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Talks have been continuing between the Ada-Borup-West School Board and the City of Ada regarding a school resource officer. Ada City Administrator Ashley Larson gives us an update. The City’s initial proposal was that the Ada-Borup-West School District would pay 60 percent of the school resource officer’s salary, with the City covering the rest. Now…
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January is National Blood Donor Month. The American Red Cross says the number of US blood donors is the lowest it’s been in 20 years. Jessica Howell, program manager in transfusion services for Essentia Health, gives one reason why donations are down this time of year. Howell says you shouldn’t donate blood if you’re not…
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Top Hat Theatre in Ulen has announced a new date for the Murder on the Menu production that was canceled last Saturday because of the winter storm. The new date is Sunday, February 4 with dinner from 5 to 6:30pm and the show at 7:00. Tickets purchased for the original date of January 13 will…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. There’s going to be a public meeting soon about this summer’s raising of US Highway 75 and County Road 39. Wild Rice Watershed District Administrator Tara Jensen has details. The roads are going to be raised in order to prevent flooding in Perley. Jensen…
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Several school districts in the area aren’t in session Monday because of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Ulen-Hitterdal did have classes today and Dean of Students Ted Critchley says the day was spent teaching students about Dr. King’s legacy. Dr. King, the civil rights leader of the 1950s and 60s, is remembered on…
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During an appearance on KRJB’s Kaleidoscope program, Mahnomen County Administrator CJ Holl said he’s hoping for some good news this week. Governor Tim Walz is expected to announce his priorities for the state’s bonding bill on Tuesday…and funding for a new Mahnomen Hospital is something Holl has been pushing for. Mahnomen County, the City of…
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For the second straight year, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department has a Take Someone New Ice Fishing Challenge. Cayla Bendel with the Game and Fish Department talks about the contest. That fish house was donated by Runnings. Bendel tells us about last year’s contest. There’s more information on North Dakota’s Take Someone New…
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There’s new information available about an officer-involved shooting in Polk County that left one man dead. This past Tuesday, 42-year-old Lucas Gilbertson of rural East Grand Forks was killed while law enforcement was attempting to serve a warrant. The University of North Dakota’s forensic pathologist says Gilbertson died from multiple gunshot wounds. The Minnesota BCA…
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White Earth Police seized almost ten thousand doses of suspected controlled substances during the fourth quarter of 2023. According to a press release, White Earth Police seized 36.51 grams of fentanyl and heroin, 474.4 grams of methamphetamine, 78 grams of marijuana and 403 pills of various types. One tenth of a gram or one pill…
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The Red River Watershed Management Board is holding its legislative open house this coming Tuesday in Moorhead. RRWMB executive director Rob Sip talks about the meeting. Sip says four or five state lawmakers will attend the legislative open house. That will take place at the Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Moorhead.