ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * Corps of Engineers seeks public input on Robinson Lake restoration study The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will host a public meeting on the Robinson Lake habitat rehabilitation and enhancement project Feb. 27, from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at Wabasha-Kellogg High School, 2113 Hiawatha Dr. E., Wabasha, Minnesota. The project purpose is to enhance and res  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript: * * * Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Polish Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz Hold Joint Media Availability UNKNOWN: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the press conference in the Ministry of National Defense. We have here Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz and Secretary of Defense of the United States, Mr. Pete Hegseth. Deputy Prime Minister, can  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Polish Deputy Prime Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz Hold Joint Media Availability UNKNOWN: Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the press conference in the Ministry of National Defense. We have here Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz and Secretary of Defense of the United States, Mr. Pete Hegseth. Deputy Prime Minister, can you p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration has announced a proposed rulemaking to revoke the Class E airspace at Piney Pinecreek Border Airport in Pinecreek, Minnesota. The proposal comes as a result of the airport's closure and the cancellation of instrument flight procedures. Without active aviation operations requiring controlled airspace, the FAA has determined that maintaining the Class E designation is no longer necessary. The proposed revocation is part of the ag  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 8 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following proclamation: * * * WHEREAS: The health and well-being of children in Minnesota is of paramount importance; and WHEREAS: Each year in the United States, more than 40,000 babies are born with a congenital heart defect - which is the when the heart's structure has one or more faults at time of birth; and WHEREAS: While the severity and impact of this condition varies from person to person, the medical community has  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 15 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following proclamation: * * * WHEREAS: According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, American Indians accounted for 4.24 percent of all reported homicide victims or non-negligent manslaughters in Minnesota in 2024, despite representing only 1.4 percent of the state's population; and WHEREAS: Last year, 716 Indigenous persons went missing in Minnesota and 57 percent of those missi  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 15 -- The Minnesota Office of Higher Education issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Minnesota Selected for National Cohort Around Dual Enrollment Policy Minnesota is one of seven states selected to join The Next Phase of Dual Enrollment Policy Cohort, a new initiative from the College in High School Alliance (CHSA) that seeks to advance dual enrollment policies across the nation. The cohort also includes New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Virgi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Statement on Brooke Rollins Confirmation as Agriculture Secretary Today, House Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN-02) released the following statement regarding the Honorable Brooke Rollins' Senate confirmation as the Secretary of Agriculture. "I congratulate Secretary Rollins on her confirmation.  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 15 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news: * * * Rural Finance Authority Makes Funds Available for Animal Disease Outbreaks In order to open funds to Minnesota farmers, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's Rural Finance Authority (RFA) Board has declared an emergency for three animal diseases: avian Metapneumovirus (aMPV), highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), and the H5N1 flu virus. This makes zero-interest Disaster Recovery Lo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The White House issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration: Follow the Law President Donald J. Trump and his administration have a simple message: follow the law. Since taking office, the Trump Administration has wasted no time taking action against states and entities which have opted for defiance. Here are only a few examples: * The Department of Education has launched investigations into the California Interscholastic Federation and the Minnesot  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 14, 2025 AIR FORCE Anduril Industries Inc.,* Costa Mesa, California, was awarded a $99,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Thunderdome Small Business Innovation Phase III. This contract provides for rapid prototyping projects utilizing the Lattice core software capability. Work will be performed at Costa Mesa, California, and is expected to be   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The White House issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2025: * * * Wins Come All Day Under President Donald J. Trump It was another week filled with endless wins for the American people under President Donald J. Trump. Here are only a few of the many victories from the past week: * President Trump brought home an American citizen wrongfully detained in Russia and another American detained in Belarus -- the tenth and eleventh hostages freed since he took office  more