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WASHINGTON, DC—A bill co-sponsored by Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach has passed th House Ways and Means Committee. The bill, called the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, would ensure that pregnancy centers cannot be excluded or restricted from receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, funding. Fischbach says “the Department…
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The Red River Watershed Management Board is holding its legislative open house this coming Tuesday in Moorhead. RRWMB executive director Rob Sip talks about the meeting. Sip says four or five state lawmakers will attend the legislative open house. That will take place at the Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Moorhead.
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has appointed Grand Forks attorney Theodore Sandberg to a judgeship in the Northeast Central Judicial District, which comprises Grand Forks and Nelson counties. Sandberg has practiced law for over 25 years, and currently is a senior partner at the firm, concentrating on criminal defense and general litigation. He previously worked…
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On Tuesday, 42-year-old Lucas Gilbertson of East Grand Forks was shot and killed by police in Polk County after law enforcement that consisted of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, EGF Police Department and Paul Bunyan executed a warrant at the house Gilbertson was staying in. Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman was in studio and walked…
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The man who died after being shot by authorities at a rural East Grand Forks residence has been identified as 42 year old Lucas Gilbertson. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, East Grand Forks Police and the Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force went to the Reinhart Township home Tuesday with a warrant to arrest Gilbertson.…
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Every year the Minnesota School Board Association holds their annual leadership conference where Minnesota administrators and school board members gather to learn more about what’s going on in the state regarding education. Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook is one of those educators who will be in attendance of the event and he says that one of…
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The Hillsboro Business Association met for the first time in 2024, Wednesday. At the start of the meeting, the President’s role was vacant. By the end of the meeting, the HBA had two representatives in that role: Paul and Terra Provost of The Hillsboro Cafe. Terra Provost also operates Crossroads Vitality Natural Health. Terra shares…
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After having to be rescheduled due to uncooperative weather the Gerald Dyrdahl Memorial Pine Lake 200 is set to kick off this weekend with a full schedule of snowmobile races. The event is taking place on Pine Lake near Gonvick and son of the races namesake Chad Dyrdahl says that the event attracts racers from…
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Itasca State Park will be hosting a pair of events this weekend with their Lantern Lit Snowshoe and Ski and Evening Under the Pines events. Itasca Lead Interpretive Naturalist Connie Cox tells us more about these events and the changes that had to be made due to weather. Cox says after the Snowshoe and ski…
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R&J Ag Reporter Nick Revier was in attendance at Norman County Ag Day and caught up with Wayne Lee of Bennett Houglum Agency to discuss the crop insurance industry. Lee says that yields have been a major focus this time. Lee also discussed a new farm bill and explained what he thinks will be done,…
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