ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 15 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced the appointments of Michael Leeser and Ole Tvedten as District Court Judges in Minnesota's Seventh Judicial District. Leeser will replace the Honorable Greta M. Smolnisky and will be chambered in Moorhead in Clay County and Tvedten will replace the Honorable Sarah E. Hennesy and be chambered in St. Cloud in Stear  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 14 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news on Aug. 12, 2024: * * * One piece of it, at least, inspired by the MPCA's monitoring of streams and rivers * * * Common across all of Minnesota, the Johnny darter is too small to be a game fish and is probably most notable for its ability to thrive in disturbed or polluted waters. But it's also the first fish Martha Young learned to identify in her summer as a student worker for the MPCA, so it m  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 15 -- The Minnesota National Guard issued the following news: The Minnesota National Guard's Inver Grove Heights-based 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade participated in an Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise, known as xCTC, as part of their annual training in July, at Minnesota's Camp Ripley. The exercise creates the opportunity train and certify squads, platoons, and companies in a tactical environment. It involves a combination of field exercis  more

PULLMAN, Washington, Aug. 15 -- Washington State University issued the following news release: A baby pronghorn antelope -- named Marcie after the Washington State University wildlife veterinarian who rehabilitated her -- is now a resident of the Minnesota Zoo, the nation's leading institution for conservation and education efforts for the species in the country. The pronghorn, brought in to WSU earlier this summer and later transported to its new home at the Minnesota Zoo, is the first ever r  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 15 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to Communications Tower Group I LLC (CTG) in its partnership with Novacap. Based in Charlotte, N.C., CTG is a leading developer and operator of communication tower infrastructure in the U.S. Novacap is a leading North American private equity investor and one of Canada's most experienced private equity firms. Read the release here (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/novaca  more