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Walz Appoints Tvedten to 7th District Court
ST. PAUL (WJON News) -- The seventh judicial district judge vacancies have been filled. Governor Tim Walz appointed Ole Tvedten to fill the vacancy to be chambered in St. Cloud, which was vacated when Sarah Hennesy was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court. Tvedten is currently head of the Criminal...
Tim Walz education record shows teachers union capitulation and left-wing priorities
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the Democratic nominee for vice president, is beloved by teachers unions, but his dedication to them and their left-wing policy preferences have deteriorated education in Minnesota, critics say. From dropping reading and math scores to pandemic-era lockdowns and controversial school curriculums, including critical race theory and transgender ideology, Walz’s tenure as […]
Work van cuts off trucker and ruins both their days
A motorist in a work van cut in front of a truck driver and ruined both of their days in this traffic cam footage captured in Minnesota. The accident happened on Interstate 494 at Highway 100 at around 6 in the morning. In the footage, traffic is flowing nicely until a work van realizes they […] The post Work van cuts off trucker and ruins both their days appeared first on CDLLife.
Heavy rain, t-storms Wednesday & Thursday; a nice weekend ahead
Temperatures and humidity have continued to climb over the past several days, and this will fuel our next system that will bring showers and thunderstorms to much of our region from late Wednesday afternoon through much of Thursday. While the overall threat of severe weather is low, there will be plenty of moisture available to be wrung out of the atmosphere, which could lead to locally heavy rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches or more before the system exits late Thursday. Behind the system, we will be left with a really nice, fairly typical August weekend with sunshine and highs in the upper 70s to low 80s.
Big Lots Closing Stores Nationwide, Including Minnesota And Wisconsin Locations
Another one bites the dust! A ton of big businesses have announced closures lately, or at the very least, the scaling back of some of their locations. A recent example of this is Italian chain Buca di Beppo, which abruptly closed thirteen locations across the country over the summer. Another...
New Fully Accessible Minnesota Resort Opens for Reservations
If you'd like to spend a nice weekend enjoying the nature of northern Minnesota, there are plenty of resort options to choose from. However, not all of them can be enjoyed to the fullest by everyone. But now, there's a new resort that just opened in northern Minnesota that anyone...
Zynsurrection? Walz Zyn tax in Minnesota becomes meme-worthy campaign issue
Many controversies have befallen both vice presidential candidates this election cycle, but one meme-worthy criticism of Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) may threaten his popularity with a key voting demographic. Republicans are pointing to a bill Walz signed this spring that implements a 95% tax on Zyn nicotine pouches as evidence he should not be elected. […]
Minnesota State Patrol debuts new logo, replaces symbol with old state seal
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota State Patrol this week will debut its new logo after state officials retired the old state seal that once was the central image on trooper patches, badges and squad cars. "When the decision was made to replace the state seal and the state flag, we really decided as a state agency that this would be a great opportunity to align ourselves with state agencies throughout the nation and come up with our own identity," said Col. Christina Bogojevic, chief of the Minnesota State Patrol. The agency had the previous logo with the old seal on it for 50 years...
Vulnerable Senate Democrats hop on Harris-Walz wave
Democrats running for Senate are cozying up to the party's presidential ticket, after avoiding any connection to the Biden campaign. Why it matters: Senate Democratic hopefuls had quietly resigned themselves to having to win by overcoming Biden. Now, they see a chance for a boost from the top of the ticket.
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