Food for Thought – Kurt Ellefson (Polk County Veterans Service)
Listen back to the KKCQ Food for Thought program with Kurt Ellefson of Polk County Veterans Services.
Minnesota Farm Bureau’s LEAP Conference coming to Fargo
The Minnesota Farm Bureau’s LEAP is coming to Fargo/Moorhead on February 2 and 3 at the Delta Hotel on Southwest Fargo. Minnesota Farm Bureau Leadership Coordinator Rachel Peterson explains what the LEAP Conference is and when it will take place. Throughout the conference there will be an opportunity to partake in many different workshops and…
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Fertile Beltrami superintendent lays out 2024 goals
The Fertile Beltrami School District like many other area schools starting the new year are setting some goals and focuses for the new year. Fertile Beltrami Superintendent Brian Clarke shares some of his goals for the school district in 2024. The Fertile Beltrami School News program will be making its return to the airwaves on…
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Norman County Ag Day Sneak Peek
Norman County Ag Day is set to take place on Wednesday January 10. Norman Polk Extension Educator Heater Dufault tells us more details about the event and what attendees can expect. Dufault also gave us a sneak peek into who will be a part of their speaker lineup. For a full schedule of events and…
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Walz & Flanagan address new “Red Flag” gun laws
On Monday Minnesota became the twentieth state in the union to institute “red flag” gun laws. This new law will allow Minnesotans to ask courts to prevent individuals from owning a gun if they believe the individual is a danger to themselves or someone else, and allows judges to grant two two different kinds of…
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MDA Now Accepting Applications for 2024 Beginning Farmer Tax Credit
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Rural Finance Authority is now accepting applications for the 2024 Beginning Farmer Tax Credit, an annual program available to landlords and sellers who rent or sell farmland, equipment, livestock, and other agricultural assets to beginning farmers. Total funding available for the 2024 Beginning Farmer Tax Credit program is $4 million,…
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KRJB Kaleidoscope – Heather Dufault (Norman Polk Extension)
Listen back to the KRJB Kaleidoscope with Heat Dufault of Norman Polk Extension from Tuesday, January 2 2024.
Minnesota red flag gun laws takes effect today
R&J News continues to highlight some of the new laws that will be taking effect today and one that will start being enforced today is the protection order red flag gun law. This new law will allow Minnesotans to ask courts to prevent individuals from owning a gun if they believe the individual is a…
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Area Law Enforcement teaming up for Toward Zero Death
Area Law Enforcement agencies will be teaming up in 2024 for a Toward Zero Deaths Grant. Clearbrook-Gonvick Chief of Police Ryan Solee tells us more. For more information on Towards Zero Deaths go to their website at www.towardzerodeaths.org.
Menstrual products in schools law goes into effect January 1
With the start of the new year many new laws will be going into effect thanks to the 2023 legislative sessions. Previously we’ve highlighted the renters rights, minimum wage, and sick time laws but one under the radar law will also start on January 1. As part of the most recent education bill signed off…
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