Postal problems in northern Minnesota exposed
WASHINGTON - An investigation by Minnesota's U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Amy Klobuchar confirms postal service management failures in northern Minnesota. The November 2023 audit found 79,000 pieces of delayed mail over three days. Senator Tina Smith says "there's more to come." She says the Inspector Genera...
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Minnesota DNR looking for sandhill crane poachers
CLARISSA, Minn. - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is searching for a poacher who shot and killed a sandhill crane in Todd County. Officials said the crane was found north of Clarissa on Sunday following a report of gunfire in the area. A conservation officer confirmed the death of the nesting mother and ...
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Lawmakers again deny more licenses for out-of-state waterfowl hunters
BY: JOSHUA HAIAR PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota Searchlight) - For the second time, a committee of state lawmakers denied an attempt by the Department of Game, Fish and Parks to increase the number of waterfowl licenses for out-of-state hunters, leaving the controversial rule change's future in doubt. Game, Fish and Parks ...
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Firearm storage bill highlights latest MN gun safety efforts
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Prairie News Service) - The end date for Minnesota's legislative session is less than two weeks away. One of the remaining debates is gun safety and supporters of a safe firearm storage bill hope lawmakers finish the job. Earlier in the session, a bill addressing so-called "straw purchases" o...
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Recreational marijuana backers try to overcome rocky history in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Advocates of legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota, a mission with a rocky history, submitted thousands of signatures to election officials on Tuesday in the hopes of once again getting the issue on the conservative state's November ballot. Supporters of the initiative turned in about 29...
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North Dakota changes course on tribal redistricting case, asks US Supreme Court to rule
BY: JEFF BEACH AND MARY STEURER BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) - Attorneys for the state of North Dakota have taken the unusual step of asking the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate a ruling in a case the state had actually won. It's a change of position the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation chairman calls "unc...
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Fargo Police investigating death of child
FARGO (KFGO) - Fargo Police responded to a medical emergency in the 3300 block of 17th Avenue South about 5 a.m. Tuesday. When officers arrived, a three-month-old infant was found not breathing and not responsive. Life-saving efforts were administered on the scene but were unsuccessful. The child was pronounced dead. I...
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Senator Mitchell 'Takes the Fifth' before deadlocked MN Senate ethics panel, no action at this time
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota Senate ethics panel deferred further action Tuesday night on a complaint against a lawmaker who's charged with burglary for allegedly breaking into her estranged stepmother's house until after her next court date. Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell, of Woodbury, told police she broke in ...
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Farmer dies in farming accident in Otter Tail County
PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn. (KFGO) - A man died after he was pinned underneath a piece of farm machinery north of Parkers Prairie in southeastern Otter Tail County. The 28-year-old Parkers Prairie man was working with others to repair tillage equipment on a farm when part of the machinery fell on him. He died at the scene. ...
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North Dakota joins lawsuit over Biden administration Title IX requirements
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) - North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley has joined a lawsuit against the US Dept. of Education over its new rule interpreting Title IX. The lawsuit also includes Arkansas Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota along with an Arkansas high school athlete. Title XI protects and promotes oppor...
May 07, 2024