Albert Lea police say they have a good idea of who was involved in a senior prank that caused extensive damage to Albert Lea High School earlier this week. Investigators school district officials have interviewed over 30 students after slippery substances were found inside and outside the buildin...
government
NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November’s elections, granting President Donald Trump a temporary win in his aggressive campaign against noncitizen voting . The court’s three liberal-leaning justices...
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police are investigating suspected hazing after about 30 partially-clothed young men covered in food, condiments and other liquids were found in the basement of a fraternity house near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this week. Madison police said ...
News
Polls have shown the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Texas is in a dead heat.
safety
Chief Axel Henry’s lawsuit against Mayor Kaohly Her, alleging that she sexually harassed him, has thrust the city’s leadership into uncharted territory. With an investigative report soon to be released, elected city council members have little to say publicly....
Local
Much-needed rainfall over the last week is helping parts of Minnesota chip away at the drought, with the Twin Cities metro no longer experiencing extreme drought conditions....
Local
The 1877 Second Empire rowhouse survived the wrecking ball decades ago. It’s the last remaining rowhouse complex built by lumberman and miller William W. Eastman....
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The showdown over President Trump’s partial media ban played out as he welcomed President Xi Jinping, whose government is ranked among the most repressive in the world....
safety
An Oregon K-9 officer who was working his last shift before retirement was killed in the line of duty Thursday.
News
The Mushroom Building in Dassel is hard to miss. It has been a community fixture since 1931, when it first opened as a White Eagle oil station — complete with large white eagles sitting on top of each pump....
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Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes a ceasefire that would include Lebanon. Iran’s Foreign Minister...
