Minnesota State

Columbus, OH

A little over a year after Minnesota legalized recreational marijuana, hundreds of people gathered for the opening of one of the state’s first recreational marijuana retail outlet. The Prairie Island Indian Community opened Island Peži today, with the outlet a variety of marijuana products including dried flower, pre-rolsl, vaporizers,...

Minnesota Recreational Marijuana Store Opens to Hundreds Waiting in Line

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AFAR listed the most beautiful towns across the country and one Minnesota location made the list!

Minnesota Destination Named 'Most Charming Small Town" In The Entire State

Iowa State

Sioux Falls, SD

A man in northwest Iowa drowned in his basement during severe flooding that devastated the Midwest this past week, police said, bringing the death toll in the region to at least three.

Iowa man drowns in his basement, bringing death toll in Midwest flooding to at least 3

Daily Mail

Citizens in low-lying areas of the Minnesota River Valley have thus been told to evacuate - as officials continue to monitor whether the Rapidan Dam will fully collapse.

Minnesota's Rapidan Dam in 'imminent failure condition' after heavy flooding, residents warned

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Minnesota news anchor Jason Hackett recently attended a basketball game with his partner of five years. And for the first time, he didn't care if anyone was watching them. “He had his hand on my knee, and we were obviously together and I didn’t give a damn about what people thought,” Hackett, 36, tells TODAY.com.

See a Minnesota morning anchor come out as gay on live TV: 'I'm so nervous right now'

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

White County, GA

Now Habersham

A person was seriously injured Friday afternoon after being entrapped in farm equipment. The incident happened in White County in the area of Highway 254 between Asa Dorsey and Holiness Campground roads.

Trapped Patient Airlifted After Farm Equipment Rescue

Nebraska State

LINCOLN — The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is celebrating the righting of a five-decade-old wrong. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill last week that will return about 1,600 acres of land to the tribe along the Missouri River that was taken illegally in the 1970s for a proposed recreation project.

Winnebago Tribe celebrates return of land taken along the Missouri River

The Associated Press

RAPIDAN, Minn. (AP) — County officials bought and demolished a Minnesota family store that was precariously perched beside a cliff near a flood-damaged dam, officials said Friday. Blue Earth County bought the Rapidan Dam Store and then removed the structure to lessen the downstream impact if it tumbled into...

Minnesota family store is demolished from its perch near dam damaged by surging river

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Georgia State

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Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, several individuals in custody at Coffee County Jail in Coffee County appeared before Judge Dwayne Gillis for bond hearings. Many individuals were denied bond, and some were granted release, with all defendants facing at least one felony charge.

Several defendants denied bond and bond reductions on felony charges in Coffee County

Rochester, MN

Rochester, Minn. (June 29, 1978) – Dick Sorenson of Rochester, took home $1,000 for winning the 40-lap late model invitational at the Olmsted County Fairgrounds on Thursday night. On lap 33, Sorenson was running behind Ed Sanger of Waterloo, Iowa, and Phil Prusak of Eau Claire, Wis., when Sanger’s...

1978 - Sorenson Wins Olmsted Invitational

Douglas City, CA

This afternoon, Kentaiwon Durham, the Douglas City Commissioner of Ward 2, entered a guilty plea for wire fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Consequently, Durham is mandated to resign from his position as a city commissioner.

Georgia City Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in $20K PPP Fraud Scheme

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

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Nebraska Lake Crowned 'Best Lake' In The Entire State

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Biden approves Minnesota disaster declaration

President Joseph Biden declared on Friday a major disaster exists in Minnesota and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in 22...

Biden approves Minnesota disaster declaration

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