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SHELLY, MN—The Shelly City Council held its first meeting of the new year Monday night. Mayor Ron Cakebread and Council members George Swenson and Thomas Keeney, who were all re-elected in November, all took their oaths of office. Cakebread talks about the main topic at Monday’s meeting. Cakebread also talked about what he’d like for…
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A Detroit Lakes business is one of nine in Minnesota that is receiving funding from the US Department of Agriculture to improve regional food systems. Manna Food Cooperative of Detroit Lakes is receiving around $304,000 to create and outfit a new commercially licensed processing kitchen, buy processing equipment and expand food-grade storage capacity for the…
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The attorneys for the two men convicted in a deadly human smuggling case along the US/Canada border are filing for new trials and/or acquittal. Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand were found guilty in November of human smuggling, including conspiracy to bring migrants into the country illegally and experiencing commercial or financial gain. The case is…
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The Minnesota House GOP Caucus set their 2025 and 2026 Legislative Priorities ahead of the 2025 Legislative Session, which is set to begin next week. The House GOP currently claims that they have a majority in the House despite only having 67 seats (68 needed for a majority) because Curtis Johnson was found to be…
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Monday’s (January 6) scheduled Mahnomen City Council meeting has been canceled because of a lack of a quorum. The next Mahnomen City Council meeting will be Tuesday, January 21.
A man from Red Lake Falls has died after his vehicle rolled over Saturday afternoon northwest of Red Lake Falls. The Minnesota State Patrol says 25-year-old Wyatt James Sauve was going east on County Road 13, a half mile west of the intersection with County Road 9, when his car left the road, went into…
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LAKE PARK, MN—There’s going to be a fundraiser this week for a Lake Park man who’s recovering from a stroke. Tabitha Olsen-Bergman talks about what happened to her father, Tim Olsen. Olsen-Bergman talks about the fundraiser, which will be held Saturday in Lake Park. Again, the fundraiser for Tim Olsen is this Saturday, January 11…
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Students at Norman County East are looking to spread kindness in the second half of the year, and in response the school has started a program called the kindness wall. Norman County East Principal Kelly Kalina tells us more. For more news from the Norman County East School District tune into the Norman County East…
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Maggie’s Hometown Tavern in Hendrum will be hosting a Soup Cookoff to raise funds for the Veterans Honor Flight of ND/MN on Saturday starting at 11:00 AM. Event organizer, and Honor Flight Volunteer Crash Thoemke tells us more. There’s still plenty of time to register a soup entry, and Thoemke explains how you can do…
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The Holidays are a time of cheer for many, but for those suffering from depression and other mental health issues the time after the Holidays can be difficult. Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman explains why, and he encourages you to keep contact with those who may be dealing with mental health issues. Tadman also shared…
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