Minnesotans are known for their appreciation of the outdoors and a popular way to immerse oneself in nature is by utilizing one of the many trail systems throughout the state. From mountain biking to snowmobiling to hiking and much more, northeast Minn. is home to many of these trails.Â
The Mesabi Trail winds through 28 communities over almost 130 miles of paved paths. The trail begins at the Mississippi River in Grand Rapids and travels all the way to the Boundary Waters in Ely. Travelers are able to enjoy views of lakes, ponds, creeks, open iron ore mine pits and forests. Construction began in 1996 and the trail will be fully built in the next five years to include 155 miles and become one of the longest paved trails in the country. To find out more about the Mesabi Trail visit mesabitrail.com
With a home in Winston-Salem and another in California, 11-year-old Mychal-Bella Bowman has the best of two worlds.
âIn California, I have my friends, and in North Carolina, I have my family,â Mychal-Bella said.
And life is about to get even sweeter for the young actress.
âThe Underground Railroad,â an Amazon Prime Video series will premiere May 14 on the streaming service.
Mychal-Bella plays Grace, a lead role, in this drama that is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead.
The series chronicles Cora Randallâs desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. It is set in an alternate version of the 19th century in which the Underground Railroad is a literal underground train system used to transport escaped slaves to freedom up north. It was filmed in Savannah, Ga.
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Drum and Bass fans rejoice, as WILKINSON has been approved to tour the country in May 2021, taking his high energy show and back catalogue of bangers to Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin and the Hawkes Bay.
Over the past 10 years, Wilkinson has cemented himself as one of the most influential and pioneering figures in drum and bass history with hit singles such as; Take You Higher, Illuminate and Afterglow, topping charts worldwide and becoming a frequent producer of some of the most recognisable electronic dance songs of all time.
After ditching the guitar for a sequencer at 14, the rest was history for Wilkinson. A production class at college led to sending demos to some of the finest producers in England. Since then he’s released music on Hospital, RAM and Virgin records toured the globe, including frequent headline performances in New Zealand at Auckland’s Hidden Valley and Gisborne’s Rhythm and Vines.
Bullion rally helps Harmony Gold boost Q3 earnings
South African miner Harmony Gold on Tuesday reported a jump in third-quarter core profit, boosted by higher output and a strong gold price, positioning the miner to pursue growth.
Firmer bullion prices have helped miners’ profits soar despite the covid-19 pandemic, with the company receiving a 16% higher average gold price during the quarter of $1,708 per ounce.
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The Johannesburg-listed miner said it was well positioned for its growth strategy with the higher gold price strengthening its balance sheet and boosting cash with operating free cash flow for the nine months ended March 2021 up 78% to 5.297 billion rand ($377 million).
/ Over the last decade, CMPD is making far fewer arrests and writing far fewer citations. The decline has continued during the pandemic.
In the last decade, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have made a quiet and dramatic change: Officers are making far fewer arrests and writing far fewer citations.
In 2009, in Rodney Monroe’s second year as chief, CMPD made 32,081 arrests, according to records provided to WFAE.
That number has ticked downward each year, reaching 16,401 people in 2018. After increasing slightly in 2019, the number of arrests plummeted again in 2020 during the pandemic, to 14,535.
And for the first quarter of 2021, arrests were down nearly 30% compared to the same period a year ago.