Midwest
Minnesota business owners sound alarm on Harris' 'nightmare' VP pick : 'Really bad for the US'
MOUNTAIN LAKE, Minn. – Rural Minnesotans say Gov. Tim Walz is “against small businesses,” warning what a vice presidency under his leadership would look like after their experience in the state.
Several Minnesota business owners in Mountain Lake, Minn., who all recalled it being a “nightmare” working under Walz’s leadership, spoke with Fox News Digital about their experience.
“Our business has totally been affected by Walz. Since Walz has been in, it’s kind of been a nightmare,” Cheryl, who runs a local business, told Fox News Digital. “It just appears that he’s really against small businesses.”
Cheryl referenced the earned sick and safe time law passed by Walz in 2023 that allows employees to earn a maximum of 48 hours each year of paid time off for a variety of reasons, saying it has “made it really challenging to have a business here” and is “also very costly.”
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A Minnesota resident, Cheryl, told Fox News Digital that it has been a “nightmare” running a business under Gov. Walz’s leadership. (Fox News Digital)
Betty, who owns a local restaurant, mirrored the frustration about the newly enacted paid time off law.
“I appreciate my employees and I love my employees. And so I don’t want to take it away from them. But what I’m saying is it’s my right, it’s my small business, and I should be able to come up with my plan and reward them instead for when they’re showing up for work and when they’re working,” she told Fox News. “And so, I just feel like he’s created a policy for my business when it’s not workable for me.”
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Tim, an organic farmer who said he previously voted for Walz, will no longer be backing him, citing the governor’s change of tune on policy over the years.
Betty said that the Sick and Safe Act has made it difficult to run her business. (Fox News Digital)
“I wouldn’t mind sitting down and having a beer with Tim Walz, but I wouldn’t ever vote for him today,” he told Fox News Digital. “I just think he’s changed a lot. And I don’t like the direction that it’s going on a lot of policies. I’m not saying he’s a bad person. He’s probably a good person. But it doesn’t mean I agree with his policies.”
A residential building contractor, Joe, recalled watching those around him being negatively impacted by the state’s COVID-era policies.
“The biggest thing was the shutdowns. The construction trade was seen as an essential business, so I guess I wasn’t shut down, but because it really affected my work, because people I know weren’t able to afford to hire me to do stuff.”
Another resident recalled watching people close to him struggle during the coronavirus pandemic. (Fox News Digital)
Asked about what they think a Harris-Walz presidency would look like given their experience running a business under the Democratic governor’s leadership, the residents all suggested that it would “be really bad for the U.S.”
“How can we have somebody who is going to lie about literally anything, whether it’s his military service or how he handles the riots, closing down small businesses and allowing big box stores to stay open,” Joe said. “How can you have that in the White House?”
“His policies are going to be the same. So if you take those policies and apply them,” Cheryl told Fox News. “As a nation it would not be good. You just can’t look at where we stand as a state, and it’s like wow, how can you bring something down that fast.”
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North Dakota
Armstrong, Strinden celebrate grand opening of Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora
MEDORA, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong and Lt. Gov. Michelle Strinden today celebrated the grand opening of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora with local, state and federal officials, praising the new facility for bringing Roosevelt’s impactful legacy to life for current and future generations of Americans.
Armstrong quoted the Independence Day remarks delivered by a 27-year-old Roosevelt in 1886 in the governor’s hometown of Dickinson, in which Roosevelt expressed his affinity for “big prairies, big forests and mountains, big wheat fields, railroads, and herds of cattle, too,” among other things. Roosevelt said, “we must keep steadily in mind that no people were ever yet benefited by riches if their prosperity corrupted their virtue.”
“The values T.R. carried away from these Badlands — hard work, conservation, and active citizenship — these are not historical artifacts. They are North Dakota values,” Armstrong said. “And they are exactly the values this library will showcase to the world.”
The 96,000-square-foot library will be open year-round, with interactive exhibits offering an immersive experience for citizens young and old, from North Dakota and beyond.
“If this was just a library built in remembrance of our 26th president, that would be enough. But it is so much more than that,” Armstrong said. “With this grand opening today, we honor the spirit of one of the most consequential figures in the 250-year history as the greatest country in the history of the world. The spirit of resilience, honesty, bravery. The spirit of big dreams and big ideas, and the perseverance to do the hard work required to turn them into reality.”
Roosevelt sought solace and healing in Medora after his wife and mother died on the same day in February 1884, writing in his journal, “The light has gone out of my life.” He established the Elkhorn Ranch – now often referred to as the “cradle of conservation” – and would later say that he would not have become president if not for his experience in North Dakota.
“Now, people from all over the world can come to this exact place, stand where T.R. stood, and feel – not just understand, but feel – how it changed him,” Armstrong said. “That’s what this library makes possible. And North Dakota is genuinely proud to offer it to the world.”
For more information, visit the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library’s website.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Part of Glenwood Avenue is closed due to a water main break in Youngstown.
Saturday afternoon, water could be seen flowing down Glenwood Avenue near Ravenwood Avenue.
The road is closed between Ravenwood Avenue and Clearmount Drive while crews repair the break.
Dominic O’Brien contributed to this report.
The South Dakota Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at July 4, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from July 4 drawing
17-38-46-50-69, Powerball: 20, Power Play: 2
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Winning Lotto America numbers from July 4 drawing
09-17-22-35-37, Star Ball: 05, ASB: 02
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Winning Dakota Cash numbers from July 4 drawing
08-09-18-25-30
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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from July 4 drawing
17-20-37-40-43, Bonus: 04
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
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.
- Millionaire for Life: 10:15 p.m. CT daily.
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