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The Iowa caucus is less than a week away; it’s the first caucus in the nation, and will officially signal the beginning of the final push for republican candidates to earn the right to go up against president Obama. In news out of Iowa Wednesday, Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s struggling presidential campaign saw her Iowa chairman defect to rival Ron Paul’s side.
Patricia Woodford of Eau Claire, WI has been accused of stealing a ring from a woman in a casket. She has been sentenced to 15 days in jail and a year of probation for pleading guilty to misdemeanor theft. 40 hours of community service was also ordered upon the woman. The 55 year-old told police [...]
The military is reporting that an Army medic from Marshfield has died in Afghanistan of injuries suffered in an insurgent attack. The Defense Department said Tuesday that 27-year-old Staff Sgt. Joseph J. Altmann died on Christmas Day in Kunar province. The military says he was hurt when insurgents attacked his unit with small-arms fire. Altmann’s [...]
The East Central Energy Info Show with Cindy Rolain is heard each Wednesday Morning on WCMP-FM 100.9 at 6:35am and on WCMP-AM 1350 at 8:05am. This week Cindy talks about the benefits of Easy Pay, East Central Energy’s most convenient payment option. Listen here to this week’s program. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
In Pine County, charges have been filed against the man accused of operating a large marijuana grow out of a commercial building in Askov. Keith Kevin Carlson faces two charges stemming from his arrest on Nov. 29 after the Pine County SWAT team raided a hidden room in the building and discovered 187 marijuana plants in various stages of growth. The two counts, for possession and sale of marijuana, carry penalties of up to 40 years in prison and $500,000 in fines.
After eleven hours of debate, The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus has elected Sen. David Senjem of Rochester to act as the new Senate Majority Leader. Senjem replaces Sen. Amy Koch, who recently resigned after admitting a scandalous relationship with a Senate staffer.
In a bizarre development, Daniel Schlienz, the suspected gunman in the Cook County Courthouse shooting, has died. Since the shooting, Schlienz was being held in the St. Louis County jail in Duluth, but an autopsy has been performed and the cause of death is currently undetermined. The St. Louis County sheriff’s department told WDIO that [...]
