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by Boyd Huppert of KARE 11 Note: This story originally aired Sept. 6, 2020. ORIGINAL STORY: Most Minnesota encounters with sunfish come at the end of line. Holly Jorgensen has encounters of another kind. Clasping in her hand a wiggly bowl, Holly walks onto a wobbly wooden dock while scanning the lake around her. Holly Jorgensen…
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The Minnesotan wilderness provides an abundance of wildlife from fish to fauna, and one specific species are wolves. The International Wolf Center, located 1396 Highway 169 in Ely, whose mission is to educate the public by offering the most up-to-date, accurate wolf information possible held a fun Wolf Family Rendezvous program this past weekend. We…
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posted by VNP Voyageurs National Park is excited to announce that Beth Lowthian, Administrative Officer for Voyagers National Park and Apostle Islands National Lakeshore has been selected to receive the 5th annual NPS Midwest Region’s Administrative Excellence of the Year Award. Beth who is retiring today, June 28, is recognized for her exceptional organizational development…
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With the 4th of July coming up, there’s many places to go to celebrate the festivities and many events being held. Events like the Firecracker 5k being held by the Lakewood Health Center in Baudette! We had the opportunity to talk to Danielle Abel from the center about the event happening at Timber Mill Park.…
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by Mark Sherman (Associated Press) The Supreme Court on Friday upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections, delivering a far-reaching and potentially lucrative victory to business interests. The justices overturned the 1984 decision colloquially known as Chevron, long a target…
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We had the opportunity to talk to Brittany Renaud about what the Teddy Bear Picnic is. The Teddy Bear has been around since 1984 in its larger, carnival style form. There was a smaller version of the event before that as well. She also makes sure to let us know what is gonna be offered…
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The MN Vikings came to International Falls on Tuesday, June 26th so they could put on a Youth Football Camp for children (Boys and Girls) ages 6-14. I made a trip over and first got to talk to Emily Weinberg, the Youth and High School Football Coordinator for the Vikings. I then got to talk…
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Wednesday, June 26th marked the start of picking season at a certain strawberry farm as we had the opportunity to pay a visit to Sunne U-Pick Strawberries on their opening day. We got to talk to Joel Sunne who has been running the farm for a while now. So how did the business start? And…
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by Colleen Long More than 500 people — some linked to transnational cartels and organized crime rings — have been charged with gun trafficking and other crimes under the landmark gun safety legislation President Joe Biden signed two years ago Tuesday. A White House report obtained by The Associated Press on the implementation of the Bipartisan Safer Communities…
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Root beer is considered an ubiquitous beverage in the Unites States, but its modern blend is a far cry from its indigenous origins as a tea brewed by peoples in both North and South America. How did an herbal tea transform into a highly popular, effervescent soft drink commercially sold to the masses as well…
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