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New St. Michael Ice Cream Shop Adding Scoops of Fun to STMA’s Summer

August 5, 2021 By Meghan Gutzwiller

From the first month he opened his hard-scoop ice cream shop in Buffalo, What’s the Scoop? owner Brady Elsenpeter knew he wanted his second location in St. Michael-Albertville. He liked […]

Tagged With: What's the Scoop, What's the Scoop new location

Excessive Heat Warning Issued for Wright County, Minnesota

Wednesday's heat index could top 105 degrees as the latest 'heat dome' settles over the Upper Midwest.

July 27, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

Golf course

Drink up. It’s going to be oppressively hot. The National Weather Service in Chanhassen has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for much of Minnesota on Wednesday, July 28, as the […]

Tagged With: excessive heat warning, heat, humidity, summer

Elk RiverFest, Delano Celebrations Mark Busy Fourth of July Weekend

Minnesota is back and ready to celebrate Independence Day with a boom!

June 30, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

Wondering where to catch a good Fourth of July celebration around the metro? Elk River has brought back its celebration with Elk RiverFest, which will include a full Saturday, July […]

Tagged With: Elk River, Fireworks, Fourth of July

Vacation Travelers: Interstate 94 Has a Few Twists, Turns in Store through STMA

Traveling over the July 4th weekend? Check out a new video for navigating westbound I-94 between Maple Grove and St. Michael

June 29, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

  If you are planning to travel this holiday weekend on I-94 between Maple Grove and St. Michael, check MnDOT’s dashcam video for a first-hand look of what to expect […]

Tagged With: Fourth of July, Intestate 94, road construction

Monticello Man Drowns on Wright County Lake

Chad Holland, who owned his own small business, went under while trying to save other swimmers. He never reemerged.

June 21, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

A small business owner from Monticello died last Sunday, June 13, when he entered the waters of Cedar Lake to assist some swimmers near his pontoon, went under, and never […]

Tagged With: Cedar Lake, Chad Holland, drowining, Monticello

Monticello Township Boy Dies in Thursday ATV Accident

Despite efforts, the boy suffered critical injuries and died at a local hospital.

June 11, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

The Wright County Sheriff’s Office reports Thursday that a 12-year-old boy was killed in an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) accident Thursday, June 10 in Monticello Township. His name has not been […]

Tagged With: accident, ATV, fatal, Monticello

Heat Wave: Excessive Heat Warning Issued, Wright-Hennepin Issues Plea to Conserve

Actual temperatures could hit triple digits this evening, while the "feels-like" temp has crushed that mark.

June 10, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

Golf course

Wright-Hennepin Electric has issued a plea to customers to roll back utility usage until 10 p.m. tonight, June 10, as commercial usage and air conditioners on blast due 100-degree heat […]

Tagged With: electrical, Heat advisory, heat wave

It’s Back: Albertville Friendly City Days Heats up Summer this Week

After a COVID-forced hiatus, the STMA area's official summer kick-off celebration is ready to return.

June 8, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

It’s back. All of it. The rides. The food. The singing and dancing. And, of course, that Grand Ol’ Parade. Albertville Friendly City Days is now in its third full […]

Tagged With: 2021, Albertville Friendly City Days, Gordy Berning

Buffalo Woman Killed in Colorado after Car Struck Elk, She Exited Vehicle

The crash occurred on Interstate 25 early Monday, June 7, near Castle Pines.

June 8, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

An 18-year-old Buffalo woman is dead after a multiple car accident after midnight on Monday, June 7 near Castle Pines, Colorado. According to reports, Kendra Durnan, 18, of Buffalo was […]

Obituary: Staff Sergeant Jakob Einarson, Rogers Graduate, Dies at 27

Services will be held at St. Albert's Church, Albertville, Monday, June 7.

June 4, 2021 By Mike Schoemer

Staff Sgt. Jakob J. Einarson, 27, formerly of Rogers, Minnesota, passed away May 21, 2021, a victim in a motorcycle crash. The Rogers High School graduate in 2012 was an […]

Tagged With: Einarson, Marine, obituary

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