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Essentia Health is now joining forces with the STAR Clinical Research Network, which includes highly regarded colleges and universities, such as Vanderbilt, Stanford and Duke plus the Mayo Clinic. Dr. Catherine Benziger, a cardiologist with Essentia Health, talks about the STAR Network. Dr Benziger says including Essentia’s service area of rural communities will be an…
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A Crookston man has been sentenced for stabbing his mother in March of last year. 37-year-old Kevin Corona was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for second degree intentional murder. Charges of first degree intentional murder, first and second degree assault and felony domestic assault were dismissed. Court documents say on March 3, 2023,…
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The University of Minnesota Crookston Men and Women’s Basketball team will be hosting their annual “It’s a Slam Dunk, Don’t Drive Drunk” games this weekend during their games against Augustana and Wayne State College. Minnesota Crookston Marketing Assistant and Communications Director Hunter Plante explains how this campaign was started. Plante says the University will have…
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This month’s motion hearing scheduled in the lawsuit involving former Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting and the City of Fertile has been canceled. You’ll remember earlier this month, the original Polk County judge assigned to the case, Jeffrey Remick, recused himself and Judge Anne Rasmusson was assigned to the case. But in court…
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Authorities have released the name of the inmate at the Northwest Regional Correction Center in Crookston that died Wednesday. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office the deceased is Matthew Bagley, age 51, of Lebanon, Tennessee. Bagley was in custody from a DWI out of Norman County. Crookston Ambulance transported Bagley to Riverview ER following…
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The Buxton City Council met in regular session Wednesday evening. The council officially began the condemnation process for the property at 307 Broadway, currently owned by Riedhammer Masonry, LLC. The council has had formal discussions with the owner of the former hardware store since last September. Riedhammer Masonry did submit a bid for the removal…
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We preview the five inductees of the Brainerd Public School’s Legendary Women Hall of Fame, Class of 2024. The Legendary Women Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be Thursday, March 21, 2024 with the Pre-Program Celebration at 4:30 p.m., followed by the program at 5:00 p.m. The free and open to the public event is…
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Listen back to the KRJB Kaleidoscope with Ada Borup West Superintendent Aaron Cook.
Ada Borup West Superintendent Aaron Cook announced on Wednesday that the school has had discussions with MEEP about a potential change to the start of the elementary school year. Cook says these discussions are still in the early stages but they have progressed, and that they will now be looking for parental and staff feedback…
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