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As part of an adaptive approach to chronic wasting disease management statewide, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is broadening the options this year for hunters to get their deer tested for CWD. “Keeping Minnesota’s deer healthy remains a top DNR priority,” DNR Wildlife Section Manager Kelly Straka said. “The DNR’s commitment to sound surveillance…
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(Salem, MA) — The last conviction in the Salem Witch Trials is finally being cleared 329 years later. Elizabeth Johnson Jr. confessed to practicing witchcraft during the witch trials and was the only person convicted whose named wasn’t cleared. She was sentenced to death in 1693, but avoided the death sentence after she was granted…
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Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (8/3/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Preparing for another active school year but not having to deal with major construction has been a welcomed sight for Aitkin Schools Superintendent Dan Stifter after catching up with him for a monthly update on the ISD #1. Superintendent Stifter did highlight the changes at the High School…
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Prep Bowl participants will wait an additional week to play for a football championship after the Minnesota State High School League’s Executive Committee of the Board of Directors today approved the move to Dec. 2-3, 2022, for the seven-game series at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis. While the League’s annual Prep Bowl is…
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Release from the Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office: The Aitkin-Itasca-Mille Lacs Violent Crimes Enforcement Team (AIM VCET) was created in January of 2022 and received State of Minnesota grant funding to investigate, identify, and disrupt illegal drug activity within the jurisdictions of the AIM VCET members. Law Enforcement Agencies throughout the 3 counties have signed a…
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Release from Minnesota Department of Transportation: ST. PAUL, Minn. – Cities, counties, Tribal Governments, and other qualified organizations in Minnesota are encouraged to offer recommendations for Corridors of Commerce funds to improve local transportation infrastructure through projects that support economic development, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced today. A total of $250 million in funding is…
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District 9 – Brainerd area Last updated: 2022-08-01 CO Calie Kunst (Crosslake) spent time checking anglers, boaters and ATV riders throughout the week. Multiple violations were addressed, including no helmets on juvenile ATV riders, personal watercraft violations and various angling violations. Kunst also followed up on aquatic plant management complaints. CO Chelsey Best (Pequot Lakes) took…
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Release from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: Deer hunting licenses can be purchased starting today and the 2022 Minnesota hunting regulations are now available on the DNR website (mndnr.gov/Hunting). Print copies of the regulations will be available in early August wherever licenses are sold. When deer hunters venture out into fields and forests this fall, they will…
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Release from Brainerd Public Schools: Show your school spirit and participate in the 2022 Warrior Homecoming Run! Online registration is now available for the 2022 Warrior Homecoming Run on Saturday, Sept. 17 starting at Kiwanis Park. Brainerd High School Warriors Nordic Ski team is excited to provide another amazing experience! Join us during the start of the…
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