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North Dakota’s attorney general issued opinions Monday on a pair of open meeting complaints. North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wigley was asked if the City of Fargo broke state law by not giving public notice that a quorum of City Commission members allegedly attended a series of meetings in August 2024. The City replied that…
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For the third straight year, there’s been a decrease in the number of opioid related deaths in Minnesota. A new report from the Minnesota Department of Health shows 671 people in the state died from opioid-involved overdoses in 2025—down from 1039 back in 2022. Epidemiologist Mary DeLaquil talks about the decrease. The Health Department’s study…
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FERGUS FALLS, MN—An Ottertail man was taken into custody for allegedly sending text messages to an attorney and a sheriff’s deputy about a four year old DWI case. 60-year-old Craig Edward Hedstrom was charged with two counts of threats of violence–one for each person he allegedly threatened. These are felonies, which each count carrying a…
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Vaccinations for the flu, Covid and RSV are available at the Norman Mahnomen Public Health office. But they aren’t available on a walk-in basis. Tammy Carlsrud of Norman Mahnomen Public Health says her office will get the vaccines from Polk County Public Health when asked for them. You can reserve your vaccination by calling Norman…
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FERTILE, MN—Getting an education after high school has become more expensive. Fertile-Beltrami School Counselor Amanda Bosman is hosting a meeting for parents to learn more about financial aid. Again, that financial aid meeting is Monday night at 6 at the Fertile-Beltrami School library.
Two men from Warren are dead after their vehicle rolled over around lunchtime Saturday in Polk County. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office was told about the accident by a passerby shortly before Noon Saturday. A vehicle was overturned and resting on its roof in a water-filled drainage ditch. The two people inside the vehicle were…
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The Minnesota Forge of Major League Volleyball released their schedule for the 2027 season Friday. The expansion team will open January 7 at Los Angeles. The Forge’s home opener will be Saturday, January 16 against Grand Rapids at Grand Casino Arena. The Forge will play their 13 game home schedule at Grand Casino Arena.
FELTON, MN—Two semis collided Friday morning near Felton on Highway 9, with one of the drivers suffering life-threatening injuries. The Minnesota State Patrol was called to the crash around 6:40am at the intersection of Highway 9 and Clay County Road 34. One driver was airlifted to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries; the other had…
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HALSTAD, MN—Halstad will celebrate Halloween early in the day Saturday with the Halstad Economic Development Authority hosting events at the Landmark Center. Jeff Schmidt with the City of Halstad has details. That all takes place Saturday morning at the Landmark Center in Halstad.
Twin Pines Golf Course in Bagley will be the site of the Section 8A cross country meet on Friday. Ada-Borup-West Coach Tyler Hennen talks about the course. Besides the Cougars, Bagley/Fosston, Barnesville, Cass Lake-Bena, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, Fertile-Beltrami, Frazee, Hawley, Lake of the Woods, Lake Park-Audubon, Nevis, New York Mills, Northern Freeze, Park Rapids, Pelican Rapids, Roseau,…
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