Local running store races to help Somali Olympians who lost luggage
A little Minnesota Nice surfaced in London for two Somali athletes whose luggage had been lost. The Running Room provided the two Olympians with new shoes and gear, KARE 11 reports:
A little Minnesota Nice surfaced in London for two Somali athletes whose luggage had been lost. The Running Room provided the two Olympians with new shoes and gear, KARE 11 reports:
Great Dane Rescue of Minnesota and Wisconsin posted that two of the dogs are in "rough condition" and "barely hanging on."
The signing comes on the second anniversary of Floyd's murder by police in south Minneapolis.
The Skinner family has operated alpine ski areas in the Midwest for 60 years.
The CDC does not currently think there is a significant threat to the general public.
James Robert Hess, 48, faces second-degree murder charges for the death of his 52-year-old brother, William Harold Hess Jr.
Bring Me The News meteorologist Sven Sundgaard says right now the best chance for storms looks like Sunday/Sunday night.
The Thai New Year, or Songkran, is one of the most celebrated holidays in Thailand.
Mara opens next month in the Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis.
Investigators believe the suspects fled the scene in a vehicle.
The tragedy in Texas has sparked different reactions from Minnesota's congressional delegation.
Shawn Lawrence Jacobs, 37, was arrested just before 4 p.m. Tuesday after he surrendered.
The baby is yet to be named, and the zoo is planning an event for visitors to help with the decision.
Golden Valley-based General Mills Thursday announced that not one, but two Olympic gold medal winners will appear on upcoming Wheaties cereal boxes. The company said consumers can expect to see swimmer Michael Phelps and beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor on limited-edition boxes starting next month.
The South African Olympic runner and double amputee known as the "Blade Runner" is inspiring a Coon Rapids boy to do anything he sets his mind to. Eli Guthrie, 8, has the same congenital birth defect as Oscar Pistorius, and like the runner, had both his legs amputated below the knee as an infant. Guthrie told KARE-TV that Pistorius makes him "want to run around and be in the Olympics and be kind of like him."
Kara Goucher is back in her hometown of Duluth for Grandma's Marathon weekend. She's running in a half-marathon event Saturday morning as she prepares for the marathon event at the London Olympics on Aug. 5.
The WNBA starts a five-week break as the Olympics soon get under way. Three women's basketball Olympians are from the Minnesota Lynx: forward Maya Moore and guards Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whelan, and they are eager to test themselves against the best in the world. "Definitely ready to go and ready to get over there," Whalen said.
KARE-TV Sports Director Eric Perkins says he's excited to be heading to London to report on as many local Olympics stories as possible until the event wraps up Aug. 12. KARE became the gold standard of Olympics coverage during the Bejing Games four years ago, as there were days when more people tuned into the local NBC affiliate to watch the event than anywhere else in the United States.
Eden Prairie swimmer Rachel Bootsma is one step closer to London. At the Olympic trials in Omaha, the 18-year-old won a preliminary race in the 100-meter backstroke.
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