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Classic Hollywood laws inspire shields for kids in multibillion influencer industry
States are drawing on laws first drafted in Hollywood's golden age to protect 21st Century children at risk of being exploited in the multibillion dollar influencer industry. Why it matters: The content creation field is largely unregulated, and states are taking steps to ensure kids get a cut of the profit they brought in from vlogging or brand deals.
Health & Wellness Front and Center in Hibbing
HIBBING—The women behind Rejuvenate at the Reed and Synergy Studio bring their talents to the region, providing a comprehensive approach to health and wellness. At the forefront of this initiative is Melissa Brown, a dedicated massage therapist and personal trainer. “Opening Rejuvenate at the Reed and Synergy Studio has been a dream of mine since I started practicing and I’m blessed to have so many great ladies that bring health...
Lundgren Ford takes pride in family
EVELETH—Since 1929 one thing has remained a constant at Lundgren Ford—family. It’s been that way for 95 years—since Axel Lundgren, who along with a partner, started the Ford dealership in Eveleth—to today, where his grandson Bruce Lundgren and granddaughter Lee Anne Lundgren, and other family members, continue to run the successful business. “Businesses like ours are becoming (rarer). We are not a corporate store—we are a family business with the...
Minnesota prepares for influx of patients from Iowa as abortion ban takes effect
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota medical providers and public officials are preparing to welcome patients traveling from Iowa, where a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy goes into effect Monday. On Thursday, Minnesota’s Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan toured the Whole Woman’s Health of Minnesota, a nonprofit abortion clinic in the city of Bloomington. She welcomed Iowa residents who were seeking abortions after the state’s new restrictions take effect. Previously, abortion was legal up to 20 weeks of pregnancy in Iowa. Last July, the state’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a new ban on the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy, which is often before women know they are pregnant. There are limited exceptions in cases of rape, incest, fetal abnormality or when the life of the mother is in danger. Sarah Traxler, an OB-GYN based in Minnesota and the chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood North Central States, said Iowa’s law could have ripple effects throughout the region.
Walz defends new Democratic line of attack to call Trump ‘weird’
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) explained why he continues to call former President Donald Trump “weird,” a new line of attack that Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign and its surrogates have been using against the former president. Walz made headlines last week after he called Trump and other Republicans “weird,” shortly after he used the phrase, other […]
Another hot, humid day Sunday, with storms possible later on
MINNEAPOLIS — Sunday will be another hot and humid day in the Twin Cities, with storms arriving in the evening.Temperatures reached 90 degrees for the third time this year.Most of the day will be dry, but storms become likely late in the evening and into the night. They'll develop out west and move across central Minnesota before shifting south and east, hitting the Twin Cities along the way.The severe threat is low, but flash flooding and strong winds are possible.Some storms will linger into early Monday, and another round is expected midweek.The hot and humid pattern continues through the week, with highs in the upper 80s.
Act of kindness during lamb sale multiplies as top bidders donate to cause
All in attendance at the 59th annual Junior Livestock Sale at the Barron County Fairgrounds saw the ripple effect that a simple act of kindness can make. Holly Hargrave of the Columbia Livewires 4-H Club had the auctioneer announce as she entered her 154-pound lamb into the show ring that she would be donating all proceeds of the sale to her friend 11-year-old Lexi Anderson of Cumberland, who is in need of a heart transplant. ...
ATV passenger killed in northern Minnesota crash
BALKAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — A passenger on an ATV was killed in a crash on a northern Minnesota trail Saturday afternoon, and the driver was briefly hospitalized.The crash happened around 3:40 p.m. on a trail in Balkan Township, according to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office. Responding deputies found a side-by-side ATV that had rolled. The passenger, 31-year-old Kevin Joseph Jamnick from Hibbing, died at the scene. The 29-year-old driver, Casey Jerald Daniels from Chisholm, was treated and released at a nearby hospital.Neither man was wearing a seat belt or helmet, the sheriff's office said, and both were thrown from the ATV. The cause of the crash is under investigation, but the sheriff's office said "speed, alcohol, and not using appropriate safety restraints are contributing factors."
What Minnesota’s New ‘Jetsons Law’ is that Takes Effect August 1st
There have been a few notable bills that have taken effect in Minnesota recently or will take effect very soon. One of the new laws is that Minnesota breweries are now allowed to sell THC drinks on tap just like beer. Another new law that takes effect August 1st has...
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