ST. PAUL, MN — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz stops by Bruce Vento Elementary School in St. Paul to sign the $20 billion E-12 education budget bill into law. He was joined by students, teachers, and legislators. The law invests an additional $543 million in E-12 education funding. It’ll provide Minnesota schools with more resources per child and keeping the classroom doors…
ST. PAUL, MN — Abortion rights supporters are seeking to overturn Minnesota’s restrictions on abortion, including its 24-hour waiting period and parental notification requirements. A lawsuit, filed in state court by Gender Justice and the Lawyering Project, argues the restrictions violate Minnesota’s constitution. A 1995 Minnesota Supreme Court decision affirmed abortion rights. But the lawsuit says opponents have chipped away at…
ST. PAUL, MN — Gov. Tim Walz is seeking a presidential disaster declaration for spring storms that caused nearly $40 million in damage to infrastructure across Minnesota. He requested the declaration for 51 counties and four tribal governments. Officials say flooding, blizzards and strong winds from mid-March to late April caused damage totaling $39 million. That is well above the $8…
BRAINERD, MN — Guests at a resort rescue three men who had been pulled underwater by the strong current where Gull Lake meets the Gull River in the Brainerd area. According to the Cass County, Minnesota Sheriff’s Office, a man had waded into the water Sunday afternoon and got caught by the current. Two men went into the water to help…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s House and Senate ends a special session by passing a $48 billion budget to fund state government for the next two years. The budget bills met their 7 a.m. deadline. House Speaker Melissa Hortman says Democrats secured new money for education and preserved funding for health care programs for more than one million Minnesotans. Minority Leader…
FARGO, ND — There’s a critical need for blood donors as we approach the Memorial Day holiday. According to Vitalant, formerly United Blood Services, more than 43,000 people will be injured in Memorial Day holiday crashes. These patients need you. Just 1 hour of your time can save up to 3 lives this weekend. It’s not true that hospitals already have…
WASHINGTON – The Department of Agriculture announces a plan to provide $16 billion to help farmers impacted by the trade war with China. It gives $14.5 billion in direct payments to producers covering commodities like soybeans, wheat, corn and canola. Nearly $1.5 billion will go toward buying surplus goods like beef, pork and poultry. The plan also gives $100 million toward…
Gov. Tim WalzEAST GRAND FORKS, MN — East Grand Forks wants in on the Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener. It was held two weekends ago in Albert Lea and is headed to Thumper Pond Resort in Otter Tail County next year. East Grand Forks officials hope to hook the event in 2021. The city is hoping to use the event as a…
FARGO, N.D. – A Republican Candidate for Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District calls out Congressman Collin Peterson for “not championing life” at Fargo’s Stop The Bans rally. Dave Hughes ran against the Democrat losing by 5.1% in 2016 and 4.2% in 2018. Peterson has voted for banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. He has also voted in favor of banning partial-birth…
WALKER, MN — There has been an apparent drowning at a popular resort near Walker, Minnesota. A woman was found unresponsive near a dock in Leech Lake at Woodland Resort on Monday afternoon. People at the scene began CPR until first responders arrived, but the woman was pronounced dead at the resort. She has not yet been identified. An autopsy will…
