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2 weeks ago | 
kttc.com | Brock Bergey
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KTTC) – Tuesday marks President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office during his second term. This early period of a president’s term is what historians like to call the political version of a first impression. KTTC analyzed Trump’s approval ratings in four recent public opinion polls at this 100-day benchmark. The president’s highest support was found in an NBC News Stay Tuned Poll, with 45% of respondents approving of Trump’s actions to-date.
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2 weeks ago | 
kttc.com | Brock Bergey
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Monday’s threat for strong to serve storms has tornadoes back in the spotlight—a timely topic any spring season. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), 125 tornadoes were confirmed in Iowa last year. That tally was enough to break the Hawkeye State’s previous annual record of 120 tornadoes from 2004. Iowa’s 2024 tornadoes resulted in six deaths and 48 injuries.
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2 weeks ago | 
kktv.com | Brock Bergey |Akim Powell
WINONA, Minn. (KTTC/Gray News) - A mother in Minnesota has been arrested in a 2011 cold case involving the death of her newborn baby, according to authorities. Jennifer Baechle, 43, has been charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter in a nearly 14-year-old cold case of a newborn girl dubbed ‘Baby Angel’ found floating in the Mississippi River.
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2 weeks ago | 
kttc.com | Brock Bergey
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (KTTC) – What’s being billed as the most comprehensive study of LGBTQIA2S+ Minnesotans in 30 years is in the works. The online survey is a project initiated by the Council on LGBTQIA2S+ Minnesotans, which was created by the state legislature in 2023 to work for implementation of economic, social, legal and political equality across the Gopher State.
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3 weeks ago | 
kttc.com | Brock Bergey
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – Pope Francis’s death this week has the Catholic Church in the global spotlight. According to the Vatican, there are more than 1.4 billion Catholics around the world. The United States has more Catholics than all but three other countries—Brazil, Mexico and the Philippines. Based on data from the Pew Research Center’s Religious Landscape Studies, 20% of U.S. adults describe themselves as Catholics.
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3 weeks ago | 
kfyrtv.com | Brock Bergey
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (KTTC) – Wednesday marked Governor Tim Walz’s seventh speech to a joint session of the Minnesota legislature. He got frequent standing ovations from the DFL side of the chamber and no more than polite applause from Republicans. A timely topic on the receiving end of plenty of feedback during Walz’s State of the State address was the state’s next two-year budget. “This budget wasn’t written to please everyone. It was written to bring everyone to the table,” Walz said.
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3 weeks ago | 
keyc.com | Brock Bergey
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KTTC) – Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig (DFL MN-02) is being accused by her Republican colleagues of potential ethics violations; violations Craig denies. According to a letter sent Wednesday to the U.S. House Committee on Ethics and the Committee on House Administration, Craig used her taxpayer-funded office to further her political ambitions by publicizing campaign-sponsored events, while soliciting donations for political fundraising.
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3 weeks ago | 
kttc.com | Brock Bergey
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (KTTC) – Wednesday marked Governor Tim Walz’s seventh speech to a joint session of the Minnesota legislature. He got frequent standing ovations from the DFL side of the chamber and no more than polite applause from Republicans. A timely topic on the receiving end of plenty of feedback during Walz’s State of the State address was the state’s next two-year budget. “This budget wasn’t written to please everyone. It was written to bring everyone to the table,” Walz said.
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3 weeks ago | 
kttc.com | Brock Bergey
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KTTC) – Minnesota Congresswoman Angie Craig (DFL MN-02) is being accused by her Republican colleagues of potential ethics violations; violations Craig denies. According to a letter sent Wednesday to the U.S. House Committee on Ethics and the Committee on House Administration, Craig used her taxpayer-funded office to further her political ambitions by publicizing campaign-sponsored events, while soliciting donations for political fundraising.
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3 weeks ago | 
kttc.com | Brock Bergey
DECORAH, Iowa (KTTC) – It’s nearing one month since the Hawkeye State’s top prosecutor filed legal action against the top cop in one northeast Iowa county. Attorney General Brenna Bird is suing Winneshiek County Sheriff Dan Marx for a February Facebook post he made about his stance on immigration detainers. He wrote he would not recognize requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to hold individuals suspected of being in the country illegally.
