Walz authorizes state disaster assistance for 6 southern Minnesota counties after severe storms and floods

Gov. Tim Walz authorized state disaster assistance for six southern Minnesota counties following severe storms and floods earlier this summer. Walz says the state will provide funding and public assistance to help rebuild critical public infrastructure damaged in the storm.

Documents from a lawsuit against firearms retailer Fleet Farm were made public Wednesday. The case was settled in February. Attorney General Keith Ellison's office sued Fleet Farm in 2022. It alleged that the retailer negligently sold firearms to straw buyers.

Mike Lindell says he'll pay for a hand recount in the Republican governor primary that he lost by tens of thousands of votes. The founder of MyPillow says he wants a statewide hand recount and audit of every paper ballot cast in the Republican primary for governor.

The union representing Target Field concession workers says it will file charges against Delaware North after months of contract negotiations. Earlier this week, Delaware North announced a proposal that would increase workers’ wages to $20 an hour.

We’ll get an update on the status of long-running drought conditions across Minnesota. when this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor report is released Thursday. While scattered storms have dropped heavy rain on pockets of Minnesota this past week, there hasn’t been a widespread, soaking rain to put a big dent in the rainfall deficit.

The Minnesota State Fair begins in just one week. The Great Minnesota Get-Together starts on Aug. 27 and runs through Labor Day.

Firearms seller Fleet Farm ignored employee alerts for straw purchases, documents show

Lindell’s governor ticket challenges now-certified GOP primary defeat

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