Bemidji, MN

Columbus, OH

Colorado State

Contributors represent independent, third-party users who have joined our contributor program and self-verified their accounts. They have also demonstrated their experience writing hard news for other outlets. Contributors are expected, like all users, to adhere to our Community Standards.

contributor

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Minnesota State

Albert Lea, MN

Fox News

A Minnesota grandmother and former small business owner jailed for defying Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's COVID lockdown shares her story with America.

Minnesota grandma jailed for defying Walz COVID lockdown orders warns 'you do not want tyranny at this level'

Business Insider

Gov. Tim Walz has been named Kamala Harris' running mate. Here's what to know about his family.

Meet the family of Tim Walz, Kamala Harris' VP pick

The Independent

 Tim Walz chose to stop drinking alcohol in 1995 after he was arrested for driving under the influence, a story that has resurfaced after Vice President Kamala Harris announced the Minnesota Governor as her running mate.On September 23, 1995, Walz, a 31-year-old, newlywed, high school teacher and football coach, was pulled over doing 96 miles per hour in a 55mph zone. The officer who stopped Walz smelled a “strong odor of alcoholic beverage”, according to the police report.After failing a field sobriety test and preliminary breath test, Walz was taken to a local jail in Dawes County, Nebraska.The incident...

The truth behind Tim Walz’s 1995 DUI arrest and how it changed his life

Denver, CO

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

Georgia State

Crisp County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

USA TODAY

The cost of full-coverage car insurance is expected to increase 22% by the end of the year, a recent report finds.

Car insurance rates could surge by 50% in 3 states: See where they're rising nationwide

Booneville, MS

Mississippi News Group

A Booneville man finds himself in jail after children in his care tested positive for drugs according to a press release from the Booneville Police. After being indicted by the Prentiss County Grand Jury, 22 year old Dustin Blade Asher of Booneville has been charged with Two Counts of Child Endangerment. This charge relates to two children in his care testing positive for drugs, according to the Boonevile police.

Booneville Man Arrested For Child Endangerment After Children Test Positive For Drugs

When Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, the national spotlight fell on the North Star State.

Minnesota’s economy is in the spotlight as Walz readies for the DNC

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Minneapolis, MN

Saint Paul, MN

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The University of St. Thomas Men's Hockey team is heading back to Xcel Energy Center in late October to face-off with the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a battle for the Twin Cities and tickets are on sale now. Head coach Rico Blasi said of the opportunity, We are excited to play the Gophers again, they are one of the best programs in all of college hockey. It is also a great opportunity to play in one of the best hockey venues in the country, and we are appreciative of the hospitality from the Xcel Energy Center...

Tickets on sale: Men’s Hockey and Gophers at Xcel Energy Center

Chicago, IL

Chicago teachers are using the DNC as an educational opportunity, since it's the political party they support. The union shut down school for 320,000 kids to push the Democrat agenda.

Chicago teachers union locks 320,000 kids out of class so they can be indoctrinated by the DNC

Florida State

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

South Dakota State

Sauk Rapids, MN

Wide Open Eats

This country artist is lucky to be alive after a brutal hit and run incident. It could've killed Creed Fisher. Recently, rising outlaw country singer Creed Fisher ends up in the hospital after a brutal motorcycle accident. His team releases a statement on Instagram, detailing how he'll undergo procedures to fast track his healing. "Outlaw Country star Creed Fisher is undergoing a series of surgeries at St. Cloud Hospital following the hit and run accident before his show in Sauk Rapids, MN at Rollie's on August 10th," it reads.

Outlaw Country Singer Creed Fisher in Hospital After Hit & Run

Wisconsin State

A firearm ban, which prevented Wisconsin residents from carrying firearms while fishing, was rescinded by the state on Wednesday. The change will now allow gun owners to exercise their Second Amendment rights while fishing. According to a press release by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, the repeal of...

Gun ban repealed in Wisconsin

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

The Current GA

Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

Montana State

Wyoming State

WyoFile

To increase the genetic diversity of an island population of grizzly bears , Wyoming and Montana wildlife managers recently worked together to import fresh bloodlines into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Two Montana grizzly bears trucked to Wyoming to bolster genetic diversity, help states’ delisting case

Tenstrike, MN

Wilton, MN

Hines, MN

Puposky, MN

Solway, MN

Pennington, MN

Cass Lake, MN

Blackduck, MN

Shevlin, MN

Redby, MN

Laporte, MN

Leonard, MN

Lake George, MN

Kelliher, MN

Clearbrook, MN

Bagley, MN

Bena, MN

Squaw Lake, MN

NewsBreak

Recount to Take Place for Bemidji Ward 5 Primary Election

A recount will take place next week for a Bemidji City Council primary election that finished extremely close. In the Bemidji Ward 5 race, incumbent Lynn...

Recount to Take Place for Bemidji Ward 5 Primary Election

Comments / 0