OVER 9,000 HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES TO PARTICIPATE AT 2024 CLAY TARGET CHAMPIONSHIPS
High school athletes and teams representing schools from across the state scheduled to participate at 2024 Minnesota State High School Clay Target League Clay Target Championships in June. The League’s clay target sports program is one of the most popular high school activities in the state, having more participants than both Boy’s and Girl’s high school hockey…
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Attorney General Ellison adds claim against Fleet Farm for violating the Minnesota Gun Control Act
U.S. District Court Judge John Tunheim has ruled that the Attorney General’s Office may amend its complaint against Fleet Farm to add a claim under the Minnesota Gun Control Act for Fleet Farm’s sales of firearms to straw buyers, who resell these firearms to people who are prohibited from having them. Judge Tunheim also upheld the Attorney General’s ability…
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WRCC 16th Annual Heiberg Fishing Derby is Saturday
The Wild Rice Conservation Club will be holding their 16th Annual Heiberg Fishing Derby this Saturday starting at 10 AM at the Heiberg Dam North of Twin Valley. WRCC representative Nicole Nagowski goes over the details of the event and explains how you can participate. Nagowski explained why this is an event the Wild Rice…
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Hawley Rodeo Fest Street Fair
The annual Hawley Rodeo Fest celebration is this week, and one event making its return is the Street Fair on Saturday, June 8. Street Fair organizer Payton Glaesman tells us more about the Street Fair and some of the vendors. Glaesman says there’s still time for vendors to reserve a booth and she explains how…
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Minnesota DNR reports record breaking Spring Turkey Harvest
The 2024 Minnesota Wild Turkey Spring hunting season wrapped up on May 31 and the DNR has reported a record breaking harvest. DNR Northwest Area Wildlife Supervisor Rob Baden breaks down this year’s harvest. Despite this record harvest Baden expects the turkey population to carry into next year, and offer another good year for turkey…
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Itasca State Park offering many fishing and wildflower programs this June
June is here and Itasca State Park is offering many outdoor programs throughout the month. One outdoor activity that has many programs dedicated to it is fishing. Itasca State Park Naturalist Connie Cox tells us what fishing events they have in store. Another popular thing to do in Itasca is to check out the vast…
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ATV licensing reminders
One of the many popular activities that Minnesotans take part in over the summer is ATV riding, and in Minnesota there are two classes of ATV that have different rules and regulations. Clearwater County Sheriff Darren Halverson goes over some age and licensing regulations for Class One ATVs which are your average four wheeler. Halverson…
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Ada Event Center Update
The Ada City Council heard an update on the Ada Event Center at their meeting on Tuesday night. The event center has been closed since February due to structural issues, and Ada Mayor John Hintz tells us what was said. Hintz says there was also a discussion about the addition of a community alert system…
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Dekko Foundation awards up to $200,000 in grants for Dekko Center
The City of Ada has heard back from the Dekko Foundation regarding a grant that would be used for the repairs to the Dekko Center. Dekko Center Manager Brianna Eggen tells us what the Dekko Foundation decided. This news caused the Ada City Council to make changes to the tax abatement at their council meeting…
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