AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Knife River Minnesota. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/knife-river-mn 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/knife-river-mn https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Mon, 25 Nov 2024 10:43:27 -0600 JULEBYEN (pronounced YOOL-eh-BE-en) means "Christmas Village". Julebyen is a centuries-old Nordic tradition celebrated with ethnic foods, crafts, https://www.americantowns.com/news/julebyen-2024-31708876-knife-river-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/julebyen-2024-31708876-knife-river-mn.html Arts and Entertainment Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Ed Markey (D-MA) urged the Biden administration to https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-cassidy-brown-markey-urge-biden-administration-to-address-amoxicillin-shortage-31495802-plymouth-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-cassidy-brown-markey-urge-biden-administration-to-address-amoxicillin-shortage-31495802-plymouth-mn.html Government and Politics Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Lee (R-UT), Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-lee-announce-date-and-witnesses-for-hearing-examining-the-competitive-impact-of-the-proposed-krogeralbertsons-transaction-31496437-eagan-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-lee-announce-date-and-witnesses-for-hearing-examining-the-competitive-impact-of-the-proposed-krogeralbertsons-transaction-31496437-eagan-mn.html Government and Politics Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON - At a bipartisan Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee hearing titled, “Examining the Competitive Impact of the Proposed https://www.americantowns.com/news/video-klobuchar-opening-remarks-at-antitrust-subcommittee-hearing-on-proposed-krogeralbertsons-merger-31496988-faribault-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/video-klobuchar-opening-remarks-at-antitrust-subcommittee-hearing-on-proposed-krogeralbertsons-merger-31496988-faribault-mn.html Government and Politics Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Respect for Marriage Act, bipartisan https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-statement-on-senate-passage-of-bipartisan-legislation-to-protect-marriage-equality-31496979-moorhead-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-statement-on-senate-passage-of-bipartisan-legislation-to-protect-marriage-equality-31496979-moorhead-mn.html Government and Politics Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) urged the Biden administration to increase cyber investigations of https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-capito-urge-administration-to-increase-cyber-investigations-of-fentanyl-trafficking-31496981-owatonna-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-capito-urge-administration-to-increase-cyber-investigations-of-fentanyl-trafficking-31496981-owatonna-mn.html Government and Politics Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 “As housing becomes increasingly concentrated within the hands of a few, we are concerned that your software is facilitating a never-ending race https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-smith-colleagues-question-realpage-ceo-on-role-in-exacerbating-housing-inflation-31496992-anoka-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-smith-colleagues-question-realpage-ceo-on-role-in-exacerbating-housing-inflation-31496992-anoka-mn.html Government and Politics Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Emmer Applauds Passage of Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressman Tom Emmer https://www.americantowns.com/news/emmer-applauds-passage-of-justice-and-mental-health-collaboration-reauthorization-act-31497283-eagan-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/emmer-applauds-passage-of-justice-and-mental-health-collaboration-reauthorization-act-31497283-eagan-mn.html Government and Politics Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Minnesota’s medical cannabis program adds new qualifying medical conditions The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will add irritable bowel https://www.americantowns.com/news/minnesotas-medical-cannabis-program-adds-new-qualifying-medical-conditions-31497413-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/minnesotas-medical-cannabis-program-adds-new-qualifying-medical-conditions-31497413-saint-paul-mn.html Health and Fitness Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Final reminder: MnVFC annual re-enrollment due today This is a reminder that sites enrolled in the Minnesota Vaccines for Children (MnVFC) program https://www.americantowns.com/news/minnesota-department-of-health-got-your-shots-news-november-2022-31497414-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/minnesota-department-of-health-got-your-shots-news-november-2022-31497414-saint-paul-mn.html Health and Fitness Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Thanks for Reading the Thrifty Minnesota Newsletter! Sorry for no newsletter last week! Things got kind of cut short with Thanksgiving. I hope your https://www.americantowns.com/news/thrifty-minnesota-newsletter-december-1-2022-31498135-saint-paul-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/thrifty-minnesota-newsletter-december-1-2022-31498135-saint-paul-mn.html Government and Politics Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), Senate co-chairs of the bipartisan, bicameral Congressional Coalition on https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-blunt-introduce-bipartisan-resolution-marking-national-adoption-month-31497631-anoka-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/klobuchar-blunt-introduce-bipartisan-resolution-marking-national-adoption-month-31497631-anoka-mn.html Government and Politics Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON, D.C. [11/30/22] – Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) reintroduced a https://www.americantowns.com/news/us-senator-tina-smith-leads-colleagues-in-introducing-bipartisan-resolution-recognizing-november-as-national-lung-cancer-awareness-month-31497632-cloquet-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/us-senator-tina-smith-leads-colleagues-in-introducing-bipartisan-resolution-recognizing-november-as-national-lung-cancer-awareness-month-31497632-cloquet-mn.html Government and Politics Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 ST. PAUL, MN – Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced the appointment of Sydnee Woods as District Court Judge https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-walz-appoints-sydnee-woods-to-fill-fourth-judicial-district-vacancy-31497736-edina-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-walz-appoints-sydnee-woods-to-fill-fourth-judicial-district-vacancy-31497736-edina-mn.html Government and Politics Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600 [ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz today visited Lake Middle School in Woodbury to hear from students and teachers about ways to improve https://www.americantowns.com/news/photos-governor-walz-congratulates-lake-middle-school-in-woodbury-for-being-recognized-as-national-blue-ribbon-school-leads-discussion-on-improving-education-across-the-state-31497738-willmar-mn.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/photos-governor-walz-congratulates-lake-middle-school-in-woodbury-for-being-recognized-as-national-blue-ribbon-school-leads-discussion-on-improving-education-across-the-state-31497738-willmar-mn.html Government and Politics Mon, 25 Nov 2024 00:00:00 -0600