GLYNDON, Minn. — Vice President Mike Pence spoke with dozens of farmers at R & J Johnson Farms in rural Glyndon to hear their concerns. Those farmers have been entrenched in a trade war for months. “Rural America is bleeding right now as far as agriculture, we need some good news, we need something to stop that,” Shayne Isane with…
DENT, MN — An argument results in a fire and the arrest of a man near Dent, Minnesota. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office arrested 35-year-old Joshua Fearing after he kicked a plastic gas can during the argument. He was smoking at the time and the gas ignited starting the floor and walls of a garage on fire. Fearing put out the…
Waffles the English Pointer may be 77 in dog years, but he can still sweep a lady right off her feet. Literally, in the case of the Morning Show’s Emily Welker. Waffles came in to the studio with Homeward Animal Shelter’s Heather Klefstad to talk about adopting a senior dog and why in many ways it’s just as much fun…
CARLTON, MINN. -The body of a pilot has been found in the wreckage of a small plane that went missing in eastern Minnesota. Searchers found the plane partially submerged in a river near the runway of the Moose Lake Carlton County Airport around 7 a.m. Local authorities believe the victim is 65-year-old Thomas Stillwell from Plymouth, Minnesota, but an autopsy…
FARGO, N.D. (AP) _ Vice President Mike Pence plans two tour stops in Minnesota to talk about the stalled trade deal with Mexico and Canada. He’s likely to hear differing opinions on part of the plan to replace NAFTA. Pence is scheduled to begin his day Thursday at a farmstead 10 miles east of Fargo, where some agriculture leaders plan…
MILWAUKEE – Minnesota Senator and presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar strikes a contrast between herself and President Trump at a Fox News town hall. The Democrat says governing from the oval office should come from opportunity and not chaos. Klobuchar says that means seizing challenges and having solutions for real problems. That includes a workforce that shares in the economic prosperity she…
WASHINGTON–A Minnesota Senator has teamed up with a Congressman from New Mexico on a bill to achieve net–zero emissions in the electric sector. Sen. Tina Smith and Rep. Ben Ray Lujan want to establish a federal Clean Energy Standard. They say it would put the nation on course by mid-century to fight climate change. The Democrats say the science is…
DULUTH, Minn. – Maurices has announced that its sale to private equity firm OpCapita is complete, marking a new era in the Duluth-based women’s fashion retailer’s 88-year history. The headquarters of the company will remain in downtown Duluth. “This is an exciting day for our Maurices family,” said Maurices President and Chief Executive Officer, George Goldfarb. “We’ve had strong holiday…
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Minnesota Twins are trying to fill the seats at Target Field following a drop in attendance. The team decided to sell tickets starting at $5 without fees for the remaining home games in May. And they went fast. The first-place club offered up twenty thousand tickets in the $5 promotion starting last night and they sold out by…
MOORHEAD, MINN.– People in Cass and Clay Counties are helping protect the Red River’s water quality by building their own rain barrels. The Cass County Soil Conservation District, the Clay County Soil and Water Conservation District, and River Keepers come together to teach people about the benefits of having a rain barrel at their home. Participants learn the basics of…
