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HALSTAD, MN—Finding a parking space can be tough. Especially if you’re a medical helicopter trying to land in a small rural town. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson says the City Council wants to be ready for a future emergency, so the idea of a permanent landing spot was discussed at Monday’s City Council meeting. Also at…
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BAGLEY, MN—A Bagley man is in custody after allegedly assaulting and disarming law enforcement after a traffic stop last week. Daniel Johnson is facing charges of fourth degree assault, disarming a police officer, refusing to submit to a chemical test and obstructing the legal process. According to court documents, around 10:30 last Wednesday night (February…
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FARGO, ND—The North Dakota State University football program is moving up. It was made official Monday that the Bison football team will move from the FCS level to the FBS level of Division One…and will move to the Mountain West Conference beginning this fall. NDSU Athletic Director Matt Larsen talks about going to the Mountain…
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Several times this winter, you’ve heard weather forecasts mention a “clipper” coming in to affect our weather. But what exactly is a clipper? North Dakota State Climatologist Daryl Ritchison has the answer. Ritchison tells us more about clippers and if we’ve more than our share of them this winter. We’ll see if there are any…
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It’s curtain time for Bagley’s One Act Play group as they perform Friday morning at the State Class A One Act Play Festival in St. Paul. Last year, Bagley earned a star rating…the highest you can get at the festival. This year, Bagley will perform “The Perfect Ending.” It will be the second of eight…
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ERSKINE, MN—Friday night’s boys high school basketball game at Win-E-Mac has the Patriots taking on Fosston—while also taking on cancer. It’s the second annual Coaches versus Cancer Night at Win-E-Mac. Patriots’ assistant boys basketball coach Nate Johnson talks about the event. KKCQ Radio’s Tom Lano is also taking part in the event, starting at 3pm.…
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WASHINGTON, DC—Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach met with US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins recently to discuss the economic problems that sugar beet growers are facing…and to advocate for a fair share of a billion dollars of economic relief recently announced by the USDA. In a statement, Fischbach said “Our sugarbeet farmers are facing collapsing…
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Minnesota Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth addressed several issues Monday during her campaign for Governor in Crookston. One of those was Minnesota’s paid leave law, which took effect in January. The Republican also supported requiring Voter ID. And she reminded voters to get out and vote in November. Demuth campaigned Monday in Crookston, Moorhead…
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LAKE PARK, MN—Two Catholic churches in Lake Park, St. Francis Xavier and St. Mary of the Lakes, are teaming up for a free community fish fry Friday night. Monsignor Mike Foltz of St. Mary of the Lakes talks about the event. Monsignor Foltz has details on Friday’s fish fry. This is the second year St.…
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BEMIDJI, MN—With the Minnesota girls high school hockey playoffs getting under way Thursday, we spoke to Bemidji State University Women’s Hockey Coach Amber Fryklund. She skated for the Hibbing/Chisholm teams that won the State Championship in 1997 and finished second in 1998. Fryklund talks about how girls high school hockey has changed over the years.