Author: Augustus Schmitt

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Flooding causes highway closures across Minnesota

by Krystal Frasier of KSTP State and county agencies say heavy rainfall is causing multiple roads to be closed across Minnesota as crews deal with the aftermath of flooding — and in some areas — washouts. In Carver County, authorities say they have already closed Highway 30 near New Germany from Yale Avenue to the…
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June 19, 2024 0

Drag Storytime at the Fort Frances Library!

Over in the Fort France Library, starting at 10:15am, there’s gonna be a Drag Storytime with special guest Pharoah Moans coming to read some books to children. We had the opportunity to talk to Brittany Renaud of the Fort Frances Library about the event. She was asked if the library does these Drag Storytimes annually.…
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June 19, 2024 0

Rare sighting of four eaglets near Mississippi River

The National Eagle Center says the survival rate of juveniles is roughly 40%, making the story on the four eaglets even more exciting. by Morgan Wolfe of KARE 11 Walking along the Mississippi River in Cottage Grove brings Nancy Nygaard peace and also excitement. Observing Bald Eagles has become one of her favorite hobbies in…
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June 18, 2024 0

Attorney General Ellison celebrates signing of Debt Fairness Act

New law reforms medical-debt collection, wage garnishment, and bankruptcy, including banning automatic transfer of medical debt to one’s spouse, banning reporting medical debt to credit bureaus, and banning denying necessary medical care over unpaid bills Governor Walz signs Debt Fairness Act that went from bill to law in less than four months; Biden administration moving…
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June 18, 2024 0

Youth Mental Health Night in Chisholm

For all parents and children wanting to find a fun event to go to with BMX shows, games, and prizes then head on over to the Minnesota Discovery Center at 5pm in Chisholm for their 4th Annual Youth Mental Health Night! We had the opportunity to speak with Cassie Liubakka, Director of the Family Services…
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June 18, 2024 0

Rock, Paper, Buttons! at Dryden Public Library

The Dryden Public Library is gonna be playing host on Tuesday, June 18th to Dryden Pride’s Rock, Paper, Buttons event at 3pm! I had the opportunity to talk to Catherine Kiewning, a volunteer and past chair for the Dryden Pride Committee, and she told us about the event. She then shares about the origins of…
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June 17, 2024 0

Pride Parade 2024: Pride Has No Borders

This past Saturday, June 12th Borderland Pride held their Pride March that was one of the few, if not only Pride March that crosses an international border. As Douglas Ludson, one of the Co-Chairs and Founders of Borderland Pride, tells us about the event that began in International Falls and crossed over to Fort Frances.…
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June 17, 2024 0

Fed keeps interest rates flat, but economists say cuts could still happen this year

Economists say Wednesday’s Consumer Price Index report provides several reasons to be optimistic about the future. The Federal Reserve’s decision to not lower interest rates this month is not the answer many American consumers were hoping for, but economists say there are still plenty of reasons to be optimistic about inflation. University of St. Thomas Economics Professor…
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June 14, 2024 0

R.E.M. reunite at Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony also honoring Timbaland and Steely Dan

by  Maria Sherman A comet must have landed at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The members of R.E.M. had joked only hours before it would take “a comet” to get the band to perform together one last time. Yet there they were, reunited during the gala at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City…
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June 14, 2024 0

CWE in Fort Frances! Wrestler interviews

On Wednesday, June 12th Canadian Wrestling’s Elite (CWE) paid a visit to Fort Frances to hold a show at the Couchiching Multi Purpose Building. The show had a stacked match card with numerous very talented wrestlers from their roster. With a very special guest in the form of WWF, NJPW, and IMPACT legend D-Lo Brown…
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June 13, 2024 0