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Education Minnesota Teacher of the Year candidates announced 

Education Minnesota has announced their candidates for 2024 Teacher of the Year. In total there are 159 candidates which represents the third-largest field since 2000. The program celebrates the tradition of excellence in teaching in Minnesota, and eligible candidates include teachers from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, Early Childhood Family Education and Adult Basic Education teachers, from public…
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February 3, 2024 0

SnoMo Street Bowling in Twin Valley 

While the Annual Twin Valley SnoMo Days celebration has not gone as planned with half of the events needing to be canceled due to the lack of snow, SnoMo Street Bowling at You Betcha Bowling Center is one of the events still on. Twin Valley Community Club President Mark Askelson tells us more.  Human Bonspiel…
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February 3, 2024 0

Norman County Soybean and Corn Growers Association scholarship deadlines fast approaching 

The Norman County Soybean and Corn Growers Association scholarship deadline is fast approaching with a deadline of March 15. Corn and Soybean Growers Association President Corey Hanson encourages all seniors heading into an ag program to apply.   Hanson says this scholarship isn’t just for students going into traditional ag programs, but any ag related job…
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February 3, 2024 0

Fischbach Fights Federal Rule Banning Gas Furnaces

Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is fighting back against a federal rule that would ban gas furnaces. Representative Fischbach, along with Texas Congressman Pat Fallon and Texas Senator Ted Cruz, has introduced a Congressional Review Act, or CRA, to repeal the Department of Energy’s  Final Rule that would ban gas furnaces.  In a statement,…
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February 3, 2024 0

Winter Walk Day Is Wednesday

This coming Wednesday, February 7th, is Winter Walk Day in Minnesota.  Tina Sanders, a safe kids specialist with Safe Kids Grand Forks, talks about the day. Sanders goes on to talk about the Fisher School’s plans for Winter Walk Day More than 60 Minnesota schools are expected to take part in Winter Walk Day on…
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February 3, 2024 0

Threat At Bagley School Found To Be Unfounded

Law enforcement has determined that a threat made against the Bagley School Thursday was unfounded.  School officials posted on Facebook Thursday that they had received a report that a student was planning to bring a gun to school. The school district made a welfare check on the person who made the threat and said that…
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February 2, 2024 0

Two Dead, One Injured In Mahnomen County Crash

Two people are dead and another person was injured after a one vehicle accident early Friday morning in Mahnomen County.  At 1:50am, law enforcement, EMS and fire crews responded to a crash on 270th Avenue south of 270th Street, near Beaulieu.  22-year-old Bobby Weaver of Naytahwaush and 19-year-old Aaliyah Ironcloud of Mahnomen were both pronounced…
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February 2, 2024 0

Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office taking the plunge 

The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office will be taking the plunge at Otter Tail Lake this Saturday as they host their Annual Polar Plunge fundraiser for Special Olympics Minnesota. Otter Tail County Sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons tells us more. Fitzgibbons says there have been some changes made to the event due to warm weather and ice…
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February 2, 2024 0

Mahnomen County Administrator Search Continues

After the resignation of Mahnomen County Administrator CJ Holl, Mahnomen county has been searching for a new Administrator to take over once Holl officially leaves later this month. Holl is helping the county search for his replacement and gives an update on the administrator search after interviewing a few applicants last week. Holl says after…
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February 2, 2024 0

What to do and not to do at a traffic stop 

Being pulled over for a traffic violation is a stressful situation for drivers and police officers alike as both parties are unsure of what is going on at the other end of it. Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman was in the studio to discuss the do’s and the don’ts to make the stop go as…
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February 2, 2024 0