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This is Giving Tuesday—a day meant to “unleash the power of radical generosity around the world.” Cassie Visser, the Foundation Development Director for the Benedictine Foundation in Ada, talks about Giving Tuesday. Visser says the Benedictine Foundation is accepting donations on Giving Tuesday. If you’d like to donate to the Benedictine Foundation, Visser tells us…
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WASHINGTON, DC—Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach announced that over five and a half million dollars in federal funding has been approved for two projects in her district. The first is a million and a half dollars for sanitary sewer improvements in Plummer. This project will allow Plummer to modernize its sanitary sewer system and…
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ULEN, MN—The sounds of Christmas are coming to the Top Hat Theatre in Ulen. The Copper Street Brass will perform “Christmas on Copper Street” Saturday night at 7. Tim Bradley of the Copper Street Brass talks about the show. Those attending Saturday’s concert are encouraged to wear their ugliest Christmas sweaters or festive holiday attire. …
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HILLSBORO, ND—It’s not an official holiday, but the Saturday after Thanksgiving has become known as Small Business Saturday—a day when shoppers are encouraged to visit local businesses for their Christmas shopping. Jim Murphy, the executive director of the Traill County Economic Development Commission, tells us more. Murphy says there are many activities planned for downtown…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. The woman who was injured in a rollover accident early Thursday morning northeast of Hillsboro has been identified. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 54-year-old Theresa Custer of Hillsboro was airlifted to a Fargo hospital with serious injuries after her pickup rolled over on…
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Recent studies have shown a growing rate of cancer in young people who live in areas where corn is grown. Dr. Pete Sulack, a functional medicine doctor from Knoxville, Tennessee, explains why this is happening. Dr. Sulack will speak more about this on Access Health….which airs Saturday morning at 8 on KRJB 106.5 FM and…
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CLEARBROOK, MN—The holiday season means we’ll be hearing Christmas carols at area schools. Clearbrook-Gonvick Music Teacher Patty Mickelson says there are concerts at her school coming up next week. You can hear the latest Clearbrook-Gonvick School news Tuesday afternoons at 2 on KKCQ 96.7 FM.
GLYNDON, MN—A chain reaction accident on I-94 in Glyndon involving three high profile vehicles sent three people to the hospital Tuesday night. The Minnesota State Patrol says a box truck driven by 35-year-old Joshua Allen of Raleigh, South Carolina lost control on Eastbound 94 around 9:30pm. A semi driven by 64-year-old Mark Levasseur of Alexandria…
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The Feeding Our Future fraud scandal that has seen millions of dollars stolen has reached into west central Minnesota. 36-year-old Abdirashid Bixi Dool is facing federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering for allegedly stealing more than a million dollars through fake sites in Pelican Rapids and Moorhead. According to the indictment, Dool and…
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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health in Fosston will hold its 21st annual Tree Walk for Hospice this Sunday from 10 until 1 at Magelssen Elementary School in Fosston. Shannon Nordine, home care and hospice manager at Essentia Health-Fosston, talks about the Tree Walk. Nordine says another big part of the Tree Walk is the Angel Tree ornaments,…
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