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Kenny Chesney has been cleared of liability in a lawsuit brought by a woman who said she was scammed by someone impersonating the country star. A California appeals court has upheld a lower court's decision to dismiss all claims against Chesney, ruling that the singer did not have a legal duty to warn or protect the woman from the impersonator's scam.

Hayden Panettiere's boyfriend's brother is speaking out as new details emerge about the actress' sudden death and the circumstances surrounding the hours before she was found unresponsive. Zach Hickerson, the brother of Panettiere's on-again, off-again boyfriend Brian Hickerson, spoke with TMZ on Thursday (Aug. 21), confirming that he was at the South Carolina residence where Panettiere was found and explaining what happened after he arrived.

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - A Rochester man has been sentenced to 6 months in jail for a child sexual assault conviction. Olmsted County court records also indicate that 65-year-old Stephen Matthew Robertson was given credit for 68 days he has already served in jail and has been placed on probation for 15 years. He was also given a stayed 57-month prison term that could be imposed if he violates his probation, and he has been ordered to register as a predatory offender.

Colton Hendricks didn’t find love during his time on Season 3 of Farmer Wants a Wife. However, he would later find love post show with Cassie McCowan. The farmer exclusively spilled the relationship beans to us back in May of 2025, after he started posting horseback riding videos of an unknown woman. Today, the couple not only is married, but welcomed their first child together. The couple shared the news of their newborn and growing family on Instagram on Friday (Aug. 21).

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was in Rochester today to announce a national initiative aimed at finding missing children and adults with autism.

Apple Valley, MN (MinnesotaNow) - A Minnesota man is facing a manslaughter charge in connection with a deadly tree-trimming incident on Thursday. A criminal complaint filed in Dakota County Court charges 34-year-old Christopher Boone Crimmins of Brainerd with 2nd-degree manslaughter for allegedly causing the death of a coworker at a worksite in Apple Valley. His conditional bail is set at $20,000.

There will be no Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in 2027. Here's the reason why. The festival says it's on a break after miserable weather the last two years, but that's just part of the full story. Bonnaroo is an annual music and arts festival in Manchester, Tenn. It started in 2002 and audiences grew to 100,000 for the weekend before declining in recent years. 2027 will actually be the second time in three years there was no Bonnaroo.

One of My Favorite Hoodie Brands Is Coming to Minnesota!! If you love being cozy as much as I do, I have some dangerous news for your bank account: Comfrt is opening its very first Minnesota location, right inside the Mall of America! Is there a better place for them to set up shop? I think not. If you haven’t seen Comfrt on your feeds yet, they’re the internet-viral brand famous for making ridiculously comfy, anxiety-relieving apparel.

The Hunting Wives is headed back to television for its much-anticipated Season 2, and the new episodes are arriving before the end of the year! Yes. Netflix has already confirmed Season 2 of the show after Season 1 became a massive success that caused quite a stir online. As Deadline reports, series star Dermot Mulroney was appearing on The Tangle podcast when the subject of Season 2 came up. “Yes, we have completed Season 2.

Finally, someone is using Hayden Panettiere's memory for good. The actor would have turned 37 years old on Friday (Aug. 21) had she not died last weekend. Ex-fiancé Wladimir Klitschko took to social media to ask that her birthday be acknowledged with positivity. Hayden Panettiere died on Sunday (Aug. 16) in Greenville, S.C. She and Klitschko dated off and on from 2009 to 2018. Together, they had a daughter in 2014.