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Wesley Hunt warns voters to view Harris-Walz ticket as ‘radicals’
Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX) said voting for Vice President Kamala Harris would bring the “lawlessness” seen in California to every city and town in the nation. Hunt cited the “defund the police” movement during the summer of 2020, which gained momentum shortly after the death of George Floyd. The Texas congressman referenced how Harris and […]
A Kamala Harris administration would deliver more bad healthcare policy
The passing of the baton from President Joe Biden to Vice President Kamala Harris, and more recently, the choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as Harris’s running mate, is certainly shaking up the November election. But beyond reshuffling the political horse race, a Harris-Walz administration wouldn’t change much. It would just mean more of the […]
Royce White, who won the Minnesota Republican Senate primary, was never an NBA star
Royce White, who was selected in the first-round of the 2012 NBA Draft, won the Republican primary for a senate seat in Minnesota. After a very public battle with anxiety highlighted by his fear of flying, it became difficult for White to ever get on the court during his professional career.
YMCA program provides meals for families during the summer
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - Since June, the La Crosse YMCA has been working to give hundreds of thousands of meals to local families in need. This is done through the YMCA Summer Food Program. The program features 33 different locations across three counties where children can pick up meals. Those locations include libraries and parks.
“We Care” program works to support Gunderson nurses
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) - A Coulee Region health care provider is starting a new program to support first-year nurses. Organizers of Gundersen Health System’s “We Care” program meet with nurses multiple times a year to discuss education and resources that will help them out. Program leaders...
Wisconsin man convicted in killings of 3 men near a quarry
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — A man has been convicted in the fatal 2021 shootings of three men whose bodies were found outside a Wisconsin quarry. A La Crosse County jury found Nya Thao, 37, of Onalaska guilty Tuesday of three counts of intentional first-degree homicide and one count of felon in possession of a firearm, the La Crosse Tribune reported.
WATCH: Iowa State Fair pie-eating champion gives adorable interview
DES MOINES, Iowa — An 8-year-old stole the show at the pie-eating contest at the Iowa State Fair. » See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here. Zack Lucas took the crown in one of the pie-eating competitions Thursday at the fair, and KCCI's Jodi Long caught up with the winner.
The Pittsburgh Steelers Will Trade Russell Wilson to the Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings saw their star rookie quarterback, JJ McCarthy, undergo meniscus surgery on Wednesday. This procedure will force McCarthy to miss the entire 2024 season. McCarthy, who had been competing with Sam Darnold during training camp, showed a lot of promise early in camp and the preseason. Even if Darnold were to start in Week 1, it seemed likely that McCarthy would eventually take over. However, with McCarthy sidelined, Darnold now has another opportunity to revitalize his career. Initially, Darnold was signed as an insurance policy, with the Vikings fully aware they would draft a quarterback in the first round. What they couldn’t have predicted was that their top pick would be unable to play in a single meaningful game this season.
Canadian wildfire smoke to trigger air quality alert
(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says parts of northwest Minnesota will be affected by Canadian wildfire smoke this week. Heavy ground-level smoke is expected in the region beginning this afternoon. The air quality alert will take effect at 3 p.m. today and will last until 6 p.m. Sunday.
Where Is Minnesota Looking At Adding A New Freeway?
I've been waiting years for some road relief, and while it's not coming to the St. Cloud area, at least in terms of a new freeway, the state of Minnesota is looking at converting a highway in the North Metro into the newest freeway. The move would eliminate stoplights and add over or underpasses for those intersections.
Minnesota’s D.A.R.E. Program To Pivot From Drugs to Cyberbullying
Remember the D.A.R.E. program in school? We were never ever ever ever ever ever gonna do drugs, because the lion in a t-shirt (and NO PANTS) told us not to and to also snitch on our parents if we caught them doing drugs, whether it was recreational drugs or prescription drugs. We didn't know the difference, we just saw "drugs" and snitched.
Walz administration awarded $2 million to Muslim group fundraising for al Qaeda-linked charity
EXCLUSIVE — Under Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), the state of Minnesota awarded over $2 million to an Islamic group that fundraises for a charity linked to an al Qaeda affiliate, according to funding records reviewed by the Washington Examiner. The Islamic Association of North America, the recipient of the state grants from 2019 to 2024, […]
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