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Three farms in northwest Minnesota will receive grants from the Rural Energy for America Program, or REAP. R & T Stenerson Farms in Hendrum will use a half million dollar grant to install an energy efficient grain dryer. This project is expected to save $3000 per year. Pederson Brothers Partnership in Bejou will receive almost…
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One of the most iconic voices in Minnesota broadcasting history has died. Al Shaver, who was the play-by-play voice of the Minnesota North Stars, died Monday. He was 96. From the North Stars’ arrival as a National Hockey League expansion team in 1967…to their departure to Dallas in 1993, Shaver was behind the microphone calling…
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The Ada-Borup-West School Board held a special meeting Wednesday morning. Most of the meeting was spent discussing how many sections of Kindergarten and first grade there should be in the upcoming school year. Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook says increasing enrollment is the reason for this discussion. Cook tells us the School Board is going to…
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Two men are in custody and facing several drug charges after allegedly selling fentanyl pills to an undercover officer in Halstad last Friday. According to Norman County court records, Charlee Joseph Douglas Fugleberg traveled from Fargo to a gas station in Halstad, where he allegedly sold 75 “M30″ fentanyl pills to the undercover officer. Round,…
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There’s new information about a Minnesota State Senator who was arrested in Detroit Lakes early Monday morning. According to court documents filed Tuesday, Detroit Lakes Police were called around 4:45am Monday to a home near Granger Road and Long Avenue when the homeowner reported an intruder in the home and that the intruder had run…
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MAYVILLE, ND—R&J News is following up on the alleged threat of a school shooting in the MayPort-CG School District. The threat was reported Sunday and investigations from law enforcement and the school district have not turned up anything that could be substantiated. MayPort-CG Superintendent Mike Bradner would not speak on air to R&J News, but…
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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health-Fosston has been designated by the Comprehensive Advanced Life Support Program, also known as CALS, as a CALS hospital. Stephanie McKnight, nursing supervisor at Essentia Health-Fosston, says CALS was one of two programs that prepares medical personnel for life-threatening emergencies. Nina Bradfield, a physician assistant–emergency services at Essentia Health-Fosston, says hospital personnel have…
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FOSSTON, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. Law enforcement says the improper use of a holiday light cord was the probable cause of a house fire in Fosston earlier this month. The fire was on April 5 in the 700 block of East 1st Street. Fosston Fire Chief Jim Juve…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says zebra mussels have been confirmed in Lee Lake, near the city of Hawley. A property owner on the lake called the DNR after noticing zebra mussels along the shoreline and attached to a rock. Zebra mussels were also found on a dock at the Lee Lake public water…
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Minnesota’s lakes and rivers might seem inviting for a trip on a boat or kayak. But Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halvorson says the water is still cold–and cold water can be dangerous if you fall in the water. Halvorson says after 30 minutes in cold water, you can lose consciousness. If you find yourself in…
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