WEST POINT, New York — President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address at the United States Military Academy on Saturday, leaning into themes about the importance of protecting democracy. Speaking on a sunny spring morning in an outdoor stadium filled with cadets and their families and friends, Biden called the graduating class “guardians of American […]
Apr. 20—Four times a year, James Burton wakes up early, skips his morning swipe of deodorant and heads to the Lake Konomoc Water Treatment Plant off Hartford Turnpike in Waterford, the treatment facility he’s worked at for four years. Once inside the plant, which takes in and filters millions of gallons of water before piping […]
Mar. 5—We may be enjoying the unseasonably warm weather we’ve received lately, opposed to the snow we usually experience this time of year, Sunday’s massive wildfire near Waseca is a reminder of just how dry the state remains. Just one of several fires reported across the state and driven by fierce winds, the Waseca blaze […]