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• 48 million set to hit the roads despite high gas prices this 4th of July
  July 1, 2022
  (Minneapolis, MN) — Minnesotans are not pumping the brakes this holiday weekend. Nearly 48 million Americans are ready to hit the road, and Triple-A Minnesota’s Meredith Mitts says gas prices don’t seem to be deterring drivers. The statewide average price…
• Westbound Interstate 94 near Fergus Falls reopens
  July 1, 2022
  DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – (11 a.m.) Officials with MnDOT say that westbound Interstate 94 is now open to traffic. The roadway was closed for several hours this morning due to a semi rollover. MnDOT says to watch for crews who…
• Hundreds of Minnesota National Guard members could be expelled over COVID vaccine
  July 1, 2022
  (St. Paul, MN) — Hundreds of Minnesota National Guard members could be expelled from service for declining the COVID-19 vaccine. More than 95 percent of the Guard’s 13-thousand members have been vaccinated. The Guard’s State Public Affairs Officer says nearly…
• Gov. Walz in Foley to highlight agriculture funding package
  July 1, 2022
  (Foley, MN) — Governor Tim Walz used a stop at a family dairy farm in Foley to highlight the agriculture funding package passed by the legislature in May. The governor held a ceremonially re-signing of the bill Thursday. Walz called…
• Extra law enforcement out on area lakes looking for impaired boaters
  July 1, 2022
  (St. Paul, MN)–Officials say that extra law enforcement will be on Minnesota lakes and rivers this holiday weekend looking for impaired boaters. The D-N-R’s Adam Block says their goal is simple — that every person who heads out on the…
• West central Minnesota man dies in tractor accident
  July 1, 2022
  (Willmar, MN) — Authorities in Kandiyohi County are investigating a tractor accident north of Willmar that left a man dead. Sheriff’s deputies say the 67-year-old victim was operating a utility tractor on the side of a creek embankment Wednesday evening…