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The Southern Minnesota Home that No One Wanted, Even for Free
If you were given the opportunity to own a historic home for free, would you take it? With how expensive homes are you would think you would! But there’s a home in Jordan, Minnesota that was offered for free, and still, no one wanted it. But why?
The historic home was owned by the city of Jordan’s first female mayor Gail Andersen, according to the Star Tribune. It was eventually inherited by her granddaughter Barbara Kochlin. While the outside looks decent, Barbara says the inside is “‘godawful ugly’”.
Credit: Barbara Kochlin
In the spring of 2019, Barbara had been attempting to sell the property for the past year and even went as far as listing the home for free, but still, no one bought the house. Why? Because the home would have to be moved once it was purchased.
Credit: Barbara Kochlin
It needed to be moved because it was on a plot of land meant for commercial use. Barbara wanted to turn it into a triplex, according to the Star Tribune, but that required her to make a large enough parking lot, which wasn’t possible with the amount of land around it. She attempted to get the city to change the land to residential land so it could be used as a single-family home but they said no.
Credit: Barbara Kochlin
So long story short, this home needed to be moved by the buyers, which costs tons and tons of money to do. But if Barbara didn’t find a buyer, the city was going to demolish the home. That’s where Joshua Colonna, a developer with Red Brick LLC and Colonna Acquisitions, comes in.
Credit: Barbara Kochlin
SW News Media says that after he heard about the home in the spring of 2019, he decided he wanted to take on the project. Red Brick has “‘restored over 100 properties through Minnesota, West Virginia, Tennessee and Florida.’” So Barbara successfully found a buyer! Then there was another snag in the road, there were no lots in the area that the house could be moved to. Because of this, they came up with an agreement that would allow the house to stay where it is and bring it up to code.
Credit: Barbara Kochlin
I was able to find the home on Google Maps and it appears it’s still in the same spot. It also looks like there’s a for sale sign in front of the home as of September of 2021. I’m not sure what that’s all about because I can’t find an active listing for this home, but I’m just happy it wasn’t demolished!
Keep scrolling to take a look at a beautiful, historical castle you can stay in here in Minnesota.
Feel Like Royalty When Your Stay in this Historic Castle Just 75 Minutes from Rochester
You’re bound to feel like royalty when you stay at this bed and breakfast in La Crosse, Wisconsin called Castle La Crosse. It’s about 75 minutes from Rochester, Minnesota and it’s a historic castle that was built in 1892. It’s been owned by a few families and a church but in 2017 it was transformed into a beautiful bed and breakfast.
Gallery Credit: Carly Ross
(FOX 9) – Minnesota is joining a legal challenge targeting the largest media merger in history, arguing that it would ultimately be a bad deal for customers.
AG Ellison joins lawsuit to block Warner Bros.-Paramount merger
What we know:
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has joined a coalition of 11 other attorneys general, filing a lawsuit to stop the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Paramount Skydance Corporation.
The suit alleges the merger would violate antitrust laws by creating a media conglomerate that would control nearly one-third of all U.S.-based theatrical movies.
The combined company would control about 27% of the market for wide-release theatrical films and basic cable channels. Only three distributors would control 75% of wide-release films, and four — including Disney, Universal, and Sony — would control 86%, the lawsuit alleges.
The lawsuit also points out that Warner Bros. is currently the second largest and Paramount the third largest in licensing basic cable channels, and together they would control 27% of that market. The merger would combine two of Hollywood’s five major film distributors and two of the five major basic cable companies, eliminating competition and harming movie theaters, cable distributors and consumers.
What they’re saying:
“Minnesotans deserve a fair and competitive marketplace, not one where a handful of giant corporations control what we watch, what we pay, and what choices we have,” AG Ellison said in a statement. “This would be the largest merger in media and entertainment history. It will raise prices, limit innovation, and reduce the variety of voices in media and entertainment. I’m taking action because this goes too far in consolidating power with a few at the expense of the public.”
What’s next:
The coalition has asked Warner Bros. and Paramount not to close the merger until after the judicial process concludes. If the companies refuse, the attorneys general plan to file a temporary restraining order to halt the deal.
The Source: Information provided in a statement from the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office.
WASHINGTON (7News) — The debate over the National Guard presence in the nation’s capital is intensifying after the Pentagon told 7News the Guard mission connected to President Donald Trump’s crime initiative could continue through Inauguration Day 2029 unless it is ended sooner by the president.
The development comes as one governor has decided to withdraw troops from Washington, while D.C. leaders are urging other states to do the same.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is pulling his state’s National Guard members out of the District earlier than originally planned.
Walz’s office says its mission to support America 250 celebrations has concluded. The decision follows concerns about whether some Guard members were being used beyond the security mission tied to those events.
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The D.C. Council is also pressing other states to reconsider their deployments.
All 13 councilmembers signed letters to the governors of Michigan and the U.S. Virgin Islands asking them to withdraw their National Guard troops from the District. Council leaders argue those service members were deployed to support the nation’s 250th anniversary events—not a broader federal public safety mission.
“They’re just doing their job, but it still hurts the city. It hurts our image. It creates resentment,” D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said.
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“The letters were sent to two states that we were surprised when they decided to send the guard. Now, they sent the guard, as I understand it, to support the America 250 events. So it would be nice if they just kind of go back home,” Mendelson added.
According to the Joint Task Force overseeing the deployment, more than 5,100 National Guard members are currently assigned to the District, including troops supporting Freedom 250 events and other summer activities.
While Minnesota is ending its deployment, governors in states including Georgia and Mississippi have said their Guard members will remain in Washington to support the president’s mission.
A road rage-related shooting caused a southern Twin Cities metro highway to shut down for several hours Saturday evening.
The Minnesota State Patrol and the Eagan Police Department responded to a report of a road rage incident on northbound Interstate 35E near Deerwood Drive around 5:16 p.m., according to Eagan police.
Police say one of the drivers fired multiple rounds at another vehicle. While no one was injured, the victim’s vehicle was struck by gunfire and sustained damage.
The Eagan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect vehicle and driver involved. Investigators are looking for a white 2010-2014 Ford F-150. The truck is described as having four doors, black door handles, gray rocker panels, a black tonneau cover and visible rust around the driver’s side rear wheel well/fender. The suspect is described as a White man with long, dark hair.
Anyone with information about the incident or the driver is asked to contact the Eagan Police Department tip line at 651-675-5799 or email the department at eaganpd@eaganmn.gov.
I-35E reopened to traffic around 8:10 p.m. Saturday.
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