DNR Conservation Officer Reports – District 10 (Mille Lacs area)
District 10 – Mille Lacs area Last updated: 2022-09-19 CO Gregory Verkuilen (Garrison) checked lake activity and found boats and docks were starting to come out for the season. As more hunting seasons opened up, questions came in about land use and legal hunting ages. Verkuilen also attended some training and followed up on complaints. CO…
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Teach a kid to hunt small game during Take a Kid Hunting Weekend
Getting youth outdoors in pursuit of squirrels, rabbits and other small game is the focus of Take a Kid Hunting Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 24, and Sunday, Sept. 25. During the weekend, adult Minnesota residents accompanied by a youth younger than age 16 may hunt small game without a license, although they must comply with…
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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Man walks into DQ with gun to give political rant”
A Pennsylvania man is facing multiple felony charges after he walked into a Dairy Queen with a handgun and said he wanted to restore Donald Trump as president. Usually people go to Dairy Queen and just order a Blizzard, but 61-year-old Jan Stawovy had a much more unattainable request. It was also clear that he…
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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Minnesota Twins win domain name battle from Miller Twins”
The Minnesota Twins finally own Twins.com after 25 years of battling with twin brothers Durland and Darvin Miller. The Millers registered the domain name in 1995, three years before the league claimed MajorLeagueBaseball.com and five years before the league registered MLB.com. MLB and the Millers have had legal tussles over the domain name for years,…
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FDA Warns Not To Try TikTok NyQuil Chicken Recipe
(Washington, DC) — The FDA is warning TikTok users not to try a recipe that has gone viral. The feds say NyQuil-marinated chicken, or “Sleepy chicken” as it’s called, is dangerous and potentially deadly. The FDA says cooking the medicine makes it more powerful and can change its properties. They add that inhaling the vapors…
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Aitkin School Board meeting from September 19th
By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (9/21/22) (Aitkin, MN) — The Aitkin Public School Board held their regular meeting Monday night from the High School Media Center to appoint replacements for a vacant School Board position, Chairperson and Vice Chairpersons, with other matters covering the start of the 2022-23 school year. Following the Public Comment Period, JET…
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Cuyuna Lakes Pickleball Association hosting Beginner’s Clinic on September 22nd
By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (9/21/22) (Ironton, MN) — One of the fastest growing activities across the Country will get a chance to introduce curious participants as the Cuyuna Lakes Pickleball Association will host a Beginners Clinic Thursday, September 22nd from 5-7pm at Pickleball Courts in Ironton. We caught up with Brad Miller from the Cuyuna…
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Second DNR confiscated equipment auction set for Oct. 1
The DNR is holding the second of two confiscated equipment auctions this year on Saturday, Oct. 1. The auction will be held online at www.hillerauction.com. The list of items to be sold is on the website. The bidding catalog for the auction will be available online on Sept. 28. This will include a written description and…
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DNR Conservation Officer Reports – District 9 (Brainerd area)
District 9 – Brainerd area CO Chelsey Best (Pequot Lakes) worked on small-game, bear- and archery deer-hunting activities this week. Time was spent patrolling Cass and Crow Wing counties for ATV activity. Enforcement action was taken for various offenses. CO Calie Cook (Crosslake) spent time checking small-game hunters and ATV riders throughout the week. Cook…
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