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A fun family game of Monopoly can usually go on for a long time, but it ended abruptly for one Tulsa family when a player went directly to jail — for real. Police say they were called to a house after receiving reports of shots fired. They arrived and immediately arrested John Armstrong. They say…
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The McGregor School Board met on Monday, November 28th at the High School Library. The Board approved a donation of $500 from Ruby’s Pantry toward lunch accounts. The Truth and Taxation Hearing was highlighted by Business Manager Shawna Dalchow presenting how the final levy numbers are calculated from a local, county, and state level. The board…
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Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida spoke with us recently about ice conditions on area lakes this year: Guida made clear his insistence that the early anglers check the ice every day: He reiterated that there’s no such thing as safe ice: Guida revealed his motivation for clearly stating the dangers: Our full conversation with Aitkin…
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The Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash Friday morning, November 18 involving a Waste Partners garbage truck and a deer. The crash happened around 6am on County Road 1 in Maple Township, near Pequot Lakes. The southbound truck was struck by two deer which entered the highway. The collision caused the truck to veer off the…
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A crash on Highway 169 in Aitkin Co. sent an 81 y/o woman to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Minnesota State Patrol responded to the crash, which was reported at 7:25 am on Tuesday, November 22nd. Christine Ann Schneider, 38, was traveling south on Highway 169 in a 2013 Cadillac ATS . Judith Anne Matthias,…
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District 9 – Brainerd area Last updated: 2022-11-28 CO Chelsey Best (Pequot Lakes) spent time on outstanding deer-season complaints. Anglers were testing the ice and found some panfish-fishing success. CO Tony Flerlage (Crosby) saw a low number of hunters for the weekend muzzleloader opener. Grouse hunters were more common, as were squirrel hunters. The weather has…
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(NE Minnesota) — The Northland Foundation’s Age to age network of intergenerational programs is benefitting from the American Rescue Plan funding, a boon to underserved and disproportionately impacted communities. $500k, an american rescue plan/ARP Americorps Seniors senior demonstration grant, will be awarded over a two year period to encourage and support programs that bring older…
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Aitkin Public Schools Superintendent Dan Stifter talked about Winter Weather Preparedness for Students and Parents within the District, the start of Winter Activities, School Board Elections, and Curriculum Review:
A Florida man was pulled over recently after cops noticed he was driving a car with only two tires, which he later blamed on “paranormal activity.” Cops stopped 29-year-old Andres Orjuela-Montealegre on Interstate 75 when they noticed his vehicle’s hazard lights were on and he had only two tires. The driver told police that someone…
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