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Polk County SD Asks For Help In Chase That Led To Officer-Involved Shooting

CROOKSTON, MN—Earlier this week, R&J News told you about a high speed chase Monday that ended with an officer-involved shooting near Crookston.  Now the Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in investigating the chase.  If you were on one of the following roads Monday between 9:40am and 10:10am and believed you were…
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April 10, 2025 0

For youth empowerment work, experts say careful wording can save the day

April is Second Chance Month, with extra focus on helping people with a criminal past keep from becoming repeat offenders. In steering Minnesota youths away from a troubled path, experts said public messaging needs a reset. Recent survey findings from the social issues firm Fenton Communications showed a majority of Americans think violent crime rates for youth are…
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April 10, 2025 0

Search For Missing Bagley Teen

The Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office wants your help to find a teenage runaway from Bagley.  16-year-old Chase Allen Ronning ran away from home Monday morning in rural Bagley.  He was last known to be in Moorhead later that day.  Chase is believed to be trying to reach the Donna, Texas area.  The Minnesota Bureau of…
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April 9, 2025 0

2025 North Dakota Shrine Bowl Rosters Announced

The rosters for the 2025 North Dakota Shrine Bowl at Mayville State have been announced. The 11-man game will take place on Saturday, June 21st at Jerome Berg Field with kickoff at 3 p.m. The 9-man game will follow at 6 p.m. Practices for the event start on Tuesday, June 17th for the players and…
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April 9, 2025 0

Hillsboro Community Events Recap/Preview

The Hillsboro Business Association met Wednesday afternoon to recap community events from March and look forward to what’s on deck for spring and summer. HBA President Tiffany Findlay fills us in on the turnout of the Bean Bag Tournament in March.  The next major event is this weekend with the community member appreciation Pancake Feed…
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April 9, 2025 0

Ada City Staff visit Little Learners 

It’s Week of the Young Child, and the children, and staff at Little Learners Ada are celebrating accordingly. In celebration of Week of the Young Child, public servants from the City of Ada made a visit to Little Learners. Karen Devos of Little Learners tells us more.  Devos says this hasn’t been the only way…
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April 9, 2025 0

Borderland Mustangs Weekend Duals and Jaycees State

The Mustangs Wrestling Club were in Deer River Saturday, April 5th. In addition to the Mustangs and Deer River teams, Blackduck, Northland (Remer), Hibbing, and Nashwauk were also present, with Hibbing and Nashwauk joining up to form a team together. In total, five teams competed. The weight classes for this dual were based on the…
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April 9, 2025 0

Oh Canada Show – April 8th

For the April 8th edition of the Oh Canada Show, hosted by Ed Gackley, where he had Stacey and Christine Cridland on the show. Stacey Cridland is from the Fort Frances BIA, she is also one of the coaches for Rainy Laky Gymnastics Academy. Christine Cridland is on the board for the Lakers and the…
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April 9, 2025 0