Last weekend, several media outlets reported the Biden Administration forwarded questions to a couple of radio hosts ahead of interviewing the U.S. president. A revelation that is not shocking to most journalists covering politicians these days. CNN’s Victor Blackwell asked the host of ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $25 million in funding availability from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to increase high-speed internet access in rural and tribal communities. The funding is made available through the USDA’s Broadband Technical Assistance (BTA) Program, part ...

THUMBS UP Fourth celebrations continue despite rain The heavy rains seen in June continue to hit Minnesota going into July. The forecast leading up to Independence Day threatened to halt many holiday celebrations. Many area communities including New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Cambria, and Hanska ...

Independence Day: freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed – else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower Two-hundred-forty-eight years ago, the Declaration of ...

THUMBS DOWN Heavy June rains leads loss of home The high volume of rain and debris on the Minnesota River combined to create a dangerous situation at Rapidan Dam. Dead trees in the water effectively clogged the flow of water through the dam, forcing it to erode through the western bank. ...

The Supreme Court on Friday issued the kind of ruling that would once have been viewed as so obvious as to be unnecessary: Yes, the court said, judges have the constitutional authority to deny firearms to defendants who are under domestic-violence restraining orders. The court was only able to ...