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St. Paul man turns pile of snow into backyard bar

For many Minnesotans, watching the snow slowly disappear is cause for celebration.

But for Gabe Emerson, the change of seasons comes with mixed emotions.

After the flakes started flying in December, Emerson decided to put the snow he’d been piling up with his snowblower at the end of his driveway to good use.

He started digging to hollow it out and turned the massive mound into one of the coolest backyard bars in Minnesota. 

Emerson documented his labor of love from start to finish and posted the result on his YouTube channel, Save It For Parts, where he usually shares DIY projects like making boats and other devices out of junk.

“It’s been really fun. It’s been a nice distraction from the winter. It’s a good way to get use out of all this snow that we’ve had and keep a positive attitude about the snow,” said Emerson.

Catch Up Quick 

👮 A former student shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school in Nashville and killed three children and three adults after elaborately planning the massacre by drawing out a detailed map and conducting surveillance of the building.

⚖️ Claiming the companies played large roles in propelling the vaping epidemic among the nation’s youth today, the trial of vape manufacturer Juul and tobacco marketer Altria, brought by the Minnesota Attorney General, is set to begin. One of 13 states that have sued the company since 2019, Minnesota will be the first case against Juul to go to trial.

🐟 Two weeks after notifying the public of a leak at its Monticello nuclear plant that initially occurred in November 2022, and a week after the announcement to temporarily shut the power plant down, Xcel Energy announced a temperature-related ‘fish kill’ in the Mississippi River.

North High football player back home after being shot 3 times

Less than a week after being shot three times in Minneapolis, a North High football star is back home and on the road to recovery.

Cashmere Hamilton-Grunau was shot three times in the legs along the 2100 block of 8th Avenue North on Wednesday, March 22.

Monday, he returned home after five days in the hospital. It is a struggle to get around for 16-year-old Cash, but somehow the young man is keeping his spirits up days after getting shot three times, one of the bullets still lodged in his right leg.

Cash was walking home with a female friend last Wednesday night in the area of 8th Avenue North and Penn when a hooded gunman on foot – Cash doesn’t know who or why – began firing.

The standout linebacker and wrestler took off running, finding protection behind a garage but quickly realizing he was in serious trouble.

“I didn’t know what was going on,” he recalls. “And I’m just sitting there, and I’m like, like, this could be it.”

A GoFundMe has been created to help Cash’s family through his recovery.

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