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The summer months are starting to wind down, but for the naturalists at Itasca State Park, August is one of the busiest times of the year in the park. Itasca Lead Naturalist Connie Cox says August is a time when they host activities the whole family will enjoy, and that they have a full day…
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The Norman Minnesota Robotics Conference will be holding a Ribbon Cutting and Open House for the North STAR Center, which recently completed construction at the Beltrami Fairgrounds in Bemidji. NMRC Representative, and Cass Lake Bena Robotics Coach Jesse Frost explains what the North STAR Center is, and how it will be utilized by robotics teams…
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Back to school season is here, and the Ada Public Library has resources available to families, to start the school year off right. Ada Librarian Asha Osborn tells us more. Osborn says they also have resources available that can help your kids with their research or studying. While some of these resources don’t require a…
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Wheat harvest is currently underway in the Red River Valley, and with sugarbeet pre-harvest expected to get started later this week, people are encouraged to prioritize safety. Heather Dufault of Norman County Extension says one way you can prioritize safety is by sharing the road with farm equipment, and vice versa. Dufalt also reminds producers…
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RED LAKE FALLS, MN—A McIntosh man is in custody after allegedly breaking into a home in Poplar Bluff Township, near Brooks, and waving a hatchet. According to a criminal complaint, Red Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were called at 11:36 Thursday night to a residence in Poplar Bluff Township. The caller said 49-year-old Jesus Octavio Peralta of…
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ADA, MN—The Ada Children’s Theatre and Missoula Children’s Theater will be performing “Aladdin” Friday afternoon at 2:30 and this evening at 7 at the Ada-Borup-West School Auditorium. Alyssa Vogt with the Missoula Children’s Theater talks about one of the joys of putting on these productions. Ari Theodore, who’s also with the Missoula Children’s Theater, and…
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The Firefly Center For Art And Wellbeing is in the midst of a funding crisis after having their federal funding rescinded and forced to pay back, and the center has been in the midst of a fundraising campaign throughout the summer. Heidi Danos of the Firefly Center gives us an update on their situation, and…
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The Norman County Commission held discussions regarding a document alert program at their regular meeting on Tuesday morning. Norman County Coordinator CJ Holl explains what was discussed and decided. Holl says the commission also had a discussion about the Sheriff’s Office Facilities. Holl says the commission also received the results of bids for some road…
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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office recently welcomed a new member to their ranks, as their K9 Bo, alongside Deputy Titan Engen completed their training earlier this summer. During the KKCQ Food For Thought Program, R&J’s Tom Lano spoke with Deputy Engen and talked about the K9 training process. Engen also spoke about the process of…
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NAYTAWAUSH, MN—A man from Naytawaush is accused of threatening a woman and then killing two of her pets. 44-year-old Lyman Ray Weaver was charged Monday in Mahnomen County District Court with six felonies: one count of second degree assault with a dangerous weapon, felony threats of violence, three counts of felony animal torture and felony failure…
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