Minnesota State

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Columbus, OH

CBS News

With Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz chosen as Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate, Ed O'Keefe takes a closer look at the background of the potential next vice president.

A closer look at Tim Walz's background

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

 Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has been chosen to run alongside Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, and while current polling shows that most Americans aren’t familiar with him past polling shows he is popular with voters.Unlike Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance, Walz has decades of political experience, having first been elected to represent Minnesota’s 1st district in the House of Representatives in 2006 with 52 percent of the vote.Despite his experience, an ABC News and Ipsos survey from July found that out of 1,200 Americans, most did not know who Walz was.Tracking 18 years of...

What polling shows about Tim Walz approval from voters compared to JD Vance

WashingtonExaminer

Disgraced former Sen. Al Franken spent 2006 sexually accosting women and launching the political career of Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the Democrats’ presumptive vice presidential nominee. The two appear to remain close to this day. Walz was a political newbie that year, challenging a Republican incumbent in a GOP-leaning district. Minneapolis’s Star Tribune carried this […]

Harris taps Al Franken intimate Tim Walz

Forensic authorities in the Dominican Republic worked Wednesday to identify the remains of at least 14 mostly decomposed bodies found on an abandoned vessel 10 nautical miles of its northern coast.The Dominican Republic Navy said the 14 skeletons appeared to belong to individuals from Senegal and Mauritania, according to the documentation found next to the bodies.Authorities are also working to determine the cause and time of the deaths and whether 12 packages of a substance found on the boat contained illicit drugs, presumably cocaine or heroin.Cell phones and geolocation devices were also found on the boat, said the Navy, which released images...

14 bodies, stash of suspected drugs found on abandoned boat

Florida State

Hurricane Debby brought more than powerful winds and storm surge to Florida — packages of cocaine worth more than $1 million also made landfall, officials said, marking the latest in a string of recent discoveries of drugs along Florida shores.Debby, which slammed into the state as a Category 1 hurricane but has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, washed the drugs ashore in the Florida Keys, U.S. Border Patrol acting chief patrol Agent Samuel Briggs II wrote on social media."Hurricane Debby blew 25 packages of cocaine (70 lbs.) onto a beach in the Florida Keys," Briggs wrote, posting two...

Hurricane Debby blows cocaine worth $1 million onto Florida beach

Here's a look at the top stories making headlines on the "CBS Evening News" with Major Garrett.

"CBS Evening News" headlines for Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024

South Carolina State

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Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

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Uncovering Florida

Most people are guilty of doing it at least once in their lives, many people do it by accident, some do it because they find it fun, and others do it for reasons like honoring loved ones. Regardless of the situation, just about everyone has released a balloon. The difference is that intentionally releasing balloons is now illegal by House Bill 321’s standards.

Law Signed By DeSantis Makes It Illegal To Release Balloons In Florida

With hurricane season posing a consistent threat six months out of the year, who would not like a little help getting their home ready for the harsh weather to come? Senate Bill 7028: My Safe Florida Home Program, approved by Governor DeSantis on April 24, 2024, and effective as of July 1, appropriates a one-time total of $200 million from 2024 to 2025 for the purpose of funding hurricane mitigation grants and inspections, as well as outreach and administration costs, to support homeowners in Florida.

DeSantis Signs New Bill Giving $200 Million To Homeowners

Colorado State

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

Kansas State

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

Immediately following July's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, there was a significant spike in calls for violence across online platforms. The research firm Moonshot, which tracks domestic violent extremism online, found there were more than 1,500 calls for civil war the day after the shooting — up more than 600% from a normal day. Anna Schecter, senior coordinating producer for CBS News' crime and public safety unit, has the details.

Calls for violence spiked online after Trump rally shooting

Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, a Republican, joined CBS News to talk about Kamala Harris' selection of the current Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, as her running mate. "I know him, I've done a bunch of stuff with him over the years. I like him," Pawlenty said about Walz, "My only problem with him is policy views."

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Gov. Tim Walz being Kamala Harris' VP pick

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

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to Anne Milgram, administrator for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Wednesday, expressing his support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ recommendation that the DEA ease restrictions on marijuana.

Gov. Andy Beshear pens letter to DEA in support of easing federal restrictions on marijuana

Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

Savannah, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Newly returned indictments in the Southern District of Georgia include felony charges for illegal firearms possession and drug distribution, while additional defendants have been sentenced to federal prison or await further proceedings after pleading guilty to federal gun charges.

Federal Charges in Southern GA: Indictments and Sentences for Firearms and Drug Offenses

CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — A unique partnership will give scientists a new way to monitor greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. It involves a major airline teaming up with a federal weather agency to track gases that contribute to climate change and impact our forecasts.The partnership is four years in the making. NOAA and United Airlines are coming together to better understand just how much, and where, greenhouse gases are in our atmosphere."We're going to get measurements really frequently in parts of the atmosphere that we don't get to measure from often. We, right now, have only 500 flights a year that we...

NOAA, United Airlines team up to monitor the impact of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere

Morristown, NJ

Morristown Minute

JERSEY CITY – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) have issued a Notice of Violation to Let’s Celebrate Urban Renewal, LLC, the owner of a six-story apartment building at 503 Garfield Avenue. The building's sole elevator has been out of service since November 2023, allegedly denying residents with disabilities equal access to their homes.

Apartment Building Denies Disabled Access, Faces Legal Action

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's record on immigration includes signing a law allowing immigrants of all statuses to obtain driver's licenses. CBS News' Lilia Luciano breaks down where Walz falls on issues related to migrants, border security and sanctuary cities.

Tim Walz's stance on immigration ahead of 2024 election

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