I-90 has reopened in both directions at Beaver Creek in far southwest Minnesota, after heavy rains drenched that area overnight. Officials say Highway 59 at the north edge of Worthington has also re-opened and no other state highways in southwest Minnesota are currently affected by flooding — but they add the ground is saturated and […]

First Lady Melania Trump made an unannounced stop at a Texas facility today to visit children sent there after their parents illegally entered the U-S. It’s Mrs. Trump’s first public action since surgery to treat a benign kidney condition, and President Trump said last night in Duluth, “She’s doing great. She went through a pretty […]

“We want Trump!” was the chant by supporters of the president who arrived early at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth for tonight’s rally. Randal from Lakefield has been to 33 rallies around the country and calls it a Trump love-fest.  He says, “We are coming here to hear our president speak directly to us as his […]

Just before his visit to Duluth, President Trump has signed an executive order that would end the separation of children from their parents after they are detained for illegally crossing the border.  Minnesota D-F-L Party Chairman Ken Martin says “it’s a shame that we’re even at this point,” adding it “doesn’t excuse the trauma that […]

Officials say 11 people died in eight fatal crashes on Minnesota roads over the Father’s Day weekend — the most in one weekend since fall 2016. State Patrol Lieutenant Tiffani Nielson says the 100 deadliest days on Minnesota roads begin Memorial Day weekend — and this year 33 people have died since then.  Nielson says […]

Testimony from both sides continues today in Saint Paul as the Public Utilities Commission prepares to decide on Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 pipeline across northern Minnesota. Petroleum shippers’ spokesman Michael Ahern warns, “Without the Line 3 replacement, the rationing of capacity on the line is expected to increase… forces shippers to find alternative, less-desirable transportation […]

A woman from Blaine faces two counts of criminal vehicular homicide plus other charges after hitting a car parked in a north Minneapolis alley before the van she was driving flipped over. Prosecutors say 47-year-old Michele Reimann was with two others when they pulled into a convenience store so the driver could go inside. Reimann […]

Officials say a dam in southern Douglas County Wisconsin has broken due to heavy rains over the weekend and a torrent of water is headed down the Tamarack River, which joins the Saint Croix in Pine County. MN-DOT has closed Highway 48 at the Saint Croix River due to rising water levels. And Highway 23 […]