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Walz's family relied on Social Security when his father died. Many don’t know kids are eligible for benefits.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday night. In his speech, Walz credited a particular source of support for helping to get his family to where they are today — Social Security survivor benefits. His father died of lung...
Walmart and Target Announce Great News for Minnesota Shoppers
Target reports that over 30 million people shop at their stores each week, and they have about 2,000 locations in the U.S. In comparison, Walmart has nearly five times as many stores and sees 37 million customers every day, according to Demand Sage.
MN DNR Auction Set to Begin Friday
The Minnesota DNR is having a confiscated equipment auction beginning Friday. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. The auctions will be held online at www.hillerauction.com. The auctions are scheduled for Aug. 26 and Oct. 7. Schmitt says the DNR has done this 12 years and basically they auction off equipment they've confiscated/seized from violators in the past year. Items include bows, guns, trapping equipment, fishing equipment, etc... The first auction opens at 8 a.m. Friday August 23 and goes until 5 p.m. on August 26. Schmitt says the last time the DNR did this they generated over $200,000. The largest money raised from an auction was in 2020 when they generated $303,000. The money goes into the state's general game and fish fund.
Is Tim Walz Jewish? No, but his Lutheran values are
Gov. Tim Walz, who is Lutheran, doesn’t officially have a rabbi. But if he did, it would be Rabbi Marcia Zimmerman of Temple Israel, a Reform synagogue in Minneapolis. (Zimmerman was actually Vice President Walter Mondale’s rabbi, but that’s a story for another time.) “I am shepping a lot of nachas,” she said of Walz’s...
St. Cloud School District Among 22 in Minnesota to Receive Federal Aid for Students Facing Homelessness
(KNSI) — The St. Cloud Area School District is one of 22 in Minnesota receiving help to support students without permanent housing. The Minnesota Department of Education announced $1 million in federal aid from the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. The funds will be divided among the districts. The grant is meant to help schools navigate obstacles to students experiencing housing instability from enrolling, attending and succeeding in school. The MDE stated that these kids are considered most at risk of getting involved with crime.
Another JD Vance joke goes wrong as quip about Tim Walz comes back to bite Trump
Senator JD Vance has made yet another joke that backfired. Vance was speaking in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday morning when a reporter asked how he is preparing to debate Governor Tim Walz on October 1. “Well, I found a good friend from back home who embellishes and lies a lot,...
Presidential politics loom large at the State Fair... but not as much as they used to
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — The first day of the Minnesota State Fair usually includes a full plate of food, and it inevitably comes with a side of politics... like it or not. "It's not for me," said Asia McSwain, who came to the fair with her family. "No, no, no, not at all."
Conor Lamb defends Gov. Walz from GOP attacks on his military record
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz accepted his party's nomination for vice president on Wednesday night with a well-received and relatively short speech that stressed his personal story, including his 24 years in the National Guard.But as KDKA-TV political editor Jon Delano reports, one local republican lawmaker has joined others to question Walz's military service. Walz, the Democratic nominee for vice president, is proud of his military service. "Everybody belongs, and everybody has a responsibility to contribute," he said on Wednesday night. "For me, it was serving in the Army National Guard. I joined up two days after my 17th birthday,...
A Century Young: WCCO produces a double-album record celebrating 100 years of being "The Good Neighbor"
WCCO Radio will be doing a lot of celebrating at the Minnesota State Fair this year and then all the way through October, marking 100 years as Minnesota’s Good Neighbor to the Northwest! It begins with the launch of a new double album.
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