Mother's Day Survey A new Mother's Day survey by One Poll reveals that 86% of people say their mother is the hardest-working person they know. Other findings: - 69% of people say their mother doesn't get enough credit for all she does - 70% of people say their mom is their best friend - 63% of people would classify their mother as a superhero who can take on any challenge and resolve it with grace - the average person plans to spend $300 on their Mother's Day gift Top Mother's Day Presents ... According to a new survey by One Poll photo [...]

Today is International Waffle Day, National Medal of Honor Day and National Bridesmaid Day There are 23 days left until Easter There are 41 days left until Cinco de Mayo There are 44 days left until Mother's Day -- On this date in 1668, the U.S.'s first official horse race took place -- On this date in 1863, The first Army Medal of Honor awarded -- On this date in 1942, Aretha Franklin was born -- On this date in 1954, RCA introduced the color TV -- On this date in 1965, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led 25,000 marchers [...]

Five Random Facts for Monday   HIGHLIGHTS:  Here are some random facts for you:  Alaska is home to the EASTERNMOST point in the United States.  And giraffes and mice have the same number of vertebrae in their necks:  Seven.     FULL STORY:  Here are some random facts for you . . .     1.  Alaska is home to the EASTERNMOST point in the United States, because the Aleutian Islands extend past the 180th meridian, into the Eastern Hemisphere.     2.  Leo Fender, the guy who invented Fender Stratocaster electric guitars, couldn't actually play guitar.     3.  Giraffes and [...]

Monday's History Lesson:  March 14th is the 73rd day of the year. There are 292 days remaining until the end of the year Today is National Pi Day, National Potato Chip Day, National Napping Day and National Save A Spider Day There are 3 days left until St Paddy's Day There are 34 days left until Easter -- On this date in 1879, Albert Einstein was born -- On this date in 1950, the FBI came out with their first "Most Wanted List" -- On this date in 1964, Jack Ruby was found guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the [...]

For the very first time, all five of the Minnesota D1 hockey teams have made the 2021 NCAA tournament. The Minnesota Gophers will be the highest-seeded team out of the five, as the No. 3 overall seed. The puck drops on Friday, March 26th for Bemidji State who will be playing the Badgers at noon. Minnesota Duluth will be playing Michigan at 3 pm. Minnesota State, Mankato will play on Saturday, March 27th against Quinnipiac in the first round at 3 pm. St. Cloud State will be playing against Boston University at 5:30 pm. Lastly, the Gophers will be playing against [...]

After the MN Vikings agreed to terms with defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson, they decided to release another DT, Sharmar Stephan. With this move by the Vikings, they cleared $3.75 million off the books of Stephan's cap number of $5.083 million. The Vikings technically saved $3.09 million. Stephan started last year for the Vikings as a nose tackle. Michael Pierce will now take over as starting nose tackle, after sitting out last season due to COVID. Tomlinson will take over as starting three-technique defensive tackle. On Monday, Tomlinson agreed to a two year, $22 million dollar contract with the Vikings, and it [...]

The MN Timberwolves' season is not going so well this year. The Timberwolves recently just lost this past Sunday, making their record 7-28. Ricky Rubio stated that the Wolves just "need a break," he also added "there's a lot of things we have to figure out and correct and get better. ... It's more on us to compete, be in every game, start with everybody. Kat [Karl-Anthony Towns], Ant [Anthony Edwards], me, got to lead out there. Everybody got to do a better job." According to NBA Reddit, Rubio was never apart of a winning time with the Wolves. The Wolves [...]

On Wednesday morning, it only took a half an hour for the Minnesota Twins spring training tickets to sell out. Starting at 10 am, Fans were offered the opportunity to purchase "seating pod" tickets for the training camp in Fort Myers, Florida. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic, fans were only able to purchase seating pods that are a certain distance from other fans. These seating pods hold up to two or four guests per pod.  Sales were also restricted to one ticket-buyer per pod. These seating pods follow all protocol by the MLB and the Centers for Disease Control. The [...]

After the Twins played 60 games with no attendance this past year, the MN baseball team is ready for some fans this upcoming 2021 season. They are hoping to have 10,000 fans in attendance starting on their home opener (April 8th). The Twins are also anticipating to slowly add to their attendance as the season moves forward, as long as COVID numbers remain low and the vaccine continues to progress. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz seems to be anxious about fans attending games at Target Field. "Governor Walz is eager to get back to Target Field," stated spokesman Teddy Tschann. "If Minnesotans [...]