Minnesota State

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

IFLScience

"Five cubs in a litter are the most we have ever observed in the park."

Grizzly Bear "Supermom" Spotted In Yellowstone With Five Cubs For First Time

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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

New York City, NY

Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

101.3 KDWB

Here's what you should avoid during your next trip to the grocery store

Popular Condiment Recalled Across Minnesota Poses Risk Of 'Fatal Infection'

Oregon State

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A recent study has named Multnomah. Falls as the most picturesque waterfall in the USA based on its. popularity on social media. The research from media company BonusFinder analyzed more. than 2,700 US landmarks – including 79 waterfalls – by comparing. their total...

MOST PICTURESQUE FALLS IN THE U.S.A.

South Dakota State

The Guardian

The far-right governor’s comments about Indigenous Americans have crossed a line for all nine tribes in her state

Native tribes on banning Kristi Noem from reservations: ‘She’d be charged with trespassing’

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

South Carolina State

Waseca, MN

The US Sun

A CONSTRUCTION worker who won a $180 million Powerball jackpot and invested it into scientific research has lost millions after a financial advisor mismanaged funds. Paul Rosenau, 70, of Waseca, Minnesota, won $180.1 million from the Powerball jackpot in the spring of 2008. He and his late wife Sue Rosenau took it as a sign […]

I won $88 million lotto jackpot and trusted my money to a ‘good cause’ – I wound up out $20m and in court for 5 years

New Jersey State

Morristown Minute

NEW JERSEY - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle allegations of unlawful unit pricing practices across its 64 New Jersey retail stores. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, marks the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (OWM).

Walmart Pays $1.64M Settlement for Unlawful Pricing in NJ

Kentucky State

Northern Kentucky Tribune

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

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The HD Post

CALIFORNIA – Starting July 1, landlords will only be allowed to collect one month’s rent for the security deposit on a rental property. Assembly Bill 12, signed into law last October, says regardless of whether the residential property is unfurnished or furnished, only one month’s rent can be charged in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.

Law limiting security deposits goes into effect July 1

Utah State

Axios

As cities and developers nationwide scramble to convert schools and churches into much-needed housing, Utah has already tapped into a unique apartment-conversion source: houses built for polygamists. The big picture: You can occasionally find apartments around Utah that once housed plural marriages. "I've definitely heard of a lot of them,"...

How to spot a "polygamy house" apartment in Utah

Nebraska State

National Weather Force

Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of the Northern and Central Plains, with risks of damaging winds, hail, and a few tornadoes. Check below for further details, timing and much more information.

Damaging Winds, Large Hail & Isolated Tornadoes Possible; Northern/Central Plains; July 3, 2024

Minneapolis, MN

CBS Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — A Twin Cities woman faces dozens of felony charges after authorities say a raid of her residence yielded thousands of illegal pull tabs, scratch-offs and other games.The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office says its new Financial Crimes Unit was able to track down the woman they say was accepting illegal bets on Facebook.  The sheriff's office says an individual stack of cards shown in the image above represents a single game with identical serial numbers. Ten of those games equal a single felony charge.  Deputies also seized a "rifle and handgun with an extended magazine that were easily accessible to multiple young children in the home."Authorities didn't disclose her identity or the location of her residence.


Raid of Twin Cities woman's home yields thousands of illegal pull-tabs, scratch-offs

Alaska State

State wildlife officials have now killed a total of 180 brown bears on Southwest Alaska caribou calving grounds in just over a year as part of a contested strategy to restore the renowned Mulchatna herd. Shooting from a helicopter between May 10 and June 5, Alaska Department of Fish and...

State kills over 80 bears in Southwest Alaska in second-year effort to boost caribou

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the NCMEC, 15 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Not included in that number are those who have been missing in Missouri since June 2024.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

Illinois State

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

La Pine, OR

Fox Weather

A wildfire exploded to life Tuesday evening, rapidly growing to over 2,000 acres and forcing some evacuations of campgrounds and homes.

Growing wildfire in central Oregon's Deschutes National Forest triggers evacuations near homes

Pennsylvania State

Bucks County Beacon

“Who sits there and thinks, with all the needs we have in America, of criminalizing the homeless?” wonders Pastor Robert Brown of Bristol’s Bible Evangelical Methodist Church after learning that the United States Supreme Court approved punishing those experiencing homelessness who have nowhere to sleep.

After SCOTUS OK’s Criminalization of Homelessness, Pennsylvania Democrats Plan Legislative Response to Protect Rights of the Unhoused

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Budding intertribal trade takes root in Minnesota with legalization of cannabis

ListenBudding intertribal trade takes root in Minnesota with legalization of cannabis. On a bright, windy Saturday morning in late June, a long line forms outside Island...

Budding intertribal trade takes root in Minnesota with legalization of cannabis

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