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Wisconsin swing-state blues (or reds)
For much of America’s history, the patch of green just to the west of Lake Michigan was best known for cows, beer, and Lambeau Field. Today, as the 2024 presidential race rumbles toward November, Wisconsin is a jewel in the Electoral College crown as one of the seven swing states. Alongside Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, […]
Governor Evers approves improvement project on WIS 105
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has signed a $4.18 million contract for a multi-year improvement project on WIS 105 from the Minnesota state line to Superior with contractor Monarch Paving Company of Amery. Construction is set to begin August 28. Christena O’Brien, the Northwest Region Communications Manager with the Wisconsin Department...
Judge denies GOP lawmakers’ Lincoln Hills request
(The Center Square) – The court order that restricts what guards can do at Wisconsin’s youth prison for young men is not going to change. A federal judge denied a request from Republican lawmakers to modify the consent decree that governs the Lincoln Hills facility. “The way to call for change is to file a motion with the court, where all the parties will have a chance to weigh in...
Multiple Burglaries in Rural Parkers Prairie Thursday
Parkers Prairie, MN – At around 11:25 Thursday evening (August 22nd), the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of theft in rural Parkers Prairie. According to officials, the person reporting the theft had noticed two men stealing from his property on his trail camera. He...
St. Cloud VA Medical Center to Mark 100th Anniversary with Focus on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
(KNSI) – The St. Cloud VA Medical Center will celebrate its 100th anniversary on September 14th. It will enter its second century in a period of rapid growth. After World War I, the Veterans Bureau consolidated into 12 hospitals across the country, one of which was based here in St. Cloud. Executive Director Cheryl Thieschafer says St. Cloud continues to expand its mission.
Rongstad gets 21-month prison sentence
(Montevideo, MN) -- A Watson man yesterday was sentenced to 21 months in prison for threatening to shoot people on the University of Minnesota campus in January. Forty-two-year-old Joseph Rongstad pleaded guilty to two counts of threats of violence this summer. Investigators said Rongstad made threats to shoot U of M students on social media, saying, "kids will die for real." He was arrested by a SWAT team after a standoff at his home. Rongstad is the former mayor of Watson. He received credit for 224 days already served in jail. Watson has struggled with mental illness but was found mentally competent to be tried in this case. In court Rongstad said he made the threats to draw attention to a government conspiracy to kill people in the upper Minnesota River valley area to clear the way for green energy wind and solar farms.
National Weather Service changes cold weather headlines
There aren’t many of us in the Northland that want to start thinking about cold weather, but its important to know that the National Weather Service is changing its cold weather headlines beginning October 1st, 2024. Here is what’s being changed:. It is important to note that “wind...
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