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There’s going to be a town hall meeting in Bejou Saturday morning to talk about Second Amendment rights. Minnesota State Senator Steve Green of Fosston has been invited to speak at the meeting. Green tells R&J News Minnesota’s new red flag gun law will be discussed. Green went on to give his view of the…
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Now that 2024 has arrived, here’s a story we’ll be hearing about in the new year. Norman County Environmental Services Director Garry Johanson has been part of a group that’s working on an Emergency Management Readiness Funding Bill that will be discussed in St. Paul. Testimony at the Minnesota capitol is scheduled for this spring. …
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Two people were injured, one seriously, after their car struck a semi Tuesday morning on I-29 in Fargo. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a semi was stopped on the right shoulder of Southbound I-29 with its warning lights on. At 11:15am, a 2021 Nissan Sentra driven by 23-year-old Rachel Krueger of Moorhead drove onto…
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Here’s another sign of Christmas: empty boxes that once contained presents. Norman County Environmental Services Director Garry Johanson tells R&J News’ Joe Lancello about the importance of recycling. Johanson adds there is one type of cardboard you shouldn’t recycle: used pizza delivery boxes. The grease in the box makes it unsuitable for recycling.
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has declared a statewide emergency for widespread utility infrastructure damage caused by the ice storm that left more than 20,000 North Dakotans without electricity. Burgum plans to ask for a presidential disaster declaration to unlock federal assistance to help pay for eligible response costs and infrastructure repairs, including hundreds of…
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Employees at Benedictine Living Community in Ada will be seeing something extra in their paychecks. Benedictine Executive Director Morgan Hviding tells R&J News a wage increase will be across the board for all employees. Hviding goes on to say this wage increase will be paid for through a state award for two years. After that,…
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Last week, R&J News told you the Concordia-Moorhead women’s hockey team was near the site of a mass shooting in Prague, Czech Republic where 15 people were killed–including the gunman–and 25 wounded in the country’s worst ever mass shooting. Jerica Friese, a senior co-captain of the Cobbers, spoke to R&J News about that day. Friese…
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Norman County Environmental Services Director Garry Johanson spoke with R&J News last week about several topics that were important in 2023. One topic was planning and zoning in the county. Going by the numbers, Johanson says it was a good year in Norman County; good, but not great. Johanson says he’s looking forward to better…
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Last week, the US House passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, which will allow schools to serve whole milk as part of the school lunch program. Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach supports the bill. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act now moves to the US Senate.
Whatever you have planned for today’s Christmas celebration, make some time for a walk. That advice from Dr. Michelle Thieman of Essentia Health. She shares an anecdote. Dr. Thieman also suggests that when you sit down for your holiday meal, include plenty of fruits, vegetables and lean proteins to help find a healthy balance.