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President Trump Tweets: "LIBERATE MINNESOTA!"

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump has tweeted his support for a protest by conservatives Friday outside Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s official residence in St Paul. The protest is being organized under the theme “Liberate Minnesota” by grassroots Trump supporters…

Superior City Council Election Results

SUPERIOR, Wis. - The results are in from last week's Superior City Council races. In District 1, Nicholas Ledin defeated Kalee Hermanson 383-342. Ledin will replace Dan Olson, who is leaving his seat. In District 3, incumbent Warren Bender defeated…

Biden Defeats Sanders as Wisconsin Releases Election Results

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Joe Biden has defeated Bernie Sanders in Wisconsin’s presidential primary, which was held last week during the coronavirus pandemic. Biden’s victory became academic after Sanders dropped out last week, one day after Wisconsin held in-person voting…

Senators Want Missing Ballots Investigated

MILWAUKEE (AP) - U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson, in rare bipartisan unity, are calling on the U.S. Postal Service to investigate what happened to missing absentee ballots in Wisconsin. In a letter to the Inspector General, the senators…

Sanders Drops 2020 Bid, Leaving Biden as Likely Nominee

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders, who saw his once-strong lead in the Democratic primary evaporate as the party’s establishment lined swiftly up behind rival Joe Biden, ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, an acknowledgment that the former vice president…

President Trump Approves Minnesota Disaster Declaration

(FOX 9) - President Donald Trump has approved a disaster declaration in Minnesota due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This declaration allows for federal funding to aid the state, tribal and eligible local governments and certain nonprofits in areas impacted by coronavirus.  Earlier…

Trump Removes Watchdog Tapped for $2T Virus Rescue Oversight

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has removed the inspector general tapped to chair a special oversight board for the $2.2 trillion economic relief package on the coronavirus, the latest in a series of steps Trump has taken to confront government…

Wisconsin Voting Underway Despite Virus

MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Elections Commission reported Tuesday morning that it had received no reports of polling places being unable to open as planned. There had already been plans…

Wisconsin Voting Underway Despite Virus

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin is asking hundreds of thousands of voters to ignore a stay-at-home order in the midst of a pandemic to participate in Tuesday’s presidential primary election, becoming a test case for dozens of states struggling to balance public…