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Republicans taking unusual route in race against Sen. Amy Klobuchar
MINNEAPOLIS — There has been so much attention on the developments with the presidential candidates that some local races have not gotten as much attention.Sen. Amy Klobuchar is running for her fourth term in the U.S. Senate. In Talking Points, Esme Murphy looks at the unusual journey Republicans are taking to find the opponent to run against her.U.S. Senate races are very expensive. For example, during the last Senate race in Pennsylvania candidates raised and spent more than $300 million. That's why U.S. Senate candidates usually announce a full year and a half before the election. That is not the...
Historic Minnesota Town Listed As Poorest in the Entire State
According to recent studies, Minnesota has withstood the rise of inflation better than most states in the U.S. However, that doesn't mean that some towns in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes aren't struggling mightily. 247 Wall Street recently released its report on the poorest town in every state, and...
CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES WENDY AULT, APPROVES APPLYING FOR THE RIVER SHOWS DEVELOPMENT GRANT
The Crookston City Council met on Monday evening, starting with a special meeting to appoint Wendy Ault to fill the vacant Ward 5 City Council seat. Ault took the oath of office as the first item at the regular City Council meeting. AMENDED ALCOHOL ORDINANCE APPROVED. With a full council,...
The City reverses traffic signal rehab at South Columbia Road intersections
(KNOX) – A turnaround – or correction – on traffic signal rehab from the City of Grand Forks…. Temporary traffic signals are being placed at the intersection of South Columbia Road and 24th Avenue South…. Seventeenth Avenue South will be closed to traffic at the intersection with...
Former Grand Forks Mayor Pat Owens dies at 83
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The former mayor of Grand Forks, Pat Owens, reportedly died Tuesday, July 23rd in Rochester, Minnesota. Owens was 83 years old. Prior to serving as mayor of Grand Forks, Owens was a long-time city employee. She worked for the city for 33 years, from May of 1963 until the time she was elected mayor in 1996. She led the city through its recovery during the historic flood of 1997.
New Salem’s Wyatt Kuhn commits to UND football
NEW SALEM, ND (KVRR) – New Salem’s Wyatt Kuhn has been dominant on the 9-man football scene and now he has committed to playing for the University of North Dakota after his senior season. Kuhn made the decision on social media about joining the Division I program. “Small...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz talks Kamala Harris, nomination process and if he'd like to be vice president
MINNEAPOLIS — Since President Biden ended his reelection bid Sunday, Vice President Harris has already broken a fundraising record, locked down hundreds of delegates and secured critical endorsements in her efforts to become the Democratic Party's nominee for president. One of those key endorsements includes Minnesota's governor.Gov. Tim Walz, who is chair of the Democratic National Convention rules committee, told WCCO's Esme Murphy on Monday night that the nomination process will be open to other candidates. "Anybody can run," Walz said. "This Wednesday we'll set the rules. There will be three days after that, Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week....
Scattered storms this afternoon, but drier conditions are on the way
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Scattered storms have developed in Eastern Iowa as a cold front travels through the area. Your First Alert: More scattered storms, though not all receive rainfall. Highs head for the low to mid 80s and dew points increase into the mid to upper 60s to...
National Weather Service: Fourth wettest June in Minnesota
From the National Weather Service - Duluth - July 23, 2024. , June 2024 was a wet one! Many counties in the Northland had Top 10 monthly precipitation, and Bayfield County had its wettest June ever! On a statewide level, Minnesota saw its 4th wettest June (surpassed by 2014, 1914, and 1905) and Wisconsin its 6th (bested by 1968, 1967, 1914, 1993, and 2010). Notably, St. Louis, Lake, and Douglas counties surpassed their June 2012 values. This data can be further explored at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/
Minnesotan’s Can Get “Thrifty” Thanks to This Website
As the realization that summer is over half-way gone, if you’ve been in a store recently you’ve noticed that school supplies are already readily available so parents can begin to make purchases for the upcoming school year. According to an article from PR Newswire about how much it...
UMN develops new list of recommended species to make forests more resilient
The climate-ready woodlands program was created to give Minnesotans a better understanding of what they should plant to prepare their forests for the changing climate. At a seminar on Monday, an expert shared the University of Minnesota Extension’s climate-ready woodlands program. The list of tree species the program provided...
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