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MAYVILLE, ND—An audit from the North Dakota State Auditor’s Office found that Mayville State University improperly awarded tuition waivers. And over 50 students were given two waivers that university policy doesn’t allow to be combined. The audit covers a two year period from 2023 to June 2025. Auditors found 53 students received both the Comet…
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During Monday’s appearance on the KRJB Kaleidoscope program, Tammy Carlsrud from Norman Mahnomen Public Health promoted Minnesota Responds….which is an all volunteer group that helps communities whenever there’s a disaster. Carlsrud emphasized that Minnesota Responds is a volunteer organization. There’s more information about Minnesota Responds through this link: https://www.mnresponds.org/faq
FERTILE, MN—This week, Counselor Amanda Bosman talks about career opportunities for students.
During a recent appearance on KRJB’s Kaleidoscope program, Wild Rice Watershed District Administrator Tara Jensen said you should call their office if you see a maintenance issue or if you see beavers causing a problem with a watershed district project. The Wild Rice Watershed District’s phone number is 218-784-5501. And a reminder: the Watershed District’s…
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CROOKSTON, MN—A Crookston man who was already on probation for a felony is now in more hot water. 24-year-old Dustin Thomas Williams has been charged with engaging in electronic conversation relating to or describing sexual contact with a child. According to a criminal complaint filed in Polk County, Williams was sentenced in October 2025 to…
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Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among American women, after skin cancer. Tammy Carlsrud of Norman Mahnomen Public Health says there are some risk factors in getting breast cancer that a person can’t change—with the first one being gender. Carlsrud says there are some risk factors that we can change. Breast cancer also…
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ULEN, MN—Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson talks about upcoming events and a short school week.
Former NDSU men’s basketball player Markhi Strickland was taken by Cleveland in the second round of the G League draft over the weekend. The G League is the NBA’s minor league. Strickland played last season for the Bison, averaging 11.6 points per game. He had previously played college basketball at St. Louis and Western Michigan…
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HAWLEY, MN—The Hawley City Council held its regular meeting on Monday night. Hawley City Administrator Lonnie Neuner says it was a quiet meeting….but the Council did approve an application for a road improvement grant. Neuner says the Council also approved a payment for hangar construction at the city’s airport. This hangar would replace one currently…
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN—A student from Crookston is a finalist at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. Ella Capistran talks about her project. Capistran says her project wasn’t originally intended for FFA. The National FFA Convention runs through Saturday in Indianapolis. Several students and teachers from the region are attending the convention. (Audio courtesy: Red River Farm…
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