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Ocasio-Cortez: Walz is driving Trump and Vance ‘nuts’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said in an interview broadcast early Friday that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), the Democratic nominee for vice president, is driving former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), “nuts.” “I think that Trump and Vance, they think they have some kind of like, monopoly over masculinity,” Ocasio-Cortez…
More than half of violent crimes go unsolved in Minnesota
More violent crimes are going unsolved in Minnesota today than a decade ago, according to FBI data analyzed by the Council of State Governments Justice Center, a nonprofit working on criminal justice issues. “In 2022, the year for which we have the most recent data, Minnesota saw 57% of violent crimes go unsolved, 5 percentage […]
“Employers are fighting over them!” 20 weeks of training at Summit Academy prepares adults to work in medical field
Minneapolis-based Summit Academy specializes in industry certifications and training workers for in-demand jobs. One popular career pathway at Summit Academy is its training for medical administrative assistants (MAA). Sheletta on why it’s needed.
Dana Bash argues Tim Walz and Doug Emhoff speak to male voters who are not ‘testosterone-laden’
CNN anchor Dana Bash claimed the Democratic Party is trying to win over male voters who are not ‘testosterone-laden,” and that Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and second gentleman Doug Emhoff are part of the party’s attempt to reach out to this voting bloc. Bash’s comment was preceded by an assessment from fellow anchor Jake Tapper, […]
Long drives, fewer visits and lost ties: Rural Minnesota residents struggle to adapt when a nursing home closes
Paulette Johnson described her brother John’s move from one nursing home to another as “traumatic.”. John Johnson had lived in the Meadow Lane Restorative Care Center in Benson for about five years before he had to leave when the center announced its closure last summer. Since the COVID...
Source of mysterious sheen on Mississippi River revealed
COON RAPIDS, Minn — A mystery has been swirling around the Mississippi River all week: Where did a sheen on the water come from?. The sheen was first reported on Tuesday, at the Highway 610 Bridge in Coon Rapids, and another was reported Wednesday morning near West Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park.
Albert Lea kite festival kicks off this weekend
(ABC 6 News) — It’s almost time to fly sky high in Albert Lea as the Let Inclusion Fly Festival kicks off on Saturday, August 24th. The event runs from 11 AM to 4 PM at Edgewater Park on Saturday, and it is a fundraiser for the All-Together volunteer group, which has raised enough money to start building the inclusive playground at the park. However, funds are still needed to complete it.
“Don’t Know Much About History” Feat. Historian Travis Zimmerman
Don’t Know Much About History: Minnesota Ojibwe and Contributions of American Indians in History with Travis Zimmerman. Join your library for a presentation on the history and culture of Indigenous people of Minnesota, including Ojibwe culture, contributions to history and an overview of Indigenous military services and the Code Talkers. This program will feature historian and site manager for the Mille Lacs Indian Museum and Trading Post Travis Zimmerman.
Feds target two Wisconsin towns over lack of accessible voting machines
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here.The U.S. Department of Justice threatened legal action in July against two northern Wisconsin towns that allegedly didn’t have accessible voting equipment in the April election.At least one of the towns, which is represented by some officials who have voiced distrust of electronic voting equipment, appears to be on a collision course with the agency after a local voter said it didn’t use the federally required voting equipment in the Aug. 13 election, either.A U.S. assistant attorney...
WCCO at 100 Years: The origins of the Coon Rapids transmitter site and early history of the station
We’re looking back on 100 years of WCCO’s history in 2024. Today, we’ll go back to the very beginning and one of the key pieces that has kept WCCO on the air for a century: the transmitter! Find out how it all came to be in the 1920s and 1930s.
Side-by-side stolen and other reports
Deputies received a report at 8:16 a.m. Thursday of a Can-Am Defender stolen near 775th Avenue and 255th Street near Interstate 35. It was believed to have been stolen overnight. Money reported missing Police received a report at 8:37 a.m. Thursday of money missing from a room at 1771 Eagle View Circle. Quick […] The post Side-by-side stolen and other reports appeared first on Albert Lea Tribune.
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