In Nebraska, Tim Walz’s Family Is Split Over the Election

It turns out the family is related to Mr. Walz. But they are distant relatives. They are descendants of Francis Walz, the brother of Mr. Walz’s grandfather. Sandy Dietrich, Tim Walz’s sister, made it clear the two branches of the family were not close. “That is not us,” Ms. Dietrich, who lives in Alliance, Neb, said in an interview. “We don’t even know them. We just have never known that side” of the family. The members of Francis Walz’s family told The Associated Press in a written statement that shortly...