Author: Devon Krueger

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DNR announces 2022 deer season preliminary harvest results, CWD management findings

Hunters harvested about 170,000 deer during the 2022 deer hunting season, a lower total harvest than in recent years. Total harvest was down 7% compared to the 2021 season and 10% less than the five-year average deer harvest for Minnesota.  “Lower deer numbers in northern Minnesota and poor weather during opening weekend in some parts…
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February 22, 2023 0

AAA Urges Drivers to Prepare for Severe Winter Storm

BURNSVILLE, MN. (February 21, 2023) — AAA is bracing for winter weather conditions throughout the Minnesota and Iowa. With a wintry blend of snow, ice and blustery winds, The Auto Club Group expects to receive a high number of road service calls for extrications, dead batteries and flat tires. “We’re urging motorists to follow the advice of local…
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February 22, 2023 0

City of Brainerd Downtown Snow Removal

The City of Brainerd has declared a SNOW EMERGENCY effective Thursday, February 23, 2023. Snow removal in the Downtown Business District will take place as follows: • Snow plowing will occur as able on Thursday during or shortly following theheaviest of snowfall. Snow will be windrowed in the middle of the streets untilthey are able…
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February 22, 2023 0

City of Brainerd declares Snow Emergency effective February 23rd

The City of Brainerd has declared a SNOW EMERGENCY effective Thursday, February 23, 2023. The snow plowing and removal schedule is as follows: Snow plowing will commence at 4:00 AM on Thursday, February 23, 2023. On Thursday, February 23, 2023, there is no parking on the following streets: • All Snow Emergency Routes Plowing of…
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February 22, 2023 0

Aitkin County Habitat for Humanity on February 22nd Community Connection

Aitkin County Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Ann Schwartz, Pastor Dawn Houser of Aitkin United Methodist Church, and Lyndy Zabel from the band “One for the Road’ joined the show to talk about the Lasagna Dinner at the Aitkin Moose Lodge for February 24th with a free concert afterwards:


February 22, 2023 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Minnesota woman throws chicken at boyfriend in argument”

A Minnesota woman wasn’t satisfied with just flipping the bird at her boyfriend during a fight, so she hit him in the head with it — leaving chicken bits stuck all over him.  Natalie Bruemmer of Eagle Lake, MN allegedly started the dispute with the victim while they were driving from a bar to the…
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February 22, 2023 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Florida caught with stolen rental car so that he can make Doordash deliveries”

A Florida man put his own spin on the old dine and dash by stealing a car so he could Doordash to help other people dine.  Olatunji Okuboye rented a Nissan Sentra from an Avis location way back in March of last year, but it took until this month for the manager of the Avis…
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February 22, 2023 0

New gar possession limit takes effect March 1 on all state waters

Spearers, anglers and bowfishers will be allowed to  keep up to 10 gar — the toothy, prehistoric fish native to Minnesota waters — starting March 1, when a new gar possession limit is in effect on all Minnesota inland and border waters. The limit applies to longnose and shortnose gar, which previously could be kept…
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February 21, 2023 0

My Neighbor to Love Coalition Fundraiser moved to March due to weather

(Brainerd, MN) — The back of this week’s weather forecast has many Lakes area events rescheduling, including the My Neighbor to Love Coalition’s fundraiser originally scheduled for Thursday. According to the Brainerd Dispatch, the fundraiser will now take place 5:30-7:30pm Thursday, March 9th at Dennis Drummond Wine Company. Cost is $50 per ticket and includes…
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February 21, 2023 0