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LITTLE FALLS — On January 28 at 5:30pm, The Friends of Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge & Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge will host its ninth annual candlelight ski event. The event will begin at moonrise. Activities will include skiing and snowshoeing the Platte River Trail, where 1 mile will be lit with luminaries. Along the route there will be a…
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LAKE SHORE — A snowmobile driven by a 26-year-old Maryville, WI man crashed during the Nisswa 100 Snowmobile Race in Cass County Sunday. The man was reportedly seriously injured. The call to emergency services went out around 1:50pm. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash on Jacobs Road in Lake Shore. According to the…
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NISSWA — Two fish houses were destroyed in a fire Saturday while on the ice at Roy Lake in Crow Wing County. The fire was reported around 1:45pm, and the Nisswa Fire Department responded. According to Nisswa Fire Chief Shawn Bailey, when fire crews arrived they found one house engulfed in flames and an adjacent house on…
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DULUTH- Duluth’s chamber of commerce’s president pleaded guilty on Friday to driving under the influence of alcohol. The plea means no jail time as long as he stays out of legal trouble until 2025. Matt Baumgartner admitted in a virtual St. Louis County courtroom that he had consumed alcohol before driving a vehicle last fall. He also…
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DULUTH- A Lakewood Township man confessed to St. Louis County sheriff’s deputies that he sexually assaulted two minors over the course of several years, according to charges filed this week. Forty-year-old Patrick Neil Bruckelmyer was arraigned Wednesday in State District Court on five counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. He allegedly told officers that he was…
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Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Education Specialists Samantha Lanzrath and Jodi Bedard shared details about EMT and EMR classes being offered this winter. Lanzrath explained the difference between EMT and EMR: Lanzrath has confidence in the course material: The 17-week class EMT begins January 23 and will be held Monday and Thursday evenings from 5:30 to…
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Women are invited to experience using nature as a backdrop to their overall health and wellbeing at “Nurtured by Nature,” a women’s wellness workshop at the Northland Arboretum on Thursday, Jan. 26, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. “Research continues to link happiness and harmony in life with time spent in nature,” said Arboretum Executive Director…
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The Relationship Safety Alliance is a rebranding of the Mid-Minnesota Women’s Center. They’ve been in Brainerd since the 70’s, and the rebranding recognizes the evolving nature of domestic violence prevention and assistance. Executive Director Shannon Wussow shared some stark statistics: Support groups are free through the support of LAUW and are available in person, virtually,…
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The Isle City Council met on Tuesday. The entire council was sworn in, even though there is only one new member, because the new term requires taking the oath of office again. A new vehicle for Public Works was authorized to replace one that has issues including holes in the floorboards. The replacement vehicle will…
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