Minnesota celebrates as smoke clears out of some places up north
The BriefAt Sawbill Lake, outdoors enthusiasts are happy with the air quality.In Ely, baseball fans enjoyed a weekend outdoors.Around the region, locals say the wildfir...
Minnesota man accused of drugging, sexually assaulting woman at 'the compound'
The BriefThirty-seven-year-old Tyler Schommer is charged with sexually assaulting and drugging a woman in Sherburne County.The criminal complaint states the assault hap...
Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870
(The Texas Tribune) — In June 1870, 13 Texas senators walked out of the Capitol to block a bill giving the governor wartime powers, depriving the upper chamber of the t...
Florida man accused of killing grandparents told police 'God' instructed him to do it: Affidavit
The BriefA Melbourne man is charged with murdering his grandparents in a shooting police say he claimed was divinely inspired.One neighbor and her daughter were also ca...
Montana shooting victims named as manhunt for suspect continues
Montana’s attorney general on Sunday released the names of the four people who were shot to death in a mass murder at a bar two days earlier.The victims were Daniel Edw...
New York becomes latest state to offer free phone calls in prisons
An incarcerated person makes a phone call at the York Community Reintegration Center in Niantic, Conn. Starting Aug. 1, New York will offer free phone calls in state pr...
Denying quorum has been a Texas political strategy since 1870
In June 1870, 13 Texas senators walked out of the Capitol to block a bill giving the governor wartime powers, depriving the upper chamber of the two-thirds quorum requi...
Hancock & Kelley: Missouri v. Sam Page, redrawing Missouri districts
ST. LOUIS – It was another Sunday morning of sometimes heated but always civil political debate on Hancock and Kelley for Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.Republican consultant Joh...
DFW, Dallas Love Field under ground stops as thunderstorms roll across North Texas
Thunderstorms across North Texas have caused ground stops at both of the region’s major airports.A ground stop is in effect for Dallas Fort Worthl Airport until 3 p.m....
Texas legislator James Talarico on Democratic walkout: ‘It’s time to fight back’
Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) urged his party to “fight back” on Sunday as Democratic legislators left the Lone Star State in an effort to block Republicans from...