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Minnesota OSHA issues citations to Wayne Transports after worker died in confined space
Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA) Compliance has issued a $621,600 penalty to Wayne Transports, Inc. due to a lack of confined-space safety requirements at its facility in Virginia. This follows a worker fatality in a tanker in March 2024. The Virginia Police Department has identified the worker as Justin Le Erickson. “Work...
With flannel, football and pheasants, Harris and Walz make a play for Trump territory
Expect to see more of Tim Walz this fall — in orange. Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, will be donning a bright vest while pheasant hunting. That’s when he isn’t wearing tacky flannels, talking about cleaning his gutters or singing, “Save big money at Menards.”
Another Invasive Water Species Disrupts Minnesota’s Ecosystem
Invasive species. We hear about them a lot these days. The Spiny Waterflea is another one; except this one is microscopic, and also known as 'zooplankton.' The Spiny Waterflea lives in open water, and is almost clear; just an opaque color. The Spiny waterflea has one single long tail, that...
Behind the ribbon: State Fair weighs in newest record pumpkin
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Growing a record pumpkin isn’t for everyone, but Joe Morgan found out it is for him. He grew a pumpkin that weighed 1,808.5 pounds, obliterating the Minnesota State Fair’s old record of 1,676.5 pounds set in 2022. Morgan, who is a union insulator,...
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.”
Why Harris-Walz campaign won’t let Project 2025 go: ‘Screw the middle class’
Building upon the momentum of the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) are hammering former President Donald Trump over his alleged ties to the conservative blueprint Project 2025 in the run-up to the Sept. 10 presidential debate. The Democratic ticket announced a new ad series Wednesday morning using funding […]
Storms down trees and cause damage in the northern valley
CROOKSTON, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Severe weather left behind flash flooding and damage in parts on the northern valley Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Valley News Team’s Shelby Ebertowski says heavy rain had the English Coulee on UND’s campus overflowing. A viewer in Crookston, Minnesota shared photos...
Legendary rock band, Jefferson Starship, coming to Walker in September
Jefferson Starship, the legendary rock band from the 1970s and 80s, is making their way to Walker in September. Jefferson Starship is one of the most successful arena rock groups of the 70s and 80s, earning 3 platinum and 8 gold records, as well as numerous Top 40 singles. The band continues to tour today with numerous lineup and personnel changes and it’s all for the love of music. The...
Red Lake Nation mourns death of hereditary chief
RED LAKE — Flags are being flown at half-staff on the Red Lake Nation in honor of the recent passing of one of the seven hereditary chiefs. James “Jim” Loud died in Mahnomen on Monday, Aug. 26, at the age of 80. Red Lake’s hereditary chiefs are...
Sturgeon Lake public water access is first modernization project using new funding
Minnesota DNR celebrates upgrades to busy boat launch as part of statewide initiative. Public water accesses operated by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources need significant investment to make them accessible to all users, meet the needs of modern watercraft, improve protection of public waters from stormwater runoff and invasive species, and enhance climate resilience.
Local storm chasers capture beauty and danger of severe t-storms Wednesday
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Storm chasers flocked to the region on Wednesday to capture photos of the severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. A local chaser said this was his most memorable storm chase ever. He met up with other North Dakota chasers in Linton and first saw the tornado near Selfridge...
Nurses serve up joy from their bundt cake shop
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - You might not think health care and baking have a lot in common, but they share more similarities than you might think, at least for one Bismarck couple. Kayla Green said growing up, she was convinced she’d work in healthcare, and for a time, she did....
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