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ST. PAUL, MN—Minnesota Governor Tim Walz gave his final State of the State speech Tuesday night. State Representative Steve Gander of East Grand Forks questioned the timing of Governor’s address. Here’s our full interview with Representative Gander:
HILLSBORO, ND—A woman from Emarado is accused of threatening several people at Mayville State University. According to court documents, Ann Paciaroni was speaking to a Mayville State University professor on March 10. The professor told Paciaroni that she had an assignment due and her laptop didn’t meet the technology requirements for the course. The professor…
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FERTILE, MN—Fertile-Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke has this week’s school news, including a scholarship awarded to a senior.
ULEN, MN—The music of Elvis Presley will be featured this Friday night at the Top Hat Theatre in Ulen. If you’re expecting an Elvis impersonator, there won’t be one. Mick Sterling talks about “From the King, For the King: The Gospel According to Elvis.” Mick Sterling’s performance is Friday, May 1 at 7pm at the…
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ULEN, MN—Students at Ulen-Hitterdal will have a half day of classes on Wednesday. But those students will be working on the other half of the day, as Ulen-Hitterdal Dean of Students Avery Thompson explains. You can hear the latest Ulen-Hitterdal School News Monday afternoons at 1:05 on KRJB 106.5 FM.
PORTLAND, ND—A motorcyclist from Portland was seriously injured in a rollover accident Sunday evening near Portland. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the accident happened around 6:50pm Sunday in the 600 block of 149th Avenue NE near Portland. An unnamed 36-year-old man from Portland going north on 149th Avenue NE failed to make a left…
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Minnesota’s Agriculture Commissioner was in Dilworth last Thursday for a Battle of the Beans cook-off. Commissioner Thom Peterson says Minnesota is a big bean producer. Noreen Thomas of the Doubting Thomas Farm in Moorhead says there are quite a few growers of edible beans in the Red River Valley…and you might have eaten some of…
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There’s been a movement in Minnesota to have more food from the state’s farms go directly to local schools. One school that’s taking advantage of that is the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton School. Shannon Nowak is the Food Service Director for the DGF Schools. The Glyndon School cafeteria hosted a Battle of the Beans cook-off Thursday night sponsored…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. Mahnomen City, County and Hospital officials were at the State Capitol earlier this week to garner support for Mahnomen Hospital improvements to be included in the Legislature’s bonding bill. Mahnomen City Administrator Taylor Guenther says it was a productive visit. Guenther says she and…
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WARROAD, MN—The Warroad Robotics team will be heading to the World Championships next week, where students will compete against top programs from around the world. Their robot, built and programmed entirely by the team, has already proven itself capable of competing at the highest level. FRED Team Instructor Jeremy Culleton spoke with us about their…
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