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Team USA, Waseca native win gold in sitting volleyball match vs. China in Paralympics
The U.S. women’s sitting volleyball team, which includes Waseca native Alexis Shiflett-Patterson, won against China in the women’s gold medal match at the 2024 Paris Paralympics on Saturday.
Sharp divisions persist over Walz's response to riots following George Floyd's murder
The streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul erupted after a white Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020. The anger also devolved into looting and rioting that culminated with the burning of a police station. Now that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, his response to the riots is under the microscope again.
Officers critically injure, arrest active shooter at Minneapolis apartment building
Dozens of residents called 911 with reports of gunfire early Saturday morning, according to Minneapolis police. Officers say they found a man with an AK-style rife, a handgun and a backpack containing several magazines of ammunition.
Tight race for control of Congress could be decided by just a handful of campaigns
Lawmakers are returning to Washington for a three-week legislative sprint, away from the campaign trail where races have become “trench warfare” and a seat-by-seat slog. Fewer than two dozen House seats and a handful in the Senate will most likely determine the majority this November.
Stellantis recalls 1.5M Ram trucks to fix software bug that can disable stability control
Stellantis is recalling nearly 1.5 million Ram pickups worldwide to fix a software problem that can disable the electronic stability control. The recall covers certain trucks from the 2019 and 2021 through 2024 model years.
Trump heads to a deep-red part of swing-state Wisconsin to talk about the economy
Former President Donald Trump is heading to Mosinee, Wisc. for a rally that’s intended to focus heavily on the economy, marking his first trip to the mostly rural central part of the key battleground state. 
How Harris will distinguish her foreign policy from Biden — and Trump
By necessity, Vice President Harris has worked in lockstep with President Biden on his foreign policy. What she would do in the White House if she wins on Nov. 5 will be in focus in Tuesday's debate.