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With the warmer weather, you’re probably seeing more motorcyclists during your drive to work or school. May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman has safety reminders for drivers. Tadman also has reminders for motorcyclists. While motorcycles make up just three percent of registered vehicles in the US, they make up…
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US Senator for Minnesota Tina Smith says her and the United States Senate have been busy at work trying to push out legislation that would see major reforms in the aviation industry. Senator Smith breaks down this piece of legislation that she believes will give the consumers more power. Full conversation with Senator Tina Smith:
With the school year on its back stretch many classes across the region are taking advantage of the nice weather, and going on field trips. For students at Ada Borup West this is no different as the sixth grade class recently returned from a trip to the Twin Cities. Ada Borup West High School principal…
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The Minnesota Fishing Opener is today and the Minnesota DNR is expecting over a million people to be fishing on Minnesota’s lakes and rivers this weekend. With over 10,000 lakes across the state, choosing a fishing spot can often be difficult. NW MN Fisheries Supervisor Nathan Olson shares his top lakes across Northwest Minnesota to…
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WASHINGTON, DC—Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is co-sponsoring legislation to remove President Biden’s taxpayer subsidies to illegal immigrants. This would prevent tax dollars from being used to pay for illegal immigrants’ health care. In a statement, Fischbach said “This is one more way President Biden is punishing hard-working citizens to benefit those who have…
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This week’s FSA report deals with the 2022 Early Relief Program, or ERP. Here’s Nathan Peterson. Once again, there’s more information on the 2022 early relief program at http://Farmers.gov.
May is Trauma Awareness Month…and the American Red Cross is organizing blood drives across the country to keep plenty of blood on hand. Kimberly Vosseteig, executive director of the American Red Cross in Eastern North Dakota and Northwest Minnesota, tells R&J News how the blood supply is now. The American Red Cross is holding a…
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FOSSTON, MN—It’s a Fosston tradition on Mother’s Day weekend. Shop Hop takes place Friday and Saturday with specials at area stores. Meghan Palubicki of The Red Poppy in Fosston has more about Shop Hop. There’s information about businesses participating in Shop Hop on The Red Poppy’s Facebook page.
Summer is fast approaching and the Ada Public Library will be offering plenty of programs for area students. Ada librarian Asha Osborn tells us what they have in store. Osborn says there will also be some events for adults and teens as well. For those who enjoy the outdoors the Ada Public Library will also…
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