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If you’re going to be travelling in the next few days for Christmas, you need to remember to pack more than just presents and your kids. Brynna Knapp of AAA Minnesota has this advice. Knapp also tells us the most popular destinations for holiday travel. Wherever you’re going during the holiday season, you can find…
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A 19-year-old man is dead after being shot during a disturbance at a Frazee home early Saturday morning. Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander says his department received a 911 call around 2:38 a.m. for a disturbance at 701 W. Ash Avenue in Frazee. While deputies were responding, another report came in of shots fired at…
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Ada-Borup-West girls basketball coach Dave Smart Climax-Fisher girls basketball coach Guy Finstrom Fertile-Beltrami wrestling coach Willie Meine Hawley boys basketball coach Nathan Stoa Hawley girls basketball coach Jed Carlson Hillsboro/Central Valley boys basketball coach Elliot Rotvold Hillsboro/Central Valley girls basketball coach Duane Connell Hillsboro/Central Valley wrestling coach Rob Owens LPA boys basketball coach Landon Schultz…
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PERLEY, MN—A driver on Highway 75 in Perley might have prevented a small fire from getting bigger. Around 6pm Thursday night, a driver saw smoke coming from the Georgetown Farmer’s Elevator and called law enforcement. 19 fire departments from Minnesota and North Dakota responded and the Minnesota State Patrol briefly closed Highway 75 while firefighters…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. A man from Bagley has been charged in a fatal stabbing early Sunday morning in Mahnomen. 23-year-old Dayami Owen Clark is facing two counts of second degree murder in the death of 24-year-old Adam Webster, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday in…
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FERTILE, MN—Like many other Minnesota cities, Fertile held its Truth in Taxation hearing at Monday’s City Council meeting and then approved its final budget for fiscal year 2026. Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew tells us what the Council approved. Nephew also reminds Fertile residents that City Hall will close at noon on Christmas Eve and will…
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It’s a week before Christmas and AAA is predicting another record year of holiday travelers. Brynna Knapp of AAA Minnesota Public Affairs tells us how many people are expected to travel over the Christmas season. Knapp says lower gas prices are fueling this increase in Christmas travel. If you’re going to be driving to your…
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ST. PAUL, MN—Red Lake Nation College and White Earth Tribal and Community College are among ten Minnesota colleges and universities that have received emergency grants from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. This funding is awarded to private, non-profit postsecondary institutions and tribal colleges so they can provide support to students facing emergency housing, food,…
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FERTILE, MN—The Fertile-Beltrami School will hold its Winter Choir Concert this Thursday night at 7. Fertile-Beltrami Counselor Amanda Bosman talks about the concert. According to Bosman, choir director Mrs. Emily Giannotta has only been at Fertile-Beltrami for a short time. The choirs will be singing classic Christmas songs, as well as songs from recent movies…
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ULEN, MN—It’s Winter Spirit Week this week at the Ulen-Hitterdal School. Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson tells us more. On Monday, Ulen-Hitterdal elementary students had red and green day, while high school students had a whiteout. Tuesday will be ugly sweater day for both elementary and high school students at Ulen-Hitterdal.