John Lauritsen is an Emmy award-winning reporter from Montevideo, Minn. He joined WCCO-TV in late-July of 2007. Two days ...

During Monday’s turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House, newly elected FFA National Officers were there for the occasion ...

Gov. Tim Walz announced Tuesday that Jennifer L. Frisch, a jurist on the Minnesota Court of Appeals, will serve as chief judge when Susan Segal retires at the end of December. Segal will reach the ...

Peach and Blossom are the two lucky turkeys from Minnesota who are escaping a fowl fate as part of a White House tradition.

In 2019, the Pioneer Press tiptoed around it, writing: "This turkey didn’t travel to the state Capitol to get pardoned." That ...

Pardoned turkeys Peach and Blossom were in the middle of protests from PETA during the White House Thanksgiving ceremony.

President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, on Monday opened their final holiday season at the White House with the an ...

Peach and Blossom received a formal pardon from the holiday table and will now reside at Farmamerica, Minnesota’s Center for ...

The official White House Christmas tree is coming from North Carolina, which is still recovering after Hurricane Helene.