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Soaking Rain Possible for Central, Southern Minnesota
UNDATED (WJON News) -- Rain is on the way!. Much of it will fall as light to moderate showers, with scattered storms possible further south later Wednesday. Scattered thunderstorms will develop in western Minnesota Wednesday afternoon and progress eastward across eastern Minnesota and western Wisconsin through Wednesday night. A few...
Omar wins in 5th congressional district, White in senate
(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar easily turned back a Democratic primary challenge Tuesday in Minnesota's Fifth Congressional District, avoiding a fate two other "squad" experienced earlier this year. Omar lead former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels 56.2% to 42.9% when the Associated Press called the race for Omar around 10:45 central time. Omar beat Samuels by only 2 percentage points two years ago. Omar is a...
Democratic VP nominee Tim Walz visits Denver for fundraiser
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, traveled to Denver for a private fundraiser Wednesday as part of his first stretch traveling solo for the Harris-Walz campaign. Colorado Democrats including Gov. Jared Polis, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, Secretary of State Jena Griswold, and former U.S. Reps. Joe Salazar and Ed Perlmutter attended […]
How new real estate rules will impact realtors, home buyers
EDINA, Minn. — The experience of buying or selling a home is changing. A recent National Association of Realtors settlement now requires buyers and sellers to negotiate house sale commissions, including who pays and how much.A recent overhaul changed the way realtors get paid to help people buy and sell their homes. It's part of a $418 million settlement announced in March between a nationwide group of homeowners and the National Association of Realtors."For consumers, it's going to be more transparent and it really should be a smooth process," said Jamar Hardy, president of Minneapolis Area Realtors. "Historically, a seller's agent...
Developers of stalled Minnesota copper-nickel mine plan studies that may lead to significant changes
MINNEAPOLIS — (AP) — The developers of a long-delayed copper-nickel mining project in northeastern Minnesota announced Wednesday that they plan to conduct a series of studies over the next year on potential ways to improve environmental safeguards and make the mine more cost- and energy-efficient, which could lead to significant changes to the design.
Air Quality Alert Issued For Parts Of Minnesota
Portions of Minnesota have been put under an air quality alert for the day, all stemming from wildfire smoke from Canada. Smoke from Canadian wildfires is being pushed in by a wind from the north, with heavy ground-level smoke becoming trapped over Lake Superior through the day on Wednesday. According...
Governor Walz Appoints Ole Tvedten to Seventh Judicial District Seat, Succeeding Judge Sarah Hennesy
(KNSI) – Governor Tim Walz has appointed a Stearns County prosecutor to fill a vacant seat in the Seventh Judicial District. Ole Tvedten will be chambered in St. Cloud. He was head of the Criminal Division for the Stearns County Attorney’s Office, an assistant county attorney and an appellate attorney. Tvedten earned his bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Minnesota.
Pete Johnson moving on to November in Minnesota House District 8A race
Unofficial results in Tuesday’s Minnesota primary election show voters choosing Pete Johnson between the two Democratic challengers wanting to fill the Minnesota District 8A’s post after four-term Representative Democrat Liz Olson announced she’d step down last month. Both Dr. Jordon Johnson and Firefighter Pete Johnson told WDIO...
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