Author: Devon Krueger

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Public Transit to increase starting May 1st

Brainerd & Crow Wing Public Transit provides public transit services to the City of Brainerd. Generally, Brainerd resident ridership fares cover the local share financial obligation of the operation within the City of Brainerd. At the Brainerd City Council meeting March 20, 2023, a fare increase of $1.00 was approved for the Brainerd-to-Brainerd Dial-a-Ride service,…
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March 22, 2023 0

House Fire Results in Fatality in Pine River

From the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page: PINE RIVER, MN – Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that at 2:09 AM on March 21st, 2023, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a house fire on 40th AVE SW (County Road 26) in Walden Township, rural Pine River, MN. Deputies and…
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March 22, 2023 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “High School Librarian Charged With Public Drunkenness”

(Uniontown, PA) — An investigation is underway after a high school librarian allegedly came to school drunk in Uniontown.  District officials say 51-year-old Shawn Chory had been placed on administrative leave after showing up drunk to the school on the morning of Tuesday, March 14th.  Chory had just been hired as the baseball coach last…
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March 22, 2023 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Chaffee County Man Attacked By Cougar In Hot Tub”

(Nathrop, CO)  —  A Chaffee County, Colorado man is recovering after he was attacked by a mountain lion while relaxing in a hot tub.  Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the man felt something grab his head on Saturday night at his home near Nathrop.  He and his wife began splashing water on the big cat…
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March 22, 2023 0

Talon Metals Community Listening Sessions return March 27th

Talon Metals is moving on to the next phase for the nickel mining project in Tamarack. They have a new area of exploration. (they’re calling the raptor zone, which explores an area 1 mile north of the currently known nickel resource) Talon Metals Community outreach coordinator Jessica Johnson: Johnson described the first real public step in…
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March 22, 2023 0

20th Annual Multi-Agency Ice Rescue Training Exercise Held by Cass County Sheriff’s Office

From the Cass County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page: CASS LAKE, MN – Sheriff Bryan Welk reports that on March 18th, 2023, the Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Cass Lake Fire Department, and Hackensack Fire & Rescue held its 20th Annual Ice Rescue Training Course on Cass Lake. This year, after a 2-year COVID pause, approximately 76…
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March 21, 2023 0

I-35 closures beginning Friday, March 24, in Duluth

Motorists travelling on I-35 through the Twin Ports Interchange project will encounter closures between 7 p.m. Friday, March 24, and 6 p.m. Sunday, March 26, in the Twin Ports Interchange project area in Duluth. These closures are needed as crews erect bridge girders over I-35 as part of the Twin Ports Interchange project. To learn…
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March 21, 2023 0

Seasonal Load Limits for Morrison County

Spring Load Restrictions go into effect Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at 12:01 AM on all Morrison County Highways. Posted axle weight limits control vehicle weights on posted roads. All restriction limits are gross axle weights. No overweight permits will be issued to vehicles that exceed posted limits.  Minnesota Statute 169.87 establishes weight restrictions. The weight on any…
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March 21, 2023 0