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Concordia College has earned an at-large bid in the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament. The Cobbers were runners-up in the MIAC tournament over the weekend and finished the regular season with a 23-4 record. Concordia opens the tournament at home against Wisconsin-Superior Friday night at 8.
FOSSTON, MN—Two people were injured after a three vehicle crash Saturday morning in Fosston. The Minnesota State Patrol says a pickup truck driven by 33-year-old Jonason Coakley of Thief River Falls was going east on US Highway 2 at mile marker 71 at 11:30am. A pickup driven by 67-year-old Rodney Olson of Fosston and a…
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ST. PAUL, MN—During a conversation with R&J News last week, Minnesota State Representative Steve Gander said arguably the biggest issue in the Legislature right now is fraud. The East Grand Forks Republican says creating an Office of Inspector General would be a great help. Gander says another priority is to stop fraud before it starts.…
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ERSKINE, MN—Rehearsals are now starting for the Win-E-Mac School’s All School Play. Win-E-Mac activities director Brady Langemo tells us more. Win-E-Mac’s production of “Little Women” will be performed Saturday, April 25 at 7pm and Sunday, April 26 at 3pm.
FERTILE, MN—On a week when most area schools are celebrating FFA Week, there’s one area school that isn’t. Fertile-Beltrami has nothing planned for FFA Week because the school doesn’t have an FFA advisor. Fertile-Beltrami Principal Natty Messick says finding a teacher qualified to teach FFA “has been a struggle.” Messick says the Fertile-Beltrami district continues…
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HILLSBORO, ND—A man from Mayville is facing felony charges after investigators say they found child sexual abuse material linked to his cloud storage account. 43-year-old Antonio Morales Garcia was charged Tuesday in Traill County with possession of certain materials prohibited and promoting a sexual performance by a minor—both Class B felonies. Court documents say an…
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MAYVILLE, ND—The Mayville State women’s basketball team will have a new coach next season. Athletic Director Rocky Larson announced Wednesday that Ryan Carpenter would not return next year. The Comets finished their season with a 1-25 record and 23 consecutive losses. This after Mayville State was 18-10 in 2024-25.
With the Minnesota Legislature now back together in St.Paul, lawmakers have been introducing bills and looking over others. Recently, Governor Tim Walz proposed a $10 million relief package for small businesses affected by immigration enforcement. State Representative Steve Gander of East Grand Forks says he doesn’t see that proposal going anywhere. Representative Gander will talk…
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The flu continues to be a concern as we move into March. But it doesn’t take a medical degree to keep the flu bug away. Troy Duell, a health educator, suggests eating a rainbow—and he doesn’t mean skittles. We’ll hear more from Troy Duell Saturday morning on Access Health. Access Health airs Saturday mornings at…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—There might be a roundabout coming to Highway 59 in Mahnomen. At Monday afternoon’s Mahnomen City Council meeting, the Council heard a proposal from MnDOT about putting in a roundabout. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther explains. Guenther says Ottertail Power will continue to supply electricity to Mahnomen for the next ten years. Also on…
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