Author: Joe Lancello

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Fertile City Council Meets

FERTILE, MN—Monday night’s Fertile City Council meeting featured discussion of two familiar topics.  One was the lack of a permanent administrator for the city-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home.  Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew says there haven’t been many candidates for the job coming in from HDG, the search firm the City hired well over a year…
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April 15, 2025 0

3 Injured In Motorcycle/Car Accident

FARGO, ND—Three people were injured after a collision between a motorcycle and a car Saturday night in Fargo.  The North Dakota Highway Patrol says it happened around 7:30 Saturday night.  A motorcycle driven by 20-year-old Avery Quiner of Moorhead was going east on 52nd Avenue South and approaching the intersection of 31st Street South.  A…
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April 14, 2025 0

Good Student Award Banquet

ADA, MN—Dozens of students from across the region attended the Good Student Award banquet Sunday at Ada-Borup-West School.  These students had received R&J Broadcasting’s Good Student Award during the current school year.  Jacobson Body Shop, the presenting sponsor, presented a $750 scholarship to senior Isaiah Wright of Fertile-Beltrami.  Isaiah tells R&J News why he thinks…
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April 14, 2025 0

Lengby Easter Egg Hunt Saturday

LENGBY, MN—With Easter coming up next Sunday, there will be opportunities for kids to go Easter Egg hunting.  The Lengby Improvement Club held its first Easter Egg hunt last year…and Kayla Heller with the Improvement Club says the response was so great, they’re holding another one this year. Heller tells us how Lengby’s Easter Egg…
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April 14, 2025 0

Fischbach Talks Trade With US Trade Ambassador

WASHINGTON, DC—This week, Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach was able to speak to US Trade Ambassador Jamieson Greer about the sugar program and export markets.  Greer told Fischbach and other members of the House Ways and Means Committee there are possible trade partners for the US. Fischbach told Ambassador Greer that it’s important for farmers to…
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April 12, 2025 0

ND Spring Turkey Hunt Begins; Fire Safety Reminders

BISMARCK, ND—North Dakota’s spring turkey hunting season begins Saturday.  And with that comes a reminder from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department about the risk of fire danger during the spring.  Levi Jacobson, wildlife resource management supervisor for Game and Fish in Bismarck, tells us why there’s high potential for wildfires. Jacobson says there’s…
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April 11, 2025 0

Missing Bagley Boy Found

Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following.  A teenage boy from Bagley who ran away earlier this week has been found safe.  The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says 16-year-old Chase Allen Ronning has been located and is safe.  You’ll remember Ronning ran away from his home in rural Bagley on…
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April 11, 2025 0

Officer Identified In Monday Shooting Near Crookston

Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following this week.  The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has identified the law enforcement officer who shot at the man who was fleeing from police Monday morning near Crookston.  The officer is Crookston Police Officer Sean Murphy, who has been with the department for seven…
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April 11, 2025 0

Severe Weather Awareness Week: Extreme Heat

R&J News wraps up its series on Severe Weather Awareness Week in Minnesota.  Friday’s focus is on extreme heat.  Norman County Emergency Management Director Garry Johanson says he’s concerned about a warm summer. When the temperature gets into the 90s and above, it’s important to stay hydrated and take breaks in the shade or indoors. …
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April 11, 2025 0

Polk County SD Asks For Help In Chase That Led To Officer-Involved Shooting

CROOKSTON, MN—Earlier this week, R&J News told you about a high speed chase Monday that ended with an officer-involved shooting near Crookston.  Now the Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in investigating the chase.  If you were on one of the following roads Monday between 9:40am and 10:10am and believed you were…
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April 10, 2025 0