Minnesota State

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

Chicago, IL

Vice President Kamala Harris took the podium Thursday night in Chicago on the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention to accept her party's nomination for president. The Scripps News team monitored the speech to fact-check some of her remarks. CLAIM: Harris said the United States Supreme Court...

Fact-checking Kamala Harris' DNC presidential nomination acceptance speech

Walz helps reinvigorate Democrats – but strategists worry it’s all going too well. Two weeks ago, Tim Walz had never given a speech using an autocue. But you wouldn’t know it listening to him addressing the Democratic convention. A former high school teacher and football coach he...

Tim Walz accepts VP nomination, telling Democrats 'we're not going back'

Wisconsin State

The GOP vice-presidential nominee plans to follow Harris and her running mate for three days and across four swing states beginning on Tuesday.

Why JD Vance's plan to follow Kamala Harris and Tim Walz on their swing-state tour is a big gamble

Former President Barack Obama joked about Tim Walz’s flannel shirts during his speech at the Democratic National Convention, which drew a laugh from Gwen Walz.

Obama jokes about Tim Walz’s shirts. See his wife’s reaction

Ohio State

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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

North Carolina State

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Town Talks

Americans are some of the most overweight people in the world, not just stereotypically but statistically too. In fact, nearly 42% of U.S. adults are obese, and it’s costing us. Unfortunately, the extra pounds have inflated the costs of obesity-related medical treatment to approximately $190.2 billion a year and annual productivity losses due to work absenteeism to around $4.3 billion.

North Carolina City Has Been Named The Fattest City in the State

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

Texas State

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Missouri State

CJ Coombs

When I learned the brown tarantula is also native to Missouri, I gasped, and when I say I'm not too fond of spiders of any genus is an understatement. It's psychological. They have too many legs.

It's mating season for the Texas brown tarantula also known as the Missouri tarantula

At the Democratic National Convention Thursday, three members of Vice President Kamala Harris' family took the stage: her niece Meena Harris; her stepdaughter Ella Emhoff; and her goddaughter Helena Hudlin. They talked about what being in Harris' family has meant to them. "I grew up in Oakland, California, in a...

Harris' family recalls growing up with her help and values

The NPR Network will be reporting live from Chicago throughout the week bringing you the latest on the Democratic National Convention. Kamala Harris took the stage for a surprise appearance at the first night of the DNC. Harris addressed the crowd and the raucous applause saying she wanted to kick...

Kamala Harris makes a surprise appearance on the first night of the DNC

Fox News

South Dakota Republican Governor Kristi Noem joined Brian Kilmeade to discuss the political record of Democratic nominee Vice Preisdent Kamala Harris’ running-mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. “ actually doesn’t know how to govern,” says Noem, and America needs to realize how left and how radical Harris and Walz are. Noem says that the state of South Dakota has had “thousands of people from Minnesota move to South Dakota to get away from .” Governor Walz was notably the Governor of Minnesota during the 2020 George Floyd riots in Minneapolis and has been criticized for not deploying the Minnesota National Guard sooner. “He does not uphold the law,” Noem adds and Walz had to ask his neighboring states’ governors to send their National Guard to assist in policing the riots, including South Dakota. Noem and Brian also share their thoughts on why the polling numbers for the 2024 Presidential election are so close right now. Listen to the interview here:

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem: Tim Walz is a Radical

Los Angeles, CA

Herbie J Pilato

Dennis the Menace actor Jay North is now 73 years old. This is his story. On August 3, 1951, Jay North was born Jay Waverly North, Jr., in Los Angeles, and seven years later, began acting on TV on shows like Wanted: Dead or Alive, and 77 Sunset Strip.

Former Childstar Jay North (TV's 'Dennis the Menace') Turns 73

Wyoming State

Pinedale, WY

WyoFile

PINEDALE—Rep. Albert Sommers (R-Pinedale) lost to a political newcomer in a close-fought contest for a state Senate seat Tuesday, an upset that ousts one of the most influential figures in Wyoming politics in recent years.

Speaker of the House Sommers loses bid for Senate seat

Whether you supported former President Barack Obama or not, it was hard to ignore the iconic "Hope" poster that went viral during his 2008 campaign for the White House. Now, the artist behind that artwork has created a new piece for Vice President Kamala Harris titled "Forward." Shepard Fairey joined...

From Obama's 'Hope' to Harris' 'Forward': Artist behind the posters joins Scripps News

Arizona State

Former President Donald Trump campaigned in Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday, on the fourth day of a nationwide tour to emphasize Republican policy positions. The campaign says the theme of Thursday's visit is "Make America Safe Again." Trump is said to be meeting with families of people who have been killed by immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally since 2020, when President Joe Biden was elected.

Trump campaigns on the US-Mexico border, drawing a contrast to Harris' policies

Florida State

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Voters on Tuesday across Duval, Nassau and Clay counties chose attorney Ashley Wells Cox , a former assistant state attorney in the Fourth Circuit, to become a judge on the 4th Judicial Circuit Court.

Ashley Wells Cox wins 4th Circuit judge seat

Nebraska State

NewsNation

At the DNC, Tim Walz's family were front and center as he accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president.

What to know about VP candidate Tim Walz’s family

Seattle, WA

While the country's attention has been focused on the DNC and the race for president, Boeing and the union representing thousands of its machinists in the Pacific Northwest has been deep in around-the-clock contract negotiations. Taking a short break from the 12-hour days spent in a downtown Seattle hotel, International...

With a strike looming weeks away, Boeing and machinists union negotiate contract

NewsBreak

Tim Walz brings a football pep talk to the DNC as he accepts VP nomination

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz took the podium Wednesday in Chicago to accept the Democratic nomination for vice president. Walz's speech at the Democratic National Convention served...

Tim Walz brings a football pep talk to the DNC as he accepts VP nomination

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