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Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach and three other Minnesota Republicans are calling on Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison to resign. Fischbach, along with Representatives Tom Emmer, Pete Stauber and Brad Finstad sent a letter to Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison demanding they resign immediately. This after a report from the…
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Challenger Jacob McArthur defeated incumbent Michael “Mike” LaRoque to win the White Earth secretary-treasurer position. McArthur received 1065 votes to 664 for LaRoque. There were also two races for seats on the White Earth Tribal Council. In District 1, incumbent Henry G. Fox received 198 votes to defeat challenger Andy “Jack” Auginaush, who had 185…
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CROOKSTON, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. The man arrested for a fatal shooting in Fosston earlier this week has been released from custody while investigators await a final autopsy report. 22-year-old Cory Burnette Jr. of Fosston was arrested Monday after 31-year-old TeeJay Alvarez of Fosston was shot inside an…
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ADA, MN—On Monday, Ada Mayor John Hintz announced he would not run for another term as mayor and would instead run for a seat on the Norman County Commission. Hintz tells R&J News things fell into place for him to switch gears. Hintz says he’s running for the District 4 seat on the Norman County…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Two men are in custody after Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Deputies found a stolen vehicle near Roy Lake Monday. When the deputies approached the vehicle, they saw two suspects inside. One fled on foot and was chased down; the other was arrested near the vehicle. Deputies seized 11-point-7 grams of meth, along with drug paraphernalia,…
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FOSSTON, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. A Fosston man has died from injuries he received in a shooting Monday afternoon. The alleged shooter is in custody. 31-year-old Teejay Alvarez died Tuesday morning from a gunshot wound. The suspected shooter, 22-year-old Cory Burnette Jr. of Fosston, was arrested at the…
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This is Election Day in North Dakota. Polls will be open until 7 tonight with several city and county races on the ballot. In Traill County, voters will decide on approving a home rule charter. This could allow the county to ask voters to approve a county sales tax, lodging tax or restaurant tax. Also,…
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FERTILE, MN—The Fair Meadow Nursing Home was discussed a couple of times at Monday’s Fertile City Council meeting. The first was approving a loan from the City’s Economic Development Authority to Fair Meadow in case the nursing home’s checking account ran short of funds. Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew says the loan would cover a cash…
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ADA, MN—Ada will have a new mayor in 2027. In a Facebook post Monday night, Ada Mayor John Hintz announced he would not run for re-election in November after 12 years as mayor. In the same Facebook post, Hintz announced he is running for the District 4 seat on the Norman County Commission. Hintz said…
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