After tending to a semi-truck fire on Interstate 94 Monday, Dec. 17, Albertville Fire Chief Eric Bullen noticed something disturbing. While authorities are often worried about “rubbernecking,” or drivers literally straining themselves to witness an accident or fire along a busy road or highway, the phenomenon has taken on a new twist. Instead of just […]
PHOTOS: Northern Lights Dance over Wright County
A solar eruption causing a massive magnetic storm last night over the North Pole brought skies to life, as the Aurora Borealis – “Northern Lights” – made their way down into North America as far south as Kansas and Oklahoma. Here in Wright County, several photographers grabbed their lenses, or iPhones, and took to the […]
PHOTOS: Rare Morning Rainbow Touches St. Michael, Albertville
St. Michael’s Marilyn Swanson was strolling along the paved trail near Big Woods Elementary when she noticed something she hasn’t seen on a morning walk before. A rainbow made its way across the western sky as the Thursday morning sun broke through the clouds. Showers were moving into the St. Michael area, but skies to […]