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Walz’s China experience draws GOP attacks, but Beijing isn’t counting on better ties
WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has a history with China. And Republicans are seizing on it. At 25, Walz taught a year of high school in China. He returned for his honeymoon and many more times with American exchange students. As a congressman, he served on a committee tracking China’s human rights and met figures like the Dalai Lama.
Twin Cities Motorcycle Crash Leads to 11th Death in Seven Days on Minnesota’s Roads
Minneapolis, MN (KROC-AM News)- A motorcyclist lost her life in a crash on a freeway in the Twin Cities early Friday morning. She’s become at least the eleventh person to die on Minnesota’s roads in the past week. A motorcyclist, identified as 20-year-old Cooper Russell Bertram of Elko also died in a construction zone I-35 Wednesday night in southern Scott County.
Tim Walz has a sick burn for Tommy Tuberville about 'dumbest' football coaches
Kamala Harris’s running mate in the United States presidential race Tim Walz, as you may know, was a successful high school football coach. And Alabama senator Tommy Tuberville — who literally refers to himself as “coach” on his senate site — was known for being a successful coach all over college football, from Ole Miss to Auburn to Texas Tech to Cincinnati.
In blog post, Kamala Harris urged bail fund donations for ‘front lines’ during 2020 riots
As riots shook cities across the United States in 2020, then-Sen. Kamala Harris authored a little-known blog post urging the public to help demonstrators “on the front lines” by donating to a bail fund that freed violent criminals. The blog post, which Harris published on her Medium profile on May 31, 2020, came amid riots […]
Here’s Your Chance to Get “Wicked” in Royalton this Weekend
It seems a bit odd for some folks to hear about Halloween in Mid-August, but truth be known, there are some stores that already have costumes on shelves, I guess you never can get too early of a head start for that great costume. For some people, they spend most...
Tim Walz’s Quip on “White Guy Tacos” Sends MAGA Into Meltdown
Right-wingers are spreading another conspiracy about Minnesota Governor Tim Walz: he’s lying about liking “white guy tacos.”Kamala Harris and her running mate on Thursday posted a promotional video of them discussing food, during which Walz brought up his Midwestern palette. “I have white guy tacos,” said Walz. “What does that mean? Like, mayonnaise and tuna? What are you doing?” Harris responded jokingly. “Pretty much ground beef and cheese,” Walz said. “They said to be careful and let her know this. That black pepper is the top of the spice level in Minnesota.”Listen, I’m just not much of a spice guy. pic.twitter.com/u9yadJBMh2—...
Minnesota has highest median wage in Midwest — and other labor news
Take a seat in the Break Room, our weekly round-up of labor news in Minnesota and beyond. This week: Minnesota’s strong labor market; United Steelworkers support new studies for stalled mine; Sun Country flight attendants authorize strike; Harris adopts Trump’s no-tax-on-tips idea; Walz speaks at AFSCME convention; and Trump applauds firing striking workers, which is […]
After George Floyd’s killing, policing defined Tim Walz’s tenure
Public safety has proven to be the most difficult governing and political challenge of Gov. Tim Walz’s tenure. The pandemic fueled a spike in violent crime, while Minnesotans marched against police brutality after the murder of George Floyd. While most protested peacefully, others looted stores and set buildings on fire, including the Minneapolis Police Department’s […]
Charges filed in crash that killed Gustavus hockey goalie
MONTEVIDEO, Minn. — A former Gustavus women's hockey player is now charged in a crash that claimed the life of her friend and teammate in southwestern Minnesota. Prosecutors charged 20-year-old Gianna Gasparini with a single count of gross misdemeanor reckless driving for her role in the death of Jori Jones of Little Canada on Aug. 20, 2023.
Wildfire smoke to move into the Red River Valley Friday
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) – The Minnesota Health Department is issuing an air quality alert for northwest and west-central Minnesota. Ground-level wildfire smoke is expected to impact the Red River Valley from the Canadian border through Wilkin County Friday afternoon through Sunday evening. The smoke is expected to reach...
‘I Called You, Tim!’ Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Recall Time She Called To Offer Him VP Slot, Only To Be Sent to Voicemail
Vice President Kamala Harris recalled on Wednesday the time she rang Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to let him know he had been picked as her 2024 running mate, only for the call to go to voicemail. In a video published to social media on Wednesday, Harris could be seen telling...
North Memorial sends warning about funding crisis at Robbinsdale hospital
ROBBINSDALE, Minn. — North Memorial Hospital's flagship location towers over Robbinsdale and North Minneapolis, treating some of the most critical patients as one of the state's few Level 1 Trauma Centers. However, after seven decades of operating in the Twin Cities, North leaders are sounding the alarm about the...
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