned for the first-ever Miss Juneteenth Minnesota State Pageant on Saturday in St. Paul. Contestants, pageant officials and more than 300 family and community members celebrated Juneteenth and the event’s theme Rediscovering Our Culture and Redefining Our Freedom at Hamline University’s Sundin Music Hall. The Miss Juneteenth Minnesota State Pageant’s five Queens are: “We look forward…
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Over in Virginia, MN the town is gearing up for one of the biggest weekends for the town as the 46th Land of the Loons Festival is just around the corner this week! The festivities will begin even before the actual festival as there will be a BBQ Fundraiser on Thursday, then that following Saturday…
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Family Has Participated & Provided Support for More Than 3 Decades (DULUTH, MINN.) — Super One Foods and the Miner family have been named the 2024 recipients of the Mac Welles Award of Excellence, it was announced today by Grandma’s Marathon. The Miner family’s involvement with Grandma’s Marathon dates to the late 1990s, when Jim Jr.…
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by Alicia Lewis of KARE 11 As Minnesotans head outside to appreciate the warm weather, so does the state’s tick population. Some of these ticks can put you at risk for Lyme Disease and, this year, doctors are seeing more reported cases than ever before. According to the latest data from the Minnesota Department of…
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by Krystal Frasier of KSTP Outdoor enthusiasts will be able to enter any state park in Minnesota for free this Saturday. Free Park Day is one of the four days each year the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) waives the requirement for a vehicle permit at state parks and recreation areas. However, fees for…
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With June being Pride month, we got in touch with the Doublas Judson the Co-Chair for Borderland Pride and talked about the upcoming Pride March on Saturday, June 15th. Douglas was then asked how long Borderland Pride has been doing the march. And how long had Douglas been involved as the Co-Chair? In fact, Douglas…
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by Ryan Pattee of KSTP While dry weather persists in the land of many Lakes, the US Drought Monitor shows that Minnesota is experiencing no droughts. It hasn’t happened since June 22, 2022, when the US Drought Monitor listed over ten counties as abnormally dry. The next week, a moderate drought was declared in southern…
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