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TRAILL COUNTY, ND—One person was injured Tuesday morning when a van collided with a semi east of Clifford. The North Dakota State Patrol says the accident happened around 10:10 Tuesday morning on State Highway 18 near mile marker 108 about eight miles east of Clifford. A van going west on 18 driven by a 46-year-old…
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The Cormorant Lakes Sportsman’s Club is holding its annual Luke Gandrud Memorial Youth Ice Fishing Derby Saturday afternoon. Sportsman’s Club President Wayne McDunn says the ice fishing derby is for children ages 15 and under. McDunn says the youth ice fishing derby has been going on for over 15 years. He tells us about Luke…
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Wednesday is the tenth annual School Bus Driver Appreciation Day in Minnesota. Ada-Borup-West Transportation Director Shawn Roux is glad the thousands of school bus drivers in the state get recognized. Roux says young students will often make a connection with their school bus drivers. In Minnesota, there’s a shortage of school bus drivers and Roux…
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FERTILE, MN—There’s going to be a blood drive in Fertile on Friday. Senora Pederson has been organizing the Fertile blood drive for over 40 years. The blood drive is this Friday at the Fertile Community Center from 8:30am to 2:15pm. Over 50 donors are needed for the blood drive; Pederson tells us how many have…
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ST. PAUL, MN—Minnesota’s 2026 Legislative Session gets under way Tuesday. Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson of East Grand Forks tells us about this year’s priorities. A year ago, the Minnesota Senate passed a bill that would add an office of inspector general. The House version of that bill did not pass. Johnson was asked if…
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CLEARBROOK, MN—February is a time when teachers encourage students to read. One way they’re doing that at Clearbrook-Gonvick is with a book fair this week. Tiffany Kroulik with the Clearbrook-Gonvick School tells us more. Kroulik says there will be a good selection of books available, thanks to Clearbrook-Gonvick’s past record of book sales. You can…
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CROOKSTON, MN—Two people sustained non-life-threatening injuries in a two vehicle crash Sunday morning at the intersection of US Highway 2 and South Road near the University of Minnesota-Crookston campus. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened at 10:30am when a 1996 Chevrolet Caprice going north on Highway 2 collided with a 2006 Ford Focus…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The University of Minnesota-Crookston is now $6.2 million richer, thanks to a donation from alumnus Les Nielsen. In honor of the gift, the campus wellness center will be renamed the Nielsen Family Wellness Center. Nielsen and his late wife, June, have donated to UMC for decades. They’ve provided scholarships for students since the 1990s;…
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ADA, MN—This past week was FCCLA Week at Ada-Borup-West School. That stands for Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. Each day was a dress-up day…and Ada-Borup-West FCCLA Chapter President Kadence Thom says there was also something special on Friday. Thom says FCCLA will have another fundraiser next weekend. Thom also says the Ada-Borup-West FCCLA…
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BUXTON, ND—Wednesday’s Central Valley School Board meeting covered several topics. Central Valley Superintendent Jeremy Brandt has a summary. Brandt says there will be two seats on the Central Valley School Board on the June 2 ballot.