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December 19, 2024

Morgan Wallen Finally Gets Bar Sign Approved

The Nashville Metro Council finally approved Morgan Wallen’s 20-foot outdoor sign that will go above his bar.  Back in May, city officials denied Morgan’s “This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen” a permit application for the overhead sign. At the time, several councilmembers spoke out against Morgan, citing his chair-throwing escapade and his previous use of a racial slur.  But […]

December 19, 2024

MN First State to offer Advance Payment Option for Child Tax Credit

(St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota just became the first state that will give taxpayers the option to receive advance payments of their Child Tax Credit. That means in the future, Minnesotans who qualify can get three payments during the year of their tax credit. Revenue Commissioner Paul Marquart says you can now sign up and […]

December 19, 2024

Utility Worker Dies in Boom Truck Bucket Fall in Sherburne County

(Learfield News/Big Lake, MN) — Authorities in Sherburne County are investigating an incident near Big Lake that left a utility worker dead. The sheriff’s office says 59-year-old Thomas Stewart of Dayton was working in a boom truck bucket about six to eight feet in the air Tuesday afternoon when he fell getting out of it. […]

December 19, 2024

Second Man Sentenced in Renville Co Overdose Death

OLIVIA — A Shakopee man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to aiding and abetting murder for his role in facilitating a drug sale that eventually led to the overdose death of a woman in Renville County. The West Central Tribune reports 28-year-old Joshua Lee Hill pleaded guilty Dec. 5 to the […]

December 18, 2024

Garth Brooks Lawsuit Update

A judge has denied Garth Brooks’ request to dismiss the sexual assault case against him.   Garth’s former hair and makeup artist filed the sexual assault and battery suit against him in October.  Garth filed a separate preemptive lawsuit against the female referred to as “Jane Joe” for extortion and defamation saying her accusations were “false” […]

December 18, 2024

NEW ULM SETS FINAL TAX LEVY

The final New Ulm 2025 budget and property tax levy was formally approved by the city council Tuesday at $28.02 million, a 5.23% increase from 2024.  The only change to the budget  was the transference of a $120,000 expense for a Broadway Corridor Study.  The city had budgeted $120,000 for the study believing the state […]

December 18, 2024

MN Representative Craig Elected Ranking Member of House AG Committee

(Learfield News/Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Representative Angie Craig has been elected by the Democratic caucus to serve as the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture. Upon her appointment, Craig said her focus will be on lowering food and energy costs for consumers, along with strengthening the farm safety net and opening doors of […]

December 18, 2024

CEO Killing/Terrorism Charges

(ABC News/Manhatten, NY) Criminal charges have been filed in New York against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHelathcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione was arrested at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania earlier this month, ending a five-day manhunt. He allegedly waited nearly one hour outside a hotel in New York where UnitedHealth was holding its […]

December 17, 2024

Bald Eagle Step Closer to Becoming National Bird

(Learfield News/Washington, DC) — It’s long been a symbol of our country, and now the bald eagle may soon be the official National Bird of the United States. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith along with Representatives Brad Finstad and Angie Craig announced their bipartisan legislation passed the House and Senate. It will now head […]

December 17, 2024

Judge to Allow Chauvin’s Defense to Test George Floyd’s Heart Tissue

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — A judge has ruled lawyers for Derek Chauvin can test preserved samples of George Floyd’s heart in the latest challenge to Chauvin’s conviction. The ex-Minneapolis officer is simultaneously serving a 21-year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights and a 22-and-a-half state sentence for second-degree murder. The granted motion allows Chauvin’s […]
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