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Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Climate
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Minnesotans flock outside despite smoke from wildfires in Canada
The Brief Smoke from wildfires in Canada has entered Minnesota, just in time for a warm weekend when many were hoping to get outdoors. On Sunday, many ignored the smoke and went ahead with their plans to exercise around the Twin Cities. Air conditions are expected to improve later this week. (FOX 9) - Wildfire smoke drifted from Canada into the Twin Cities on a weekend when the weather had many hoping to get outside. But at parks around the metro, people were sticking it to Mother Nature on Sunday. Many Minnesotans went outdoors to ride bicycles, play volleyball, kayak, or sunbathe. Some say they recognized that air quality was compromised but wanted to do things anyway. "It's not the best… definitely the air quality is not great," Sid Shad told FOX 9. "We do have to live our lives… you have to deal with it." What they're saying FOX 9 Meteorologist Cody Matz says he expects the smoky air to linger through Monday. June 2, until winds shift to give us a bit of a reprieve. In the meantime, Matz suggests, "if you smell smoke, then it's usually thick enough to where you're going to run into some health issues. It's not instantaneous, [but] if you're spending large amounts of time outside, at some point your lungs may start to burn a little bit. You may have some breathing trouble, so it's just a recommendation to get inside, seek filtered air to help relieve that stress on your body," Matz said. The backstory Summer season is wildfire season in Canada, and already this season, at least a dozen wildfires have scorched over a million acres of land in Canada.
CBS News
13 hours ago
- General
- CBS News
Man sentenced for role in Minnesota's largest ever fentanyl bust
A man has been sentenced for his role in one of the largest fentanyl busts in Minnesota history. Court documents show a judge sentenced Quijuan Bankhead to 10 years in prison, five years supervised released and $100 special assessment. Bankhead was one of eight people who previously pleaded guilty of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. A ninth person, Cornell Chandler Jr., was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2024 for his role in the drug trafficking operation, officials say. Charges say between August 2022 and December 2023, several of the defendants would travel to Phoenix to obtain fentanyl pills from suppliers and would hide the pills inside stuffed animals before mailing them to addresses in and around the Twin Cities. Authorities from Dakota, Ramsey and Washington counties initiated a joint investigation into the trafficking ring, resulting in the seizure of over 30,000 grams of fentanyl pills. Investigators say there were 280,000 pills with an estimated value of more than $2 million. Preliminary data from the Minnesota Department of Health says more than 1,200 people died from drug overdoses in 2023, with about 70% of them involving synthetic opioids like fentanyl.
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Concerts to see this week: A Prince celebration, Breakaway Music Fest, Alison Krauss
Concerts to see this week: A Prince celebration, Breakaway Music Fest, Alison Krauss originally appeared on Bring Me The News. We've probably said this before, but June feels like the start of the summer concert season. There are hints of it that start in May, but it's clear that things are truly getting underway this week with the kickoff of outdoor shows at The Ledge Amphitheater, the arrival of the Twin Cities first big summer music festival, and a cities-wide celebration of Prince. Here are the concerts you shouldn't miss this week around the Twin Cities. Tuesday, June 3, at Turf Club Peelander-Z is an experience. They're the kind of band where some fans might not even listen to the albums, but never miss a live performance. Their shows are uncontrolled chaos that might feature costumed dancers, a giant squid, human-sized bowling, and ballistic energy from Peelander-Yellow. (Every member is named after a color that they almost exclusively wear.) There's really nothing quite like Peelander-Z and the group's high-energy, tongue-in-cheek punk songs. Over at Zhora Darling, the six-piece, L.A.-based Dutch Interior arrives just after the release of Moneyball, packed with modern Americana songs that feel somehow distant from the label. Despite having six members — who have all been lifelong friends — the music is sparse, almost low-fi, and has an undercurrent of quiet punk energy. Poor Image and Harlow open. Thursday, June 5–Sunday, June 8, at various locations Paisley Park's annual celebration of Prince returns for four days of events that start on Thursday with a dance party featuring a Transmission tribute to Prince at First Avenue. The big attraction is a Friday night concert at Paisley Park that includes Morris Day and the Time, as well as The Family, a group that only released a single 1985 album co-produced by Prince. (That album features the original recording of "Nothing Compares 2 U.") However, they reformed in 2011 as fDeluxe. Many other events are taking place at Paisley Park and around Downtown Minneapolis. Though the tickets don't come cheap. General admission passes for the full weekend cost $752.75. Meanwhile, a single-event ticket for the Friday concert will run you $109.75. Friday, June 6, at First Avenue Cue debates about whether or not Samia Finnerty will count as a local artist. (Minnesotans love to adopt artists, so the answer will be "yes.") Finnerty, who performs as just Samia, moved relocated to the Twin Cities relative recently, partly recording her new album, Bloodless in the state. Samia hits her stride on Bloodless, with seamless indie-pop songwriting that has an appealingly dark streak. That's clear right from the outset on the song "Bovine Excision" (look that up if haven't just eaten), which includes lyrics like "picking leeches off white underwear" and "I just wanted to be your friend / cup of tea in your cold hand / and drained, drained bloodless." Friday, June 6–Saturday, June 7, at Allianz Field Festival Grounds For a second year, the Breakaway Music Fest, which is held in a bunch of cities around the country, is making a stop in St. Paul. The EDM fest's 2025 lineup includes some big names in electronic dance music like John Summit, Tiësto, and Alison Wonderland. It'll be a bass-heavy, two-day dance party around the parking lot of Allianz Field. However, this year, EDM fans are going to have to make a tough call. Breakaway is happening on the same two days as the inauguralFestival in Cadott, Wis. The alien-themed fest has a similarly deep lineup, headlined by Marshmello, Rezz, Liquid Stranger, and RL June 8, at The Ledge Amphitheater Alison Krauss and Union Station are touring together for the first time since 2015. That's cause for celebration among folk and bluegrass lovers, as is the release of their first new album since 2011's Paper Airplane. They're arrival is also the kickoff of an impressive summer season at The Ledge Amphitheater in Waite Park. Alison Krauss and Union Station will follow Sunday's show with two more performances in Minnesota. They'll play Mankato's Vetter Stone Amphitheater on June 10 and Duluth's Bayfront Festival Park on June 11. Russell Moore opens. Sunday, June 8, at Surly Festival Field The pop-folk group just released their first new music since 2022, with the EP Somewhere. It's a gentle album that falls neatly in line with what has led the band to an arguably quiet popularity. The Ohio group has billions of streams and millions of monthly listeners. That might not offer any insight into their catchy, emotional songs, but if you haven't given their records a spin and are wondering how they're headlining a huge outdoor venue, well, there you go. Blind Pilot and Gardener on Monday, June 2: Leslie Vincent + Dylan Hicks & Small Screens at The Dakota Kitty Craft at 7th St. Entry Jared Justen with Nikki Lemire at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Dan Israel with Billy Johnson at Lake Harriet Bandshell (free) Soul Trouvére at 331 Club (free) Roe Family Singers at 331 Club (free) Concerts on Tuesday, June 3: Peelander-Z at Turf Club Dutch Interior with Poor Image and Harlow at Zhora Darling Drillbit with Defiled Sacrament and Mortura at Pilllar Forum Enemy of Fate at Underground Music Cafe Accordo, presented by the Schubert Club at Icehouse Johnny Lied and George McKelvey at Aster Cafe International Reggae Allstars at Bunker's John Magnuson Trio at 331 Club (free) Concerts on Wednesday, June 4: An Evening with Robyn Hitchcock at Turf Club Dr. Mambo's Combo: A Birthday Tribute to Prince at The Parkway Theater Alejandro Brittes at The Cedar Cultural Center Matteo Mancuso at The Dakota Fuchsia with Jake Baldwin Quartet and Green Line Quartet at Zhora Darling Psychostick with Texas Toast Chainsaw Massacre and Rad Enhancer at The Cabooze Ice Horse at Icehouse's Starlight Room Dan Tedesco and Eva Markham at Aster Cafe Martin Kember and The Unit - 'Purple Msicology' at Green Room West 22nd with Pretty Jane and Daphne Jane at 7th St. Entry Martin Kember and The Unit 'Purple Musicology' at Green Room Twine at Bunker's The Second Stringers at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Hunny Bear residency at The White Squirrel Bar (free)Concerts on Thursday, June 5: Prince Celebration Kick-Off DJ Dance Party feat. Let's Go Crazy, DJ Jake Rudh, and Lenka Paris at First Avenue Three Sacred Souls with Tré Burt at Palace Theatre Cantus at the Historic Memorial Chapel at Lakewood Cemetery Geordie Kieffer at Fine Line Kavyesh Kaviraj & Omar Abdulkarim at The Dakota Burning Blue Rain with Pierre Lewis at The Cabooze Matthew Mallinger and IE at Berlin Rotundos, Quail, and Serpents of Serenity at Underground Music Cafe Molly:II:Molly and The Scarlet Goodbye at Icehouse TC Gumbo Jam feat. Eddie Christmas, Demitrious Fallis, Nicholas David, and more at Hook and Ladder John Magnuson Trio with Billy Dankert at Aster Cafe Spiderlily, Skeleton Crew, Pity Party, and Weeklong Weekend at Amsterdam Bar & Hall The Dregs with Fanaka Nation, King Swank, Yuh-Huh Go, and more at 7th St. Entry Emmy Woods with Cottonwood Shivers at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Concerts on Friday, June 6: Prince Celebration 2025 feat. Morris Day and the Time, Jesse Johnson, The Family, and Johnny Venus at Paisley Park Breakaway Music Festival with Tiësto, John Summit, Alison Wonderland, and more at Allianz Field Force Fields Music Festival w/ Marshmello, Rezz, and others in Cadott, Wis. Samia with Raffaella at First Avenue Pierce the Veil with Sleeping with Sirens at The Armory Vial with Rat Bath and Virginia's Basement at Hook and Ladder Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials at The Dakota Ally Venable at 7th St. Entry Ghost Dragon at The Loft at Skyway Theatre Drouth with Nothingness, Sacrificial Vein, and Cavernous Maw at Zhora Darling Honey Revenge at Fine Line Little Lebowski Urban Achievers, Dingus, and Atomic Lights at Cloudland Theater Heed the Warning at Day Block Brewing Atlas Tango Project at Berlin Lakeside Effects, Ghostlands, and M.A.Y. at Underground Music Cafe Bermuda Squares, The Slow Death, Sparrowhawk, American Muscle, and Neo Neos at Palmer's Bar McNasty Brass Band with Rhythm Nation at Icehouse Hell Yeah 3!!! - The Dirtbag Prom feat. DJ Mary Lucia at Turf Club Twins Perform the Music of Thelonious Monk at Berlin (no cover) JB Reilly at Utepils Brewing (free) Kaatwalk with Nina Luna at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Concerts on Saturday, June 7: Breakaway Music Festival with Tiësto, John Summit, Alison Wonderland, and more at Allianz Field Force Fields Music Festival w/ Marshmello, Rezz, and others in Cadott, Wis. One Ok Rock with Stand Atlantic at The Armory Surly Brewing 19th Anniversary Party feat. The Suburbs, Solid Gold, Gramma's Boyfriend, and more at Surly Brewing Lake Street Roots, Rock & Deep Blues Music Festival 12 at Hook and Ladder Panchiko with Alison's Halo at First Avenue Annie DiRusso at Fine Line Runner and Bobby with Silverwar House and Call Me Fritz at Zhora Darling The Rolling Stoners at The Dakota TaikoArts Midwest presents Taikogroover, a concert dance party at The Cedar Cultural Center Joust, Heavy Lag, Bad Crime, and TV Cop at Cloudland Theater Chris Rawlins with Wren & Wilde at Aster Cafe Momentum at Green Room Gasolina Reggaetón Party at Varsity Theater Petty Treason's Big Queer Burlesque Bonanza at Turf Club Dog Gamn record release with Din-Din, Full Catholic, Girdle of Judith, Ghosting Merit, and Watches at Palmer's Bar Johnny Manchild and The Poor Bastards and Fake Shark at Underground Music Cafe Rootstock feat. Poetic Roots, BakkwoodDrift, SoulFlower, and more at Icehouse Naethan Apollo at 7th St. Entry Kev Fest feat. Cole Diamond, Crush Scene, Molly Maher, Quietchild, and more at The White Squirrel Bar (free) New Primitives at Graze Food Hall (free) Concerts on Sunday, June 8: Alison Krauss & Union Station at The Ledge Amphitheater Caamp with Blind Pilot and Gardener at Surly Brewing Festival Field Nona Invie residency feat. Molly Raben and Nat Harvie at Berlin One World: The Best of Sting & The Police at The Dakota Dylan Salfer at The Hewing Hotel's rooftop Nobro, Bad Waitress, and Gen and the Degenerates at 7th St. Entry Jesus Son EP release with Toilet Rats, GARF, and Despondent at Zhora Darling Dead on the Block at Icehouse The Church of Cornbread with Cornbread Harris at Palmer's Bar (free) Chickaboom & Troglodyte with Dan Israel & Mike Lane and Keith Johnson at The White Squirrel Bar (free) Emmy Woods and Adam Bohanan at 331 Club (free) Record Prophets with Aftergreens and Pencilneck at The White Squirrel Bar (free)Just announced concerts: June 20: Talkin' All That Jazz hosted by Drunken Monkee with Sole2Dotz, Miss Mari, Se'Anna on Da Mic, and more at Icehouse July 11: Bainbridge and High Zombie at The Loft at Skyway Theatre July 13: Mid-Summer Sound Bath at The Cedar Cultural Center July 17: Real Numbers, Tom Henry, and Quinn A. Robinson at Cloudland Theater July 18: Tsimba and Thred at The Loft at Skyway Theatre July 31: David Lowery of Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven at Fine Line Aug. 14: Keith Wallen with Level at Turf Club Aug. 15: Monica LaPlante, Monsoon, and Oyster World at Cloudland Theater Aug. 27: The Cedar presents The Global Get Together with Alma Andina at the Minnesota State Fair Aug. 28: The Cedar presents The Global Get Together with Brass Solidarity at the Minnesota State Fair Sept. 11: Ni/Co at 7th St. Entry Sept. 16: Daisy the Great at Amsterdam Bar & Hall Sept. 17: Max McNown at First Avenue Oct. 6: Hazlett at First Avenue Oct. 11: Laufey with Suki Waterhouse at Target Center Oct. 18: Vader, Kataklysm, and more at Studio B at Skyway Theater Oct. 19: Aminé at The Fillmore Oct. 22: Cuco at First Avenue Nov. 7: Mon Rovia at First Avenue Nov. 13: Chase Rice with Charlie Worsham at The Fillmore Nov. 17: Avatar with Alien Weaponry and Spirit World at The Fillmore Dec. 11: Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles with Nona Invie at The Fitzgerald Theater Feb. 2: Lord of the Lost and The Birthday Massacre with Wednesday 13 at First AvenueThis story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
CBS News
21 hours ago
- Business
- CBS News
Coast Guard veteran serving up coffee, inclusivity in Twin Cities
Twin Cities veteran Michael Kollar is serving up fresh, meticulously roasted coffee at several Dunn Brothers shops he owns. "I really enjoy roasting, I enjoy giving people a good cup of coffee," Kollar said. He also strives to make his shops safe and inclusive spaces for the community. "The coffee's wonderful, and the people are, too," said Lois Schlutter, a customer at Kollar's location in Hopkins, Minnesota. She says you'll always find a wide range of customers, and "really great conversations." "No matter when I come in, there's always people sitting, and a lot of times Mike is sitting there chatting," said customer Alexander Tolchinsky. Kollar says it all comes down to the beans. "A lot of the customers, when they sip it, they just know that it was made with love and caring, and they appreciate that fact," he said. Kollar's life in service started long before his coffee career in the U.S. Coast Guard. "I just was drawn to the fact of saving lives and doing a different mission than defending," he said. "It's still defending the nation, but in a different way." Years later, Kollar is serving his community again, but in a different way. "It's more than just a coffee shop," he said. Schlutter says people are drawn to the inviting environment. "It's a really wide range of people from different walks of life, and it's fun," she said. "I would say it's welcoming to everybody, and there's really a good sense of community." One way Kollar cultivates that is through who he hires. Between his four shops, he works with local high schools and uses state funding to hire students and adults with disabilities. "I believe in giving back. So this is my period of life where I want to make an inclusive, safe place for people to come in and work and make a difference," he said. Brewing coffee, and opportunity, in every cup. "It's a time to give back and it's time to make a difference. You know, there's so many people that don't have a voice, that are left behind in the society that needs a voice, that needs a place to come in and feel safe," he said. Kollar owns and roasts at four different Dunn Brothers Coffee shops: Excelsior, Hopkins, Minnetonka and Savage.
CBS News
a day ago
- General
- CBS News
1 dead, several arrested after shooting in Golden Valley near Hwy. 100, police say
Twin Cities police chief on leave following "complaint," and more headlines Twin Cities police chief on leave following "complaint," and more headlines Twin Cities police chief on leave following "complaint," and more headlines Police in Golden Valley, Minnesota, say a man is dead and "multiple suspects" are in custody after what was initially reported as a road rage shooting late Friday night near Highway 100. Assistant Police Chief Rudy Perez says it happened just before midnight on Duluth Street just east of the highway. He says "all involved parties, including witnesses and suspects" were taken to nearby North Memorial Health for treatment, where a man died from his injuries overnight. It's unclear how many people were involved. "The suspects remain in custody, and the GVPD says there are no ongoing safety concerns related to this incident," Perez said. WCCO The Minnesota State Patrol and the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is assisting police with the investigation, and anyone with information on this case is asked to call 763-593-8079. The shooting came just hours before city officials announced Golden Valley Police Virgil Green was placed on administrative leave "pending review of a complaint." Officials say Perez and fellow assistant chief Alice White are co-leading the department amid the investigation.
