96.7 The River

If your lilies are looking rough this summer, there's a good chance a small, bright-red beetle is behind it and it's spreading across Minnesota faster than most gardeners realize.

Somewhere in Minnesota, beans are buried underground overnight, and the whole town shows up the next day to eat them. There's even a king and queen crowned for the occasion.

New Chick-fil-A locations are coming to Mankato, Shakopee, Stillwater, Woodbury, and Baxter between 2026 and 2028.

Cow Appreciation Day is back, and the Chick-fil-A near Crossroads Center is in.

Costco payment methods have changed a lot over the years, from Amex-only to Visa and its own Citi card. Here's where things stand now.

A Ramsey-based beverage company is bringing more than just drinks to the Minnesota State Fair next year — there's a whole destination in the works.

That suite in Sartell sat quiet for a couple of months after Clutch Pizza closed — now it's got a whole new energy, and cheesecake is involved.

Summer's already past the halfway point in Central Minnesota, and there's still a lot left on the table before the season wraps up.

There's live music, horse races, and a raffle all happening in Marty this Saturday, and it starts with Leon Laudenbach at five o'clock sharp.

Minnesotans are actually spending less of their paycheck on health insurance than almost everyone else in the country — and most people have no idea.

He grew up around here, played his heart out for three seasons, and now the St. Cloud Rox are doing something they've never done before.

A frozen water bottle and a golf ball might sound like an odd pairing, but for people dealing with heel pain, they could be part of the answer.

A 24-inch water main pipe sounds massive — and apparently, it's unusual enough that it's throwing off an entire St. Cloud street project by nearly a year.

A crash northwest of Clearwater sent a Foreston woman to the hospital on Friday morning.

After 26 years in public service, Tim O'Driscoll is stepping away from the State Legislature — and he's got a lot to look back on before he walks out the door in January.

NOAA put a number on it this week — 97 percent. That's how confident forecasters are that this El Niño sticks around well into 2027.

The city of Melrose is one of 11 communities and organizations sharing in the latest round of child care grants.

That stoplight in Royalton has been frustrating drivers for years — and now there are 26 different ideas on the table to fix it. Not one. Twenty-six.

The Minnesota DNR has a reminder for people selling docks, boat lifts, trailers, and other water accessories.

It's not every week that a top-ranked international youth tournament and FIFA World Cup watch parties happen in the same place — but that's exactly what's going on in Blaine right now.

Ten Central Minnesota nonprofits just got a financial boost — and the work these organizations are doing quietly behind the scenes is worth paying attention to.

The dirt's been moving in Waite Park, and Metro Bus says what's coming next could change how a lot of people get around this region.

Watab Park's pavilion restrooms got tagged with spray paint — and this wasn't the first time that week. Someone's been busy out there.

Minnesota leads the nation in grouse harvest, but the birds are harder to find this year — and there's a reason tied to something that runs on a clock older than any of us.