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It's Time to Get Grumpy

It'll be OK to get grumpy in Wabasha this weekend. Well... not really, but the city will be hosting its annual Grumpy Men Festival.

The event is based on the movie "Grumpy Old Men" which is based on life in Wabahsa. We're told the screen writer based the movie on his grandfather who was born and bred in Wabasha.

When the festival started 19 years ago, it had lots to do with the movie, but officials from the Wabasha-Kellogg Area Chamber of Commerce say these days it's more about celebrating winter.

     "Ya know, (it) gets to be a little long. it gets to be drawn out and everything and so having people come here in the winter and hey... we do have a ski hill, we can ice fish, we can do this.

Corrections Employee Assaulted

A Mower County Corrections employee reports assault after administering a urine analysis test with a client.

The employee and an intern filed the report around 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning. The employee thought something was wrong with the sample and asked the client about it. He then became defensive and began swearing at the employee before shoving him into a wall. The client fled the scene and is still at large. If found, he could face 5th degree assault charges.

Austin Man Narrowly Escapes Car Fire

Austin Man Narrowly Escapes Car Fire

A scary situation for a paper delivery man this morning.

He was on his way to pick up papers for his shift with the Austin Daily Herald when his car began smoking. He pulled over and got out near the Herald parking lot. The fire department came to the scene and put the fire out.

Twilight of the Triceratops Coming to Rochester

Twilight of the Triceratops Coming to Rochester

The Quarry Hill Nature Center in Rochester has announced its next big exhibit.

It's called Twilight of the Triceratops and features the most complete Triceratops skeleton ever found.

The exhibit will also include a Velociraptor and a Pachycephalosaurus, nicknamed the butthead dinosaur.

The exhibit runs from March 10th - April 8th. You can get more information at 507-328-3950.

Did You See the Northern Lights?

Did You See the Northern Lights?

Millions of Americans were treated to one of the universe's most captivating spectacles...  Aurora Borealis.

More commonly known as the Northern Lights, residents across at least 26 of the lower 48 states, including Minnesota and Iowa were able to see the impressive light show.

Lunch with the Lincolns

Lunch with the Lincolns

If you could have lunch with any historical figure, who would it be? Abraham Lincoln perhaps? 75 people did just that Wednesday afternoon.

They had lunch with Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln (impersonators of course) at the Historic Hubbell House in Mantorville. The luncheon is part of the annual Wasioja Civil War Days. Adding to the atmosphere... most of the attendees were wearing period costumes.

Despite the reenactment, authorities say President Lincoln never actually ate at the Hubbell House. Matter of fact they say he never stepped foot in Minneosta. However, Wasioja does have a unique connection to the Civil War.

     "We have the only recruiting station left standing west of the Mississippi.

Austin Man Wins Lottery On April Fools Day

Austin Man Wins Lottery On April Fools Day

An Austin man won a $150,000 Gopher 5 prize on April Fools' Day.

Bill Nicol said winning was something that he had always dreamed about happening.

Bill said that his wife Linda bought the ticket for the April 1 drawing.

The winning ticket was purchased at Nicol's Fast Lube & Car Wash, which is owned by Linda and Bill.  It is located at 100 11th Ave NW in Austin, MN.

The first line of Linda's five-line quick-pick ticket matched all five numbers drawn on April 1. 

The odds of matching all five numbers to win the jackpot are 1 in 1,533,939.  The overall odds of winning a prize are 1 in 12.