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FBI Faces Ticking Clock as James Comer’s Deadline Looms in Explosive Investigation Into Tim Walz’s China Ties
House Republicans, led by Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer, are intensifying their probe into Governor Tim Walz's longstanding connections with China. As Walz emerges as Kamala Harris' vice presidential pick, his past interactions with Chinese entities have come under sharp focus, raising questions about potential influence from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on his decision-making.
Minnesota Win First Championship In Thriller
The Minnesota Wind Chill defeated the Carolina Flyers 17-16 in the championship game to win their first UFA title. The Wind Chill entered the final four weekend as the last seed, but prevailed over two favored contenders thanks to a true team effort and a defensive intensity that limited opponents to just 29 goals combined.
One of Minnesota’s JC Penney Stores Has Closed Permanently
It's been a moment of closings in Minnesota lately. A movie theater in Rochester just shuttered for good. And now, a JC Penney store in the Land of 10,000 Lakes has closed permanently. Another JC Penney Store Has Closed in Minnesota. When one of the places where a core memory...
Teens 4-Hers have 8 days to bring story, song and dance all together ahead of the State Fair
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A week before the Minnesota State fair begins, story, song and dance come together on stage inside the 4-H building after just 8 days.Teen 4-Hers from across Minnesota write, build sets, make costumes, run music and tech, and rehearse this year's state fair Arts-In musical, "Wonder Full.""We just cram it all in, work really hard, have some fun," said Kirstin Delp, Minnesota 4-H State Arts-In Director.Delp has directed the show at the state fair for over 20 years and she performed on the same stage as a student participant in the 80s.There are 51 4Hers...
School board resolves to bring ‘inequitable’ mascot rule to the Minnesota School Boards Association Delegate Assembly
At the school board meeting on Monday, Aug. 19, the school board members discussed th Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) Delegate Assembly MSBA and the resolutions that the school board have decided to bring to them. The MSBA starts working on its legislative platform by taking resolutions from member districts to the delegate assembly. The assembly then prioritizes and identifies which resolutions or issues MSCA is going to support from the group. ...
Lakehead Harvest Show wraps up Sunday in Esko
ESKO, Minn. (Northern News Now) - For more than 60 years, folks in Esko have been gathering for the annual Lakehead Harvest Show. From blacksmithing to sawmilling, to steam engines and tractor pulling, the purpose of the gathering is to preserve and celebrate the rich farming history in our area.
Thunderhawks boys, girls soccer off to a strong start
The Thunderhawks boys and girls soccer teams both remain undefeated following the first weekend of the season. Each team played two games in consecutive days, and Grand Rapids has yet to lose.. The boys opened their season in Moorhead, playing to a 1-1 tie with the Spuds in the first game. Tadi Taguta connected with Dean Koretekaas to put Grand Rapids up 1-0 on the road. Grand Rapids was feeling...
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline reaches two years in service
This month marks the two-year anniversary of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in Grand Rapids, a service utilized right here in Itasca County to help support and screen community members experiencing thoughts of suicide or other mental health symptoms of distress, to First Call for Help 211. Two years ago the 988 Suicide and Crisis line was implemented by SAMSHA and MDH, with First Call for Help 211, an organization in Grand Rapids that provides direct mental health emergency response and crisis intervention to...
Fothergill takes the title at Leech Lake
WALKER, Minn. — The major storyline heading into the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Leech Lake presented by SEVIIN was that the global bass-fishing community would get its first look at what’s heralded as one of the sport’s best, yet relatively unknown, fisheries. Everyone watching, meanwhile, already...
Sunday Shots Fired Incident Investigated
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – Early Sunday afternoon, Duluth Police were called to the 600 block of Woodland Avenue on reports of a shooting. Although officers located bullet casings in the area, there were no injuries reported. An initial investigation shows that shots were fired following a verbal altercation and...
Two Injured In Saturday Shooting
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – Duluth Police responded to reports of a shooting in the 100 block of East 3rd Street around 2:15 a-m on Saturday. Police say the scene was chaotic when they arrived and two victims were located. A 56 year old male was taken by ambulance to...
In Chicago, Rural Democrats Feel the Joy. Will It Last?
Surrounded by the aloof gray walls of the convention center room, flanked by bodyguards and large screens projecting a screen saver that looked like vermicelli noodles swimming in dark water, and in front of an audience of conference goers wearing boots and blue jeans and bold-colored pantsuits, carrying “Cat ladies for Kamala” tote bags—and in the case of one delegate, a rose-colored suit jacket with the number 47 embroidered in string lights on the back, the 7 shaped like the state of Florida—Walz signaled that rural America had a voice at the top of the party ticket, a point she underscored by poking fun at her husband.
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