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The American Lung Association of Minnesota has released its 2025 State of Lung Cancer report. Pat McKone, senior director of advocacy for the American Lung Association, tells us how Minnesota compares to other states when it comes to lung cancer. McKone says there are positives for Minnesota in this study. You can see the State…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Crossing US Highway 59 as a pedestrian isn’t easy because of the amount of traffic and the semis that use the highway. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther told the Mahnomen City Council at Monday’s meeting that the Minnesota Department of Transportation will put in a pedestrian crossing across 59 at East Adams. Guenther says…
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ULEN, MN—Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson has this week’s school news.
Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke on Falcons football advancing to State, the school’s student support services, and remembering Grandma Mike.
MAHNOMEN, MN—Monday night’s Mahnomen City Council meeting had a short agenda and business was quickly finished. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther says the Council agreed on a designer for a disc golf course. Guenther says work on the disc golf course will begin this spring. She also says the City has made a donation…
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ULEN, MN—Ulen-Hitterdal students will get a sample of STEM this Friday. Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson tells us about it. If you don’t know, VR means virtual reality. Meanwhile, Ulen-Hitterdal’s junior high knowledge bowl team will have its first competition of the school year this coming Friday at Fergus Falls.
FARGO, ND—A man from Crookston is facing felony child neglect charges after Fargo Police found him drunk and unresponsive in a running vehicle in downtown Fargo with two children in the back seat. Fargo Police responded around 1am Sunday to a report of a man passed out in a vehicle behind Bell Bank on Broadway…
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Otter Tail Power Company has filed a request with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to raise electric rates for its Minnesota customers. Otter Tail Power President Tim Rogelstad says “this request reflects what’s necessary to continue delivering the dependable service our communities can count on.” During an 18 to 24 month interim period that will…
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The Federal government remains shut down as the Senate remains deadlocked over a continuing resolution to pay for the government. The US House passed the continuing resolution back in September. R&J News asked Minnesota 7th District Representative Michelle Fischbach if she thought the shutdown would go this long. Fischbach talks about how Minnesota’s US Senators,…
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CLIMAX, MN—You won’t be seeing kids in Halloween costumes Friday at the Climax-Shelly School. Even though it’s Halloween. Climax-Shelly Principal Lucas Soine explains. You can hear the latest Climax-Shelly School News Thursday afternoons at 2 on KRJB 106.5 FM.