Midwest

Trump within striking distance of Biden in competitive blue-leaning state: poll

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June 14, 2024

Trump within striking distance of Biden in competitive blue-leaning state: poll

A Republican hasn’t carried Minnesota in a presidential election since President Richard Nixon’s 1972 landslide re-election, over a half-century ago.

But a new poll in Minnesota shows a competitive race between President Biden and former President Trump in their 2024 election rematch.

The president stands at 45% support among likely voters in Minnesota, with Trump at 41% in a poll conducted June 3-5 for the Star Tribune, MPR News and KARE 11.

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Former President Trump headlines the Minnesota GOP’s annual Lincoln Reagan fundraising dinner, on May 17, 2024, in St. Paul. (AP)

Democrat turned independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. stood at 6% support in the survey, with 2% backing “someone else” if the election were held today.

Trump was narrowly edged in Minnesota in the 2016 election by 1.5 points by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. But four years later, Biden carried the state by seven points as he defeated Trump and won the White House.

“We’re going to win this state,” Trump predicted last month in a speech as he headlined the state GOP’s annual Lincoln Reagan fundraising dinner in St. Paul, Minnesota’s capital city.

The poll pointed to a significant enthusiasm gap, with 63% of Trump supporters saying they were “very enthusiastic” about casting a ballot for their candidate, compared to 31% of voters backing the president.

Eight hundred registered voters in Minnesota were surveyed in the poll, with an overall sampling error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.

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Seven crucial swing states that decided the 2020 election (Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, which were narrowly won by Biden, and North Carolina, which Trump carried by a razor-thin margin) will likely once again in the 2024 rematch. But both campaigns see opportunities to expand the map.

At a closed-door Republican National Committee retreat for top-dollar donors earlier this spring at a resort in Palm Beach, Florida, senior Trump campaign advisers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita and veteran pollster Tony Fabrizio spotlighted internal surveys that suggested both “Minnesota & Virginia are clearly in play.”

“In both states, Donald Trump finds himself in positions to flip key electoral votes in his favor,” the survey, which was shared with Fox News, emphasizes.

And both states have sizable populations of rural White voters without college degrees who disproportionately support the former president.

President Biden delivers remarks at the Kempsville Recreation Center on Feb. 28, 2023, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Biden’s campaign disagrees that either Minnesota or Virginia are up for grabs.

While noting that they are “not taking any state or any vote for granted,” Biden campaign battleground states director Dan Kanninen told reporters last month that “we don’t see polls that are six or seven months out from a general election, head-to-head numbers certainly, as any more predictive than a weather report is six or seven months out.”

Kanninen highlighted that the campaign has teams on the ground in both states engaging voters.

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“We feel strongly the Biden-Harris coalition in both Minnesota and Virginia, which has been strong in the midterms and off-year elections, will continue to be strong for us in the fall of 2024,” he added.

And Biden campaign spokesperson Lauren Hitt, pointing to the president’s current fundraising dominance and ground-game advantage in the key battlegrounds, argued that “Trump’s team has so little campaign or infrastructure to speak of they’re resorting to leaking memos that say ‘the polls we paid for show us winning.’”

But the latest Fox News poll in Virginia indicated Biden and Trump are deadlocked in Virginia.

The survey, conducted June 1-4, showed the Democratic president and his Republican predecessor in the White House each with 48% support in a head-to-head match.

In a multi-candidate race, Biden stands at 42% and Trump at 41%, with Democrat-turned-independent Kennedy at 9% and Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent Cornel West each at 2%.

It’s been two decades since a Republican carried Virginia in the race for the White House.

You have to go back to President George W. Bush, who won the commonwealth in his 2004 re-election victory.

“Let’s just begin by remembering where we were in 2020 when Joe Biden won Virginia by 10 points, and the fact that we’re having this discussion is a huge turn of events,” Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said last week in a Fox News Digital interview in New Orleans, as he attended a Republican Governors Association (RGA) conference.

Youngkin emphasized that “we’re here in June and there’s still a lot of water to go under the bridge, but Virginia looks like it’s in play and that’s pretty exciting.”

Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.

Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in New Hampshire.

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North Dakota

2 killed, 1 injured in semitrailer collision in North Dakota

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December 25, 2025

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2 killed, 1 injured in semitrailer collision in North Dakota

STREETER, N.D. — Two people were killed and a third was injured Wednesday, Dec. 24, in a head-on collision between two semitrailers in North Dakota.

The crash occurred at about 8:34 a.m. on state Highway 30 about 3 miles south of Streeter, which is about 47 miles southwest of Jamestown.

A 2026 International truck pulling a semitrailer was traveling northbound when it collided head-on with a southbound 2025 Kenworth truck pulling double semitrailers, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

The driver of the International, a 39-year-old man from Moorhead, and the driver of the Kenworth, a 54-year-old man from Wishek, North Dakota, were pronounced dead at the scene, the patrol said. A 41-year-old male passenger from East Grand Forks, Minnesota, who was riding in the International, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Sanford Hospital in Bismarck.

The highway was closed with a detour in place for approximately six hours, the patrol said.

In addition to the patrol, the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, Logan County Sheriff’s Office, North Dakota Department of Transportation, and several local fire, rescue and ambulance units responded.

Names have not yet been released and the crash remains under investigation.

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Ohio

Elderly couple dressed as Santa Claus, Mrs.Claus pulled over for speeding in Ohio: ‘North Pole isn’t what it used to be!’

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December 25, 2025

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Elderly couple dressed as Santa Claus, Mrs.Claus pulled over for speeding in Ohio: ‘North Pole isn’t what it used to be!’

Good thing sleighs don’t have a speed limit.

An elderly couple who dressed up as Santa and Mrs.Claus to surprise their daughter at work were pulled over for speeding in Ohio on Saturday — as the starstruck deputy who sidelined them fretted over landing on the Naughty List.

The Fulton County Sheriff deputy sauntered up to the vehicle like any other car stop, but couldn’t contain himself once he spotted the festive couple in the front seats, according to body camera footage posted by the sheriff’s department on Facebook.

“Santa!” The deputy exclaimed as he shone the flashlight in the driver’s side window.

The panicked St. Nick hastily informed the officer that he had a CCW — or a Concealed Carry Weapon.

“Santa has a CCW? Times are rough!” The deputy guffawed.

“You gotta protect yourself,” Santa noted.

“And the North Pole isn’t what it used to be!” Mrs.Claus later added.

The jolly driver admitted he hadn’t been paying attention to his speedometer as the deputy explained that he had pulled him over for speeding.

“Santa, do you have your driver’s license?” The deputy asked, barely stifling a laugh as he continued to play along despite knowing the man’s legal name.

The man opted to step out of the vehicle while he tried to find his license and huffed that “Santa’s 100 years old” as he struggled to stand.

The deputy joked that he would be losing his presents for pulling over Father Christmas himself.

“Santa, slow your speed down,” the deputy implored.

“It’s Nick, you know!” Mrs.Claus piped up from the passenger’s seat.

“I’ll get Rudolph on you!” Santa quipped.

At Mrs.Claus’ request, the deputy and Santa posed for a photo.

The trio wished each other a “Merry Christmas” before going their separate ways.

“Ho ho *hold on!* Santa and Mrs. Claus were spotted flying a little too fast through Fulton County. No coal was issued—just a friendly reminder that even sleighs need to slow down. Christmas is still on schedule! Stay safe and happy holidays!” the sheriff’s department wrote on Facebook.

The real Santa Claus can be located while he’s delivering presents on Christmas Eve using NORAD’s Santa tracker.

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South Dakota

SD Lottery Powerball, Lucky For Life winning numbers for Dec. 24, 2025

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December 25, 2025

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The South Dakota Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Dec. 24, 2025, results for each game:

Winning Powerball numbers from Dec. 24 drawing

04-25-31-52-59, Powerball: 19, Power Play: 2

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Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Dec. 24 drawing

03-05-07-17-34, Lucky Ball: 09

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Winning Lotto America numbers from Dec. 24 drawing

01-18-27-41-49, Star Ball: 09, ASB: 02

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Winning Dakota Cash numbers from Dec. 24 drawing

01-02-03-07-32

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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize

Prizes of $100 or less: Can be claimed at any South Dakota Lottery retailer.
Prizes of $101 or more: Must be claimed from the Lottery. By mail, send a claim form and a signed winning ticket to the Lottery at 711 E. Wells Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501.
Any jackpot-winning ticket for Dakota Cash or Lotto America, top prize-winning ticket for Lucky for Life, or for the second prizes for Powerball and Mega Millions must be presented in person at a Lottery office. A jackpot-winning Powerball or Mega Millions ticket must be presented in person at the Lottery office in Pierre.

When are the South Dakota Lottery drawings held?

Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
Lucky for Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
Lotto America: 9:15 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Dakota Cash: 9 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.

This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a South Dakota editor. You can send feedback using this form.

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