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The Hawley City Council held their final City Council Meeting of the 2023 year and it was a big one as City Administrator Lonnie Neuner says they finalized their 2024 Tax Levy. Neuner also highlighted some other agenda topics including the building of a new hangar at the airport. Neuner ended by giving a look…
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A pilot and passenger are safe after their single engine airplane broke through the ice on Upper Red Lake Tuesday morning. According to the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office, the two people flew from Grand Rapids and were heading to the lake to ice fish. The pilot found what was thought to be a safe landing…
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The Mahnomen-Waubun School Districts received some good news earlier this week as they will be allowed to continue using their “Thunderbird” nickname. Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Superintendent explains why they will not have to change it. Spaeth says he is happy with the results of the petition and is relieved that it is finally over. Spaeth ended…
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The Minnesota State Emblems Redesign Commission met on Tuesday morning and have officially chosen the final design for the next flag of Minnesota! The final design is a modified version of the submission known as F1953, and includes the conceptual shape of Minnesota in dark blue and the rest of the flag in light blue.…
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Officials have confirmed that a team of coal miners from the Freedom Mine near Beulah North Dakota have discovered a 10,000+ year old mammoth tusk. The tusk was originally discovered back on Memorial Day weekend and is over seven feet in length. After the discovery of the tusk a team of paleontologists from the North…
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Sue Galligan, Brainerd Lakes Chamber Events & Connections Manager, tells us about the upcoming 2024 Explore Brainerd Lakes Visitor Guide, Business After Hours and their Spring Brainerd Lakes Home Show & Expo, March 22-23, 2024.
Listen back to the KRJB Kaleidoscope program with Tara Jenson of the Wild Rice Watershed District, from Monday, December 19.
Listen back to the KKCQ food for Thought Program with Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman.
The 2023 Minnesota Adolescent Sexual Health Report was released and shows that the Minnesota Teen Pregnancy Rate increased by nearly 26% from 2020 to 2021 with the birth rate declining by 3.3%. Officials are saying that this increase is likely tied to the COVID-19 pandemic which reduced access to condoms and contraception. Officials also say…
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