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The Drug Enforcement Administration Omaha Division which covers Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa announced that they have seized a record number of Fentanyl in 2023 with the largest increase happening in Minnesota. According to the report the DEA Omaha Division seized more than 417,000 fentanyl pills in Minnesota during 2023 which is a…
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Area high schools have started announcing their Triple A Award winners for the 2023/2024 school year. The Academics, Arts, and Athletics Award, commonly known as the Triple ‘A’ Award, is an honor given to high school seniors throughout the state who have a 3.0 or higher-grade point average and who participate in Minnesota State High…
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The Minnesota Department of Economic Development announced that Minnesota had its sixth consecutive month of job growth adding over 2,500 jobs in the private sector and 1,700 jobs in the government sector. Minnesota’s unemployment rate trickled down to 2.9% in December which remains lower than the national unemployment rate which remained at 3.7% in December.…
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The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management says Minnesota will need at least 381 dispensaries to meet requirements in state law that require at least one registered retail location for every 12,500 people. The Office of Cannabis Management says the Minnesota Legislature could raise this retail floor once more data on cannabis demand is collected. The…
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The Win-E-Mac School district held their first meeting of the new year Tuesday night. Win-E-Mac Superintendent Randy Bruer says that a big discussion topic of the night was the exploration of potentially building a field house and kick starting a new track and field program. Bruer says reorganization was also a big focus of the…
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The University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy announced that they are launching an effort to prepare for a possible chronic wasting disease spillover from members of the deer family to humans and farm animals. The CWD Team has enlisted 67 experts from seven countries to serve on five working groups. Their…
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The Fargo Air Museum unveiled a new exhibit Tuesday centered around the North Dakota Air National Guard and their operations between 1947 and 1954. Museum Collections Manager Max Sabin tells us more about the exhibit and what it features. Sabin says that this exhibit is temporary and he hopes that this exhibit will open the…
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The Polk County Commission met Tuesday morning, for their second January meeting. County Administrator Chuck Whiting said that the commission did approve a resolution to stream all commission meetings online starting next week. Whiting says the Commission also addressed some other topics like employee turnover and highway business as well. The Polk County Commission will…
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Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Margaret Chutich announced that she will be retiring on Tuesday. Chuitch has been has been serving as a justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court since 2016 and was appointed by former Governor Mark Dayton. Chuitch is expected to retire at the end of the court’s 2023-24 term on July 31. Chuitch…
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Mahnomen County 4 H extension educator Rebekah Donner says that the deadline for Blue and Teal is fast approaching and there’s still time to get registered before the January 19 deadline. Donner says Mahnomen County 4 H will also be hosting their first ever Winter Boredom Buster on Sunday. For more information or to register…
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