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Artificial Intelligence and Chat GPT are two of the year’s newest buzz words. And it could be that your kids may know more about them than you do. Ada-Borup-West High School Principal Josh Carlson says he started learning about AI and Chat GPT last December. Carlson suggests parents do their homework on Chat GPT. Carlson…
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MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen County Board is looking for State help to renovate the county’s hospital. Mahnomen County Administrator CJ Holl says a request for bonding has been sent to St. Paul. Holl admits that with inflation, it’s been tough to put a price tag on the project. Holl says the Mahnomen Health building has had…
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CROOKSTON, MN—Alluma’s Chief Financial Officer, Tammy Hickel Zola, has announced that she will retire at the end of this year. Tammy joined the agency, formerly Northwestern Mental Health Center, as CFO in May 2015. Before joining Alluma, Tammy worked for Ecolab in various financial capacities for 15 years and spent the early part of her career…
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An anthrax case has been confirmed in Kittson County—Minnesota’s first anthrax case in animals in over ten years. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health says a horse and multiple cattle have been affected and the property has been quarantined. Anthrax in animals typically occurs in the summer and affects livestock grazing on pasture, especially cattle,…
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FERTILE, MN—A business in Fertile is holding a fundraiser this weekend for one of their employees. Shelly Rust, a bartender at The Other Place in Fertile, says the event will benefit Kisha Irvin. Rust tells us when and where the benefit will be. Sunday’s pancake breakfast at the Fertile Fire Hall is from 8am until…
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A man’s body was pulled from Lake Lomond in Bagley after it was reported to law enforcement that he may have drowned. The Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office says they got the call around 8:15 p.m. Sunday night, July 2. Someone reported that 20-year-old Derek Vanscott McCann of Bagley had jumped off of a swimming raft…
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A Clearbrook woman is dead after the motorcycle she was riding on ran into a deer in Clearwater County. On Saturday afternoon, July 1st, the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office took a call about a motorcycle crash that happened near the intersection of Clearwater Lake Road and Lumberjack Rd NW in Sinclair Township. Officers from the…
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Some of you may be looking to shoot off fireworks at your home on the 4th of July. Keith Meyer, owner of Great Plains Fireworks and Sports Collectibles in Hillsboro says fireworks sales are booming. There’s also a safety factor involved when it comes to fireworks. Meyer says you have to be cautious. A video…
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The Minnesota DNR says alcohol is the main factor in half of the state’s boating deaths. So this weekend, the DNR and other law enforcement has been out in force making sure boaters aren’t under the influence. Steve Chihak is a Minnesota DNR conservation officer. Chihak says the Independence Day weekend is one of the…
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HENDRUM, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. A benefit was held Thursday night in Hendrum for Ron Ohren and his wife Michelle. Ron Ohren was diagnosed with a brain tumor earlier this year and will need to stay in Minneapolis for further treatment. John Delacruz, one of the organizers for…
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