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Weather Announcements for Friday, April 21, 2023

Schools: 2-hours late – Fosston Schools Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools Mahnomen/Naytahwaush/St Michaels Bagley Schools Win-E-Mac Schools Clearbrook-Gonvick Schools Finley Sharon Schools Climax Shelly Fisher Crookston May-Port-CG Fertile Beltrami Red Lake County Central Red Lake Falls CANCELLED Hillsboro Central Valley Thompson


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Weather Announcements for Thursday, April 20, 2023

The St Michael’s – Mahnomen Bingo For Books & K & Pre-K Roundup is rescheduled to Tuesday, April 25th from 5:30-7pm. The Bagley Library will be closed at 5:00pm April 20, 2023 due to weather conditions in the region. The library system offers 24/7 access to its Digital Library which includes downloadable eBooks and audiobooks…
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April 20, 2023 0

Clearbrook City Council Update

Following the city of Clearbrook’s recent city council meeting, Clearbrook city administrator Lucie Thompson joined Tom Lano to break down what was discussed, including the water treatment plant, city campground, and more! The Clearbrook city council meets every second Monday of the month at 7:00 PM in Clearbrook.


April 20, 2023 0

Fosston Woman receives the Northwest Arts Advocate of the Year Award

Bonnie Stewart of Fosston will be awarded the Northwest Arts Advocate of the Year Award. Stewart has been a champion of the arts in Fosston for several decades. Stewart serves on the boards of the East Polk Heritage Center, the Pine to Prairie Folk School, the Fosston Community Library and Arts Center and the Firefly…
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April 20, 2023 0

Red Lake Police Warn Public of Suspicious Vehicle Attempting to Contact Children

The Red Lake Police Department is warning the public about a suspicious vehicle and its occupants that were recently seen on the reservation apparently trying to contact children. According to a public service announcement posted on Facebook, on Monday, April 17th a Red Lake Community member told police they had seen a truck driving around…
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April 20, 2023 0

Thursday Mid-Day Flooding Outlook

Flood warnings remain in effect for the listening area until further notice.  This includes the Red River at Halstad, the Wild Rice River at Hendrum, the Marsh River at Shelly and Norman County. Here are the latest river reports as of around 9 this morning from the National Weather Service: The Red River at Halstad…
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FSA Report: April 20, 2023

Nathan Peterson of the FSA Office joined Tom Lano on KKCQ for the weekly FSA Report! Listen to this week’s FSA Report below!


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Brainerd Public Schools – Community Ed Summer 2023 and their Spring Arts & Crafts Festival May 13th, 2023

Director of Community Education, Annmarie Lacher and Alexis Weber, Arts & Crafts Festival Coordinator, join us to preview the Summer 2023 Community Education activities where registration opens May 1st. We also remind listeners of the upcoming Spring Arts & Crafts Festival Saturday, May 13th, 2023 from 9am – 3pm at Brainerd High School.


April 20, 2023 0

“Wake the Lakes DIMWIT-ZZZZ-DUMB for the Day” 4-20-23

–It takes more muscles to frown than to smile. But if you’re reading sadness on my face, I’m probably not that concerned with muscular efficiency.–Whiteboards are remarkable.–You don’t need a parachute to go skydiving — you need a parachute to go skydiving twice.–It’s a shame that if a negative person meets another negative person, they…
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