LOCAL NEWS:
Governor Tim Walz says his upcoming trip to Japan and South Korea should be good for Minnesota farmers and businesses. Read more
(Falcon Heights, MN) -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is celebrating Smokey Bear's 75th birthday today at the State Fair (Friday). There's a "Happy Birthday" Sing-Along at 11:00 A-M and Smokey is hosting a puppet show for young kids at 1 P-M to explain how fire affects lives … Read more
The high cost of prescription drugs is the topic at this morning's (9am) forum in Bloomington hosted by Senator Tina Smith, Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin, Governor Tim Walz, and Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers. Governor Walz has met continued resistance from Republicans as he pushes for a st… Read more
(Sioux Falls, SD) -- A South Dakota-based ethanol producer blames the Trump administration for its decision to shut down one of its plants. Poet Ethanol Products operates 28 plants in seven states, including Minnesota. Fifty workers will lose their jobs when the Poet operation in Cloverdale,… Read more
(Long Prairie, MN) -- Todd County authorities believe the man suspected in two suspicious deaths near Long Prairie is in another state. Sheriff Steve Och says 22-year-old Dylan Bennet lived in the home where two bodies were found Wednesday afternoon. The sheriff didn't indicate which state B… Read more
(St. Paul, MN) -- State Representative Steve Drazkowski is calling for charges against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. The Republican said yesterday that Omar lied repeatedly in court during her divorce proceedings. Drazkowski says Instagram posts contradict some of Omar's statements in her 2017 d… Read more
(Minneapolis, MN) -- The Minnesota State Fair is in full swing. The Great Minnesota Get-Together opened its gates yesterday. Some fairgoers were concerned about safety after shootings at public gatherings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas. Fair officials say a comprehensive security plan is… Read more
(St. Paul, MN) -- Minnesota health officials are reporting eleven new lung injury cases associated with vaping or e-cigarette use. The newly reported cases add to four confirmed cases detected at Children's hospitals in the Twin Cities in recent weeks. State investigators are still verifying… Read more
Music News
ABC/Randy HolmesBillie Eilish's "bad guy" is the number-one song in the country after finally ending the record-breaking 19-week reign of Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" atop the Billboard Hot 100. No one's more surprised than Eilish herself, especially since she thought "bad guy" would "flop."
J. KaviarBlanco Brown, whose self-described "trailer trap" song "The Git Up" is rising up the charts, is one of the stars who'll be performing in Queens, NY this weekend at Arthur Ashe Kids' Day, part of U.S. Open Fan Week. Blanco says he couldn't be happier about performing for all those k…
Entertainment
L-R: Omari Hardwick as Ghost and Joseph Sikora as Tommy; image courtesy Starz(NEW YORK) -- With the sixth and final season of Starz's hit series Power premiering Sunday night, some of the show's cast is weighing in on the monumental last season. Read more