AM 1240 WJON » fireworks http://wjon.com Sat, 18 May 2013 16:17:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 State of MN Reminds You to Be Careful with Fireworks http://wjon.com/state-of-mn-reminds-you-to-be-careful-with-fireworks/ http://wjon.com/state-of-mn-reminds-you-to-be-careful-with-fireworks/#comments Mon, 02 Jul 2012 05:08:12 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=114466 For many, setting off fireworks in the backyard or on the lake are a Fourth of July tradition - and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety reminds you to do it responsibly.

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]]> http://wjon.com/state-of-mn-reminds-you-to-be-careful-with-fireworks/feed/ 0 derekskey, Flickr Fireworks to Light Up Central Minnesota Skies this Week [Dick's Top 5] http://wjon.com/fireworks-to-light-up-central-minnesota-skies-this-week-dicks-top-5/ http://wjon.com/fireworks-to-light-up-central-minnesota-skies-this-week-dicks-top-5/#comments Sun, 01 Jul 2012 22:09:25 +0000 Dick Nelson http://wjon.com/?p=114135 After a day of brats, burgers, potato salad and a day in the sun, it's time for "ooh and ahh" moments in the sky.  As Independence Day rounds the corner, here are some of the best 4th of July firework displays in the area

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]]> http://wjon.com/fireworks-to-light-up-central-minnesota-skies-this-week-dicks-top-5/feed/ 0 JoeTownRocks.org July 4th Fireworks in St. Cloud, Central Minnesota http://wjon.com/july-4th-fireworks-in-st-cloud-central-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/july-4th-fireworks-in-st-cloud-central-minnesota/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:55:47 +0000 Townsquare Media http://wjon.com/?p=110759 If you plan on packing up the family and bringing a blanket to watch some fireworks this 4th of July, here are some of the Firework displays going on in the St. Cloud, Central Minnesota area.

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]]> http://wjon.com/july-4th-fireworks-in-st-cloud-central-minnesota/feed/ 0 Getty Images Dayton Vetoes Fireworks Expansion Attempt http://wjon.com/dayton-vetoes-fireworks-expansion-attempt/ http://wjon.com/dayton-vetoes-fireworks-expansion-attempt/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:13:28 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=96534 Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the sale and use of more powerful backyard fireworks in Minnesota. Gov. Mark Dayton has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the sale and use of more powerful backyard fireworks in Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/dayton-vetoes-fireworks-expansion-attempt/feed/ 0 Official photograph Prospects brighten for Expanded Fireworks in Minnesota http://wjon.com/prospects-brighten-for-expanded-fireworks-in-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/prospects-brighten-for-expanded-fireworks-in-minnesota/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:56:43 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=95032 The state House has moved a step closer to allowing Minnesotans greater access to legal fireworks. The House passed the fireworks bill Monday on a vote of 77-50.

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]]> http://wjon.com/prospects-brighten-for-expanded-fireworks-in-minnesota/feed/ 0 jeff_golden, Flickr Crews Hoist Barge into Mississippi River to Prepare for St. Cloud's 4th of July Fireworks [PHOTOS] http://wjon.com/crews-hoist-barge-into-mississippi-river-to-prepare-for-st-clouds-4th-of-july-fireworks-photos/ http://wjon.com/crews-hoist-barge-into-mississippi-river-to-prepare-for-st-clouds-4th-of-july-fireworks-photos/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:48:51 +0000 Tim Lyon http://wjon.com/?p=19290 Crews used a crane to hoist parts of a barge into the Mississippi River near downtown St. Cloud today. The barge will be the launching point for the St. Cloud 4th of July Fireworks, one of the largest Independence Day pyrotechnic shows in Minnesota.

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]]> http://wjon.com/crews-hoist-barge-into-mississippi-river-to-prepare-for-st-clouds-4th-of-july-fireworks-photos/feed/ 0 Chris Chapman