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Minnesota Republicans attack Walz's spending as governor
MINNEAPOLIS — In addition to criticism at the national level, local Republicans are hitting on Gov. Tim Walz's record, too.Ever since Vice President Kamala Harris picked Walz as her running mate, Republicans have been taking aim at his record. One example: Republicans have attacked Walz's service record in the National Guard and the claim Walz made once that he carried a weapon in war. The Harris campaign has countered that Walz misspoke about the weapon in war and Walz himself has fiercely defended his 24 years of service in the National Guard. Minnesota Republicans have also targeted Walz over the 2023 Minnesota...
For Minnesotans hit hard by flooding, 1 month remains to apply for federal aid
Minnesotans recovering from major flooding in June have about one month left to apply for federal aid. As of Saturday, $6.8 million had been approved for 1,400 residents, said Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesperson Kim Keblish. Folks have until Sept. 27 to apply for grants, which can help with temporary...
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...
Riley Heidt NHL Prospect Watch: Minnesota Wild
Ahead of the 2024-25 hockey season, we’re diving into the WHL prospect pool for each of the NHL’s 32 teams. Throughout the series, we’ll highlight WHLers who have been signed to an NHL contract, were recently drafted, or are included in the NHL’s definition of a rookie. Today, we journey to the State of Hockey to check in on a troupe of Minnesota Wild hopefuls. Riley Heidt The Prince George Cougars alternate captain continued his run of dominance in the Northern Capital with his most productive season yet, burying 37 goals and 80 assists for 117 points and a +34...
Friends of Drug Kickball Tournament celebrates sobriety
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Around 400 participants gathered at McQuillan Fields for some kickball. The Dodge & Olmsted County Community Corrections hosted it. It's been going on for eight years. 16 teams of treatment and recovery centers all over Southeast Minnesota participated. A couple of them were Empower Treatment Center and...
Rochester man gets conviction for social media threat overturned by MN Court of Appeals
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of a Rochester man prosecuted for making threatening posts on social media. Kyle Lloyd Ketterling, 63, was arrested in May 2022 and charged with four counts of threats of violence. Prosecutors said Ketterling generated more than 1,900 posts on the social media site Gettr between April and May of 2022. While law enforcement found most of the posts to be political in nature, it says four of them should qualify as threats of violence.
Rochester Chamber honors Finstad and Craig for work promoting Sustainable Aviation Fuels
ROCHESTER, Minn. – The Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce is applauding the bipartisan efforts of two Minnesota members of Congress for “their leadership in advancing the development and adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) through their work with the Congressional Sustainable Aviation Caucus.”. The Rochester Chamber calls SAF...
Rochester School District Gets Grant to Help Students Experiencing Homelessness
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- The Rochester School District (RPS) is among the 22 districts across the state receiving grant dollars to help students experiencing homelessness. The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) announced earlier this week that it had received a $1 million federal competitive grant. The money was allocated through...
Owatonna hosts summer camp to help children deal with grief
OWATONNA, Minn. — One southern Minnesota town is approaching grief and loss in a unique way.Owatonna High School has lost a teacher and a student and dealt with several other unexpected deaths over the past few months.It's home to 26,000 people. Owatonna is a place of beauty, and as of late, a place of pain.Amanda Floy lost her father and cousin. And Jodie Valentine lost her husband."I have not been afraid to talk about it. I never wanted my children to ever think that their father disappeared," Valentine, co-founder of Owatonna Grief Camp, said.She wants other kids to talk about...
Walmart Cracks Down On Minnesota Customers Who Use These
Walmart shoppers, take note. Walmart is in the midst of making a ton of changes and now, there's another one you need to be aware of. About 37 million people visit Walmart each day, and spend about 32 minutes in store per trip. That's pretty speedy if you ask me.
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