LOCAL NEWS:
Minnesota Senator and Democratic candidate for president Amy Klobuchar this morning addressed the recent controversy involving President Trump and the so-called "squad"--including Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar, "the issue is that he has chosen to go after four women, elected members of… Read more
The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Minnesota says about 500 bicycle riders will be exploring west central Minnesota this coming week and raising money to fight MS. The MS TRAM which stands for The Ride Across Minnesota will cover about 300 miles in 5 days. The event begins Monday morning at T… Read more
More loons are getting tested for West Nile Virus this week, after the DNR reports an uptick in dead loons in northeastern Minnesota. The DNR is doing this as a way to track where people are finding dead loons and track where the West Nile Virus may be occurring Read more
(St. Cloud, MN) -- St. Cloud Police continue to investigate a weekend shooting that left a 24-year-old wounded in an alley. Police found the man just after 3:30 Saturday morning near the intersection of 4th and 5th Avenues South. Investigators think an altercation outside a nearby party led … Read more
(Moorhead, MN) -- Two Moorhead area families are grieving today after two people were killed when the driver of a pick-up ran a stop sign and smashed into their car. The Minnesota State Patrol says 26-year-old Justin Helgeson from Coon Valley, Wisconsin, blew through the intersection at Coun… Read more
-- Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar reached the polling threshold to qualify for the third Democratic presidential debate, scheduled for September. Klobuchar secured four percent of the vote in a recent poll among Democratic voters in Iowa, marking her fourth qualifying polling result. The ne… Read more
(Willmar MN-) If you're planning to spend some time outdoors this weekend, don't forget that mosquito spray. Mike McLean with the Metropolitian Mosquito Control District. Read more
(St. James, MN) -- A vacant lumber yard in St. James could be transformed into a large indoor hemp farming operation. A business named Native Girl Farms is working on a purchase agreement for the property in hopes of growing hemp and manufacturing C-B-D oil and products. Co-owner Matt Willne… Read more
Jerald A. Iverson, 83, of Spicer, died Saturday, July 20th at Prairie Senior Cottages in Wil… Read more
Robert Joseph Fennell, 88, of Benson, Minn., died Friday, July 19, 2019, at the St. Cloud Ho… Read more
Mary Jane Rice, 99, of Willmar, died Wednesday, July 17th at Compassionate Cottage in Willma… Read more
Jane M. (Halvorson) Johnson, 100, of Willmar, died on Sunday, July 21st in rural Glenwood. … Read more
LOCAL AND REGIONAL SPORTS
(Minneapolis, MN) -- Eddie Rosario’s pinch hit three run blast helped lift the Twins to a 6-3 win over the A’s. It was the first pinch hit homer of the year for the Twins and it was a big one as it gave them a 4-3 lead. C.J. Cron and Mitch Garver would help pad the lead in the eighth as both… Read more
Willmar, Minn.—The Stingers continue their struggles against the Honkers with a 4-1 loss. That is their third straight loss to the Honkers. Read more
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Twins gave up 12 runs over the final three innings in a 14-4 loss to the Mets at Target Field. Nelson Cruz and Mitch Garver went deep for the Twins, who have dropped three in-a-row for the first time this season. Trevor May took the loss. Starter Martin Perez permitt… Read more
(Chicago, IL) -- The Big Ten Football Media Days get going today in Chicago. Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck is scheduled to speak at 1 p.m. He is joined by Gophers running back Mohamed Ibrahim, wide receiver Tyler Johnson and defensive lineman Carter Coughlin. Ibrahim along with Rodney Smit… Read more
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota United was no match for Aston Villa of the English Premier League as the Loons lost 3-0 in a friendly at Allianz Field. Minnesota saw its eight match unbeaten streak come to an end. The Loons hit the road to Real Salt Lake on Saturday. Read more
NATIONAL NEWS:
iStock(NEW YORK) -- Blowing whistles, waving red, white and blue Puerto Rican flags and demanding the immediate resignation of the governor, tens of thousands of protesters Monday morning showed their outrage by shutting down a major freeway in the U.S. territory's capital and imploring thos… Read more
Evgen_Prozhyrko/iStock(NEW YORK) -- The man who is accused of fatally shooting a New York City mob boss in a brazen crime that shocked observers and the law enforcement community allegedly thought he had the protection of President Trump and was trying to arrest him as part of a battle again… Read more
vmargineanu/iStock(HARMONTOWN, Miss.) -- Authorities are investigating the mysterious death of a 21-year-old Ole Miss student whose body was discovered over the weekend. Read more
Michael Doosey/Tulane University(NEW ORLEANS) -- Scientists have discovered a new species of tiny shark that glows in the dark in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more
iStock(JAMESTOWN, R.I.) -- Three dogs died after they were left in a car in Rhode Island during Sunday's scorching heat wave, authorities said. Read more
Business
Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Credit reporting agency Equifax will likely pay out a $700 million settlement over the 2017 data breach that exposed the social security numbers of an estimated 147 million people, according to federal officials. Read more
yesfoto/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Think of it as Rent the Runway, but for luxury hotel stays. Read more
studioEAST/Getty Images(LONDON) -- British Airways' abrupt decision to suspend flights to Cairo for seven days is not related to security concerns at the Cairo airport, an official at the airline told ABC News on Sunday. Read more
iStock(NEW YORK) -- When Americans first walked on the moon 50 years ago, the idea of space travel crystallized into a graspable future. Bolstered by a geeky shift in pop culture that launched and relaunched franchises such as Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek, Americans saw inte… Read more
KGTV(SAN DIEGO) -- Two employees have quit a consignment shop near San Diego after their manager allegedly used racist language while dealing with a Hispanic customer at the store last week. Read more