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US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. will be in Rochester Friday, August 21 to announce a new federal partnership for people with autism. He will speak at a roundtable with federal and state officials about Project Lifesaver, a local search and rescue program for autistic people. The secretary will then take questions…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The former office manager for two Crookston rental companies is accused of embezzling more than a quarter of a million dollars in rent and deposit money over several years. 53-year-old Cathy Ann LaJesse of Grand Forks is charged with eight counts of felony theft by diverting corporate property and eight counts of felony theft…
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BISMARCK, ND—North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong has declared a statewide drought disaster. Governor Armstrong’s executive order cites data from the State Climate Office which shows this past July was the sixth warmest in North Dakota history with an average high temperature of almost 87 degrees. It was also the 12th driest July in state history with…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—Monday’s Mahnomen City Council meeting featured updates on a couple of new projects. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther says there was continued talk with the White Earth Band about an adult treatment center. There were also talks about building 24 single family town homes in Mahnomen. Work on the town homes is expected to…
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FOSSTON, MN—The Fosston chapter of Minnesota Citizens Concerned For Life will hold a Family Walk To Celebrate Life Saturday morning. Todd Lundell of Minnesota Citizens Concerned For Life has details. Lundell and MCCL Chapter 45 President Mike Brouse will be among the featured speakers following the walk. The walk will take about 30 minutes and…
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If you’re going to be driving in Traill County on Friday, keep this in mind. The Traill County Sheriff’s Office and North Dakota State Patrol will be holding a sobriety checkpoint at an undisclosed location. As of August 8, 59 people have died on North Dakota highways this year…and eleven of those fatalities were related…
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BEMIDJI, MN—The Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference opened its new North STAR Center Wednesday at the Beltrami County Fairgrounds in Bemidji. Matt Wendland, President of the Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference, says it took some time to find the right location for the center. The North STAR Center will be used by robotics teams across the region. …
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EUCLID, MN—A Crookston man was not injured after his utility trailer was hit by a train Wednesday morning in Euclid. The Polk County Sheriff’s Department tells R&J News a deputy and first responders were called to US Highway 75 and 133rd Street SW in Euclid at 10:45 Wednesday morning. The driver of the trailer, 55-year-old…
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HALSTAD, MN—At Monday night’s monthly meeting, the Halstad City Council voted to join a statewide initiative to use green energy. Halstad Mayor Darin Johnson talks about the Green Step Program. And on the subject of energy, Johnson says work began Tuesday on solar projects in the City of Halstad. Johnson says the buildings that will…
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You can find the results from Tuesday’s Minnesota Primary Election though this link: https://electionresults.sos.mn.gov/20260811