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Illinois veteran lawmakers react to Walz’s stolen valor accusations
(The Center Square) – A Republican state lawmaker responded to Illinois U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s characterization of vice presidential candidate Tim Walz's military record. Duckworth defended Minnesota Gov. Walz against stolen valor claims by calling him a “retired command sergeant major.” Walz retired as a master sergeant, according to the Minnesota National Guard. Republicans like state Rep. David Friess, R-Red Bud, an air force veteran, said Walz never served in...
Republicans aim to win key 2nd Congressional District come November
MINNEAPOLIS — Eyes are on the competitive race for Congress in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District.The district is evenly split between Democrats and Republicans. It includes all of Scott, Dakota and Le Sueur counties. It's a south suburban district with 40% rural farmland.Since 2000, the district has voter for the winner in every presidential election.Democratic Rep. Angie Craig is running against Republican challenger Joe Teirab in the November election. Teirab declined an interview for Talking Points but spoke with Esme Murphy earlier this month on WCCO Sunday Morning at 10:30 a.m.Teirab is a Marine Corps veteran and a former federal and county...
Like Tim Walz, we were also wrongly accused of abusing our special needs son
The internet is currently in an uproar over accusations that Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz supposedly abused Gus, his neurodivergent teen son, while onstage and on camera as his family joined him after his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. Based only on a brief moment of Walz tugging on his son’s hand, commentators declared Walz an abuser with a secret rage problem. This misreading was so misguided even Snopes.com, a website devoted to fact-checking rumors, issued an unequivocal statement: “Online users wrongly claimed a video showed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz physically abusing his son, Gus, at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.”
Fargo Police investigating south Fargo incident
UPDATE (8/29 4:07pm): Fargo Police: No explosives or suspicious items found following report of bomb in south Fargo. (FARGO) — The Fargo Police Department is asking people to avoid the area from 38th Street South to Interstate 29 and 52nd Avenue South to 60th Avenue South in Fargo until further notice. Police appear to be focusing their investigation on the Walmart store in that area.
CentraCare Plans Big Expansion Projects in St. Cloud, Sartell
ST. CLOUD/SARTELL (WJON News) -- CentraCare has released more information about two major expansion projects. The CentraCare Plaza and CentraCare Sauk Crossing, both located off County Road 120, will undergo significant construction and remodeling over the next few years. The Plaza expansion totals a cost of $194.3 million. The expansion...
Vandalism to a Business in Stearns County
The Stearns County Sheriff's Department are reporting a vandalism on the 9000 block of Willow Creek Road in Maine Prairie Township. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crime Stoppers says over $15,000 in vandalism was done to the business there.
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