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Minnesota weather: Sunshine with a hazy sky on Sunday
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Wildfire smoke from the north has moved into the state, leading to moderate air quality for most of Minnesota. This will lead to some haze in the sky. Temperatures will likely warm into the lower 80s both Sunday and Monday with barely any clouds in the forecast.
Bill Daley on Democrats' prospects in 2024: "All of a sudden the cards have all been reshuffled"
Perhaps no city has been more connected with the Democratic Party than Chicago. And this week, Chicago will host its 12th Democratic convention, nominating Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Governor Tim Walz.We asked Bill Daley, who has spent his life in Democratic politics, about the new ticket. What case does Harris need to make to win this November? "I think she has to lay out a vision," Daley said. "She has to show who she is as a person, and kind of what she believes, not so much the litany of specific positions on issues, but sort...
Harris and Walz make small-town stops and campaign phone calls on Pennsylvania bus tour before DNC
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, are campaigning by bus in southwestern Pennsylvania before heading to Chicago for their party’s political convention. ROCHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz gave pep talks to campaign volunteers and a high school football team Sunday, with their bus tour in a corner of Pennsylvania serving as a modest, small-town version of the grand rally she’s expected to have at the Democratic nominating convention in Chicago this week. Vice President Harris and Walz, the governor of Minnesota, were joined by their spouses, Doug Emhoff and Gwen Walz, as they stopped off to visit volunteers at a campaign office not far from Pittsburgh before continuing on to a firehouse and a high school in another town. The tour, in a bright blue bus decorated with the candidates’ names and the phrase “A new way forward,” also included pilgrimages to a convenience store and a restaurant known for its towering sandwiches. Despite running as the sitting vice president, Harris told reporters she feels she has ground to make up in the race against former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee.
Willkommen: Music for a Mission (Party by the Pond) – New Member
In the photo: Crystal Johnson, New Ulm Chamber; Amy Pearson, Thrivent Financial; Amy and Terry Zinniel, Shannon Hillesheim, and Kelsey Woitas, Music for a Mission; Angela Goetz, MN Valley Action Council. The Willkommen Committee recently welcomed Music for a Mission as a new member of the New Ulm Chamber of...
JD Vance to visit Kenosha Tuesday as Harris, Walz rally in Milwaukee during DNC
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance plans to return to Wisconsin for the third week in a row Tuesday for a press conference in Kenosha focused on crime. The Trump campaign said Vance will appear with Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde, Janesville Republican U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil and Kenosha County Sheriff David Zoerner...
Woman Makes Boyfriend Exit Car, Then Rams Him on Their Way to Couples Therapy
Couples therapy can be a great thing for a new or existing couple. Sometimes there are things brewing inside of you that you can't express, unless someone qualified is there to assist in delivering the message. With that being said, you actually have to make it to the therapist's office...
Biden to make a forceful case for Harris and Walz in convention speech
President Joe Biden’s role at the Democratic National Convention next week may have been dramatically reshaped by his decision to end his bid for a second term, but his message about the stakes of this election will sound familiar, according to multiple Biden officials. The outgoing president will make...
New Rules Take Effect on Realtor Commissions
New rules from a national court settlement have changed the way commissions and payments work for real estate agents. The National Association of Realtors settled a lawsuit related to commissions months ago. It took effect this week. “The class-action lawsuit really was claiming that there were issues with the way...
Walz posts first ‘TimTok’ video alongside pup Scout
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz posted his first TikTok video on Friday with his dog Scout, jokingly referring to the popular social media app as “TimTok.” “Hey everybody,” he said in the brief video. “Tim here with Scout at the dog park along the Mississippi, doing our first entry into TikTok, or as he…
Fact check: Debunking Trump attack on Walz, Minnesota schools say they don’t provide tampons in boys’ bathrooms
A variety of Minnesota public school districts say they do not provide tampons in boys’ bathrooms — debunking a claim former President Donald Trump has been making about Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate.
‘Friday Night Lights’ Author Compares Tim Walz to Famous Fictional Coach: ‘Embodiment of Masculinity Without Obnoxious Edge’
Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger has no problem with Tim Walz being compared to Eric Taylor, the high school football coach at the center of the popular TV series inspired by Bissinger’s book. In a New York Times op-ed published on Thursday, Bissinger said he was “flattered” to...
Walz's China experience draws GOP attacks, but Beijing isn't counting on better ties
WASHINGTON (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has a history with China. And Republicans are seizing on it. At 25, Walz taught a year of high school in China. He returned for his honeymoon and many more times with American exchange students. As a congressman, he served on a committee tracking China’s human rights and met figures like the Dalai Lama. Now that Walz is the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Republicans have accused him of a decadeslong relationship with “Communist China” and even opened an investigation. The attacks reflect how, amid a tense U.S.-China relationship, visits once seen as simple cultural interactions have become a target for political opponents. Ultimately, Beijing does not expect U.S. policy to thaw regardless of who is in the White House, experts say. With competition defining Washington’s relationship with Beijing, any interaction with China appears to be “regarded with skepticism, if not outright suspicion,” and it’s become “a well-worn tactic to attack opponents simply for having a China line in their resumes,” said Kyle Jaros, an associate professor of global affairs at the University of Notre Dame.
Federal regulators consider taking action after a coal ash spill in northern Minnesota
(ABC 6 News) — Federal regulators are considering taking action after a coal ash spill in northern Minnesota. The EPA issued what’s called a “notice of federal intent” into last month’s spill in Cohasset. More than five million gallons of contaminated wastewater spilled at the Boswell Energy Center.
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