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Four people, including two children from Hendrum, were injured in a two vehicle accident north of Moorhead Monday night. The Minnesota State Patrol says a SUV driven by 33-year-old Mustafa Fattah Ali Al Nuaimi of Moorhead was going north on US Highway 75 around 8:20 Monday night, when it collided with a pickup truck driven…
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DETROIT LAKES, MN—The Red River Watershed Management Board met in Detroit Lakes Tuesday to mark the Board’s 50th anniversary. Management Board Executive Director Rob Sip says the group got some good news about the Bois de Sioux Watershed District in west central and southwestern Minnesota. Sip talks about the importance of this project. R&J News’s…
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With a new school year about to begin, drivers are reminded to pay attention to students walking or biking to school. Brynna Knapp of AAA Minnesota says drivers should pay attention to their surroundings, especially near a school. Knapp also says there’s a new Minnesota law when it comes to vehicles stopping for a school…
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ULEN, MN—Firefighters are still working to put out a fire that started Sunday afternoon at a shed north of Ulen. Ulen Assistant Fire Chief Kelly Jacobson tells R&J News 5000 square bales of hay caught fire Sunday afternoon at a shed two miles north of Ulen. As a result of all that dry hay, Jacobson…
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HALSTAD, MN—Halstad is getting ready for its fifth annual Sugar Fest on Saturday. Jeremy Melting, an officer with the Halstad Business League, says things will start early in the day. There’s also an event that will have sugar beet farmers checking their fields carefully. Sugar Fest will also have a beard and mustache contest, barbeque…
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ULEN, MN—The Top Hat Theatre in Ulen has announced its schedule for the upcoming season. Top Hat Executive Director Carrie Jirava says the first show of the season will be Saturday, October 3. The Top Hat will also have a special Christmas show in December, along with a murder mystery from the Fargo Moorhead Community…
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When you’re buying fertilizer for your yard, your first thoughts probably have to do with how green it will make your lawn or what weeds will it stop. Whether that fertilizer is safe for your dog probably doesn’t enter your mind. Jeff Herman, the editor in chief of LawnStarter, has advice on pet-safe fertilizer. Herman…
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US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. will be in Rochester Friday, August 21 to announce a new federal partnership for people with autism. He will speak at a roundtable with federal and state officials about Project Lifesaver, a local search and rescue program for autistic people. The secretary will then take questions…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The former office manager for two Crookston rental companies is accused of embezzling more than a quarter of a million dollars in rent and deposit money over several years. 53-year-old Cathy Ann LaJesse of Grand Forks is charged with eight counts of felony theft by diverting corporate property and eight counts of felony theft…
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