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The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office reminds us that this is severe weather awareness week. Statewide tornado drills are scheduled today at 1:45 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Outdoor sirens and NOAA weather radios will sound. Severe weather occurs most often between 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Schools and businesses are encouraged to conduct a tornado…
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(BAXTER, MN) — The city of Baxter held its first regular council meeting of the month of April on Tuesday… The city heard from its long range planning commission regarding the ongoing issue with deer populations… Mayor Darrel Olson said that while no action was taken at this meeting, the hope is that the discussions…
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(PEQUOT LAKES, MN) — The city of Pequot Lakes held its regular council meeting for the month of April on Tuesday… The city heard an update on the fundraising efforts for the splash pad project, with Mayor Tyler Gardner providing some great news… The city also received the results from a facility plan study for…
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(BRAINERD, MN) — The city of Brainerd held its first regular council meeting of the month of April on Monday… The city accepted the resignation of Community Development Coordinator David Chanski… The city also took public comments following the second reading of proposed amendments to the city code… We thank Mayor Badeaux for his time.…
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CO Eric Sullivan (Brainerd) reports ATV use in the area has started to increase as snow in area ditches is dissipating. Anglers continue to target crappie and sunfish, with moderate success. Enforcement action was taken for juveniles on ATVs with no helmets and expired ATV registration. Investigations into trapping violations and fish overlimits also continue.…
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Lakes Area Habitat for Humanity covers the areas of Crow Wing, Cass, Hubbard, Wadena counties and the city of Staples. We discussed with Ruth Ann Veith what Habitat for Humanity does, as they partner with families. The fundraiser coming up Thursday includes ten dancing couples. Doors will open with a social hour beginning at 5:30…
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As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, a free SKYWARN weather spotter class will be held Tuesday, April 5th at 6:00 p.m. The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office, Division of Emergency Management and the US Weather service in Duluth are hosting the class. The class will be at the Crow Wing County Land Service Building…
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The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office received a report on Sunday at approximately 4:00 pm, of a kayaker that was stranded in the Mississippi River, approximately one mile south of Little Falls, MN in Pike Creek Township. 51-year-old Heidi Schmidt of Little Falls, MN was kayaking on the Mississippi River when she fell off her kayak…
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