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CBS News
4 days ago
- Sport
- CBS News
Gopher women's soccer building off momentum from last season to find more success
The University of Minnesota Gopher women's soccer season kicks off on Thursday night at home against a Big 12 powerhouse: Brigham Young University. The Gophers are back at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium in Falcon Heights for a new season with a lot in their favor. Head coach Erin Chastain is starting her fifth year with the team, signing a contract extension through 2028. "I love Minnesota. I played here. This is home for me, so I think the fact that our administration supports us and supports me really just makes my job easier when I come to work everyday," Chastain said. The Gophers are planning to build off of last season's success, making it to the NCAA Sweet 16 after an undefeated regular season at home. New captains Caroline Birdsell and Kate Childers say the standard set last year will carry over this fall. "No matter the score, we always came out first half, second half ready to win. And we knew we could win any game and we're definitely going to bring that this year because obviously it worked well last year," Birdsell said. "I think just some words that we like to live by are like 'relentless,' just in every game, every practice, workout, all of the above," Childers said. While this team has the benefit of a lot of momentum from last season's success, they also lost half of their roster from graduates and transfers — while gaining 13 new players. "I wouldn't consider that a bad thing. I think that we have enough returners where our core values and the team we are will not change," Birdsell said. "We also had a lot of younger players waiting in the wings and learning and competing, and so I think they're ready to show what they're capable of, so we're excited to see kind of their hard work pay off," Chastain said.
CBS News
09-08-2025
- Automotive
- CBS News
Falcon Heights gearing up for new Minnesota State Fair pay-by-mobile parking program
With less than two weeks to go until the Minnesota State Fair opens its gates, residents in Falcon Heights are bracing for crowds and, new this year, a pay-by-mobile parking program. Back in May, the city of Falcon Heights approved a plan to make people pay to park on the streets surrounding the fairgrounds. The measure assigns approximately 1,000 Falcon Heights parking spots near the fairgrounds as parking zones. The program will charge a flat fee of $25 per day for vehicles to park between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. during the 12 days of the fair. Residents who live on the impacted streets have started receiving parking passes and can visit City Hall to request a hardship waiver for up to two additional passes. On Friday evening, the streets in Falcon Heights were quiet and peaceful, but residents like Clare Roney said that's all about to change in 12 days. "You'll come home, and there will be tons of cars surrounding your home. It's a different invasiveness that we don't experience," Roney said. The city estimates the program could bring in $100,000 to $200,000 in revenue during this year's fair. That money will go toward fair-related expenses and be invested in city infrastructure. "If the money goes back to the city, and the city can find something good to do with it that impacts most of the people here in Falcon Heights, I think it's totally fine," Falcon Heights resident JD Crouch said. Click here to view a map of the parking zones.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
University of Minnesota set to close Les Bolstad golf course
The Brief The University of Minnesota is set to close and sell the Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights. The university cited financial concerns for the closure. The city has looked at potential reuse ideas for the golf course, including housing development and turning it into a park. FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (FOX 9) - The University of Minnesota announced last week plans to close the Les Bolstad golf course in Falcon Heights. What we know The City of Falcon Heights said on Friday it had been notified by the university that the Board of Regents will vote on selling the golf course at their June meeting. In a news release, the city says it has been anticipating the move by the university and is already considering potential re-use of the property. The backstory In its own statement, the university says the decision was made due to "today's challenging financial environment." "We recognize this course holds generations of memories for our community," the statement from the University of Minnesota reads. "This decision reflects careful consideration and was made in light of today's challenging financial environment. As a public university, we have a responsibility to ensure that our land and resources are aligned with our core mission: supporting students, advancing research, and serving the state of Minnesota." "The golf course does not generate funding needed for the extensive repairs and upkeep that would ensure its ongoing viability," the university adds. "The University is in a constrained economic environment and must ensure every investment is core to our mission. In unpredictable times, it's more important than ever to be clear about who we are and strategic in how we deploy resources." Dig deeper The golf course originally opened in 1928 and covers about 141 acres off Larpenteur Avenue in Falcon Heights, not far from the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus. A 2024 survey by the City of Falcon Heights, which considered changes to the Larpenteur and Snelling corridor, showed most residents favored turning the golf course into a park or green space of some sort. The city says the golf course land, if sold out of public ownership, would revert to single-family zoning and it's possible at least some of the land could be developed into housing. As far back as 2012, when the university was weighing the future of the golf course back then, there was discussion of selling the course for development. What's next At the same time as the university looks to unload the golf course, the Board of Regents is also considering its 2026 budget. The current proposal would come with the largest in-state tuition increase since 2010. A meeting on the budget is set for Thursday with a vote expected on June 18. The course will remain open through the 2025 season but won't reopen next spring.
CBS News
30-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
2 injured in Falcon Heights hit-and-run, police ask for help finding vehicle
State trooper to take witness stand in Derrick Thompson trial, and more headlines State trooper to take witness stand in Derrick Thompson trial, and more headlines State trooper to take witness stand in Derrick Thompson trial, and more headlines Police in St. Anthony, Minnesota are asking for the public's help in finding a vehicle they say was involved in a hit-and-run that injured two people on Wednesday. The hit-and-run happened shortly before 11 p.m. near the 1800 block of Snelling Avenue in Falcon Heights, St. Anthony police say. The two pedestrians suffered non-life-threatening but severe injuries. They were taken to the hospital. Police believe the car was a gray, silver or tan late-1900s or early-2000s Buick LeSabre. Investigators say it sustained damage to the front passenger side. The car was last seen on Fairview Avenue at Highway 36 near Rosedale Mall. Anyone with information about the car is asked to call St. Anthony Police at 612-782-3350.
