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Minnesota bike museum is looking for a new home
MINNEAPOLIS — A unique piece of history is at risk of being locked away in storage.
Hundreds of bicycles from as far back as the 1800’s need a new home.
Juston Anderson, the co-founder of the Minnesota Cycling Museum, has a special gift for sharing the history of each bike off the top of his head.
“Once you tell the story of the bike, you just become kind of fascinated,” said Anderson.
The museum is in need of a new space, as it could be asked to leave any day now from its temporary home at the Bloomington offices of bicycle distributor, QBP.
“Our alternative is we’re just going to be going into cold storage,” Anderson said. “That’s what I mean that there’s all kinds of pressure. To put all these into cold storage just kind of defeats the purpose of our museum.”
Like any good museum, there’s variety.
Anderson has decades-old photos, medals and trinkets in addition to the bicycles.
The museum has a mountain bike exhibit at the Trailhead in Minneapolis’s Theo Wirth Park.
Anderson says if they do find a new home, his collection is about 1,000 bikes strong, so he’ll never have to worry about filling the space.
“We’re just so thankful that we’ve got so many people that believe in us and see our vision and the potential of what this museum is going to be,” he said. “We’ve got all these great cycles, and we want to get them out in the public’s eye.”
Anderson says one of the challenges for the museum is that it’s a non-profit on a tight budget.
He says they’re looking for donations or grants to help them relocate somewhere with more exhibit and storage space.
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Boosted by Trump's visit, Minnesota GOP raised more than $1 million last month
The Republican Party of Minnesota pulled in about $1.1 million in donations last month, boosted by former President Donald Trump headlining its annual fundraising dinner, according to its latest federal campaign finance report.
The Minnesota GOP reported having about $502,000 on hand in its federal campaign account at the end of May, and roughly $34,000 in debt. It’s a notable turnaround for the party whose debt exceeded $400,000 late last year.
“I believe we’re in as strong a position as maybe we’ve been in recent times,” state GOP chairman David Hann said in an interview Friday.
The Minnesota GOP also has a state campaign account. At the end of May, the party reported having $78,191 in that account while carrying $103,065 in debt.
Hann said the party paid off its remaining state and federal account debts this month.
“It’s been about 18 years since the party has been debt-free, and we are now debt-free,” he said.
Most of the money raised by the Minnesota GOP last month came from the fundraiser that Trump headlined, Hann said. “The dinner itself was … not a million, but it was close.”
Trump’s presidential campaign also raised money from the visit, taking in about $300,000 in direct donations, Hann said.
Trump is hoping to become the first Republican presidential candidate to win Minnesota since 1972. A Star Tribune/MPR News/KARE 11 Minnesota poll conducted earlier this month found President Joe Biden holding a narrow lead over Trump.
Minnesota Republicans have their sights set on flipping the state House and ending the DFL’s trifecta control of state government. Control of the state Senate will also be on the ballot via a high-stakes special election to fill a west-metro seat vacated by DFL Sen. Kelly Morrison, who resigned to focus on her campaign for Congress. The Minnesota Senate is deadlocked 33-33 after Morrison’s departure.
The Minnesota DFL holds a fundraising advantage over the GOP, even after Trump’s visit.
The DFL similarly raised about $1.1 million in May, according to its federal campaign finance report, and it reported having $1.8 million on hand and zero debt at the end of the month.
Additionally, the DFL reported having $2 million and no debt in its state campaign account at the end of May.
“Even after they sold their souls to convicted felon Donald Trump, Minnesota Republicans still aren’t close to closing the gap with the Minnesota DFL,” state DFL chairman Ken Martin said in a statement Friday. “The DFL has a six-fold cash on hand advantage which has given us the resources to hire organizers and open offices in every corner of Minnesota.”
Staff writer Briana Bierschbach contributed to this report.
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Minnesota weather: Cloudy and wet Friday, heavy rain possible
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – It will be a gloomy and wet Friday with several rounds of rain starting in the morning and lasting through the start of the weekend.
Temperatures remain below average for the first full day of summer, with a high of 70 degrees.
Expect rounds of rain through the morning hours, scattered showers in the afternoon, and more rain in the evening. Local area downpours are likely with the possibility of flash flooding. The heaviest rain will likely stay closer to the Interstate 90 corridor, but the metro could also see some heavy downpours.
The Twin Cities metro, southern Minnesota, and parts of western Wisconsin are under a flood watch from Friday morning through Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile, southern Minnesota and part of the Twin Cities are under a level 2 slight risk for severe weather, while the northern metro up to the St. Cloud area is under a level 1 marginal risk on Friday.
The rain is sticking around overnight and into Saturday morning with a drying trend in the afternoon. Sunday is much nicer and drier, with highs in the 80s. The drying trend follows us into the week, along with warmer temperatures in the 80s.
Here’s a look at your seven-day forecast:
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Minnesota state baseball championships to take the field despite rain
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