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 ...

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.

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

Biden relished the brief ceremony with the pardoned turkeys, named for the official flower of the president's home state of ...

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

The Superbowl of the turkey industry has arrived. Although turkey farmers are busy year-round raising birds for deli meats or ...