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The Senate Finance Committee held a meeting regarding SF 4312 which centers around the safe gun storage law that would hand out harsher sentences if a gun owner does not properly store their firearm. Bill Author Heather Gustafson (DFL – Vadnais Heights) explains how her bill would work. Senator Eric Pratt (R-Prior Lake) spoke against…
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FOSSTON, MN—Essentia Health-Fosston has been designated by the Comprehensive Advanced Life Support Program, also known as CALS, as a CALS hospital. Stephanie McKnight, nursing supervisor at Essentia Health-Fosston, says CALS was one of two programs that prepares medical personnel for life-threatening emergencies. Nina Bradfield, a physician assistant–emergency services at Essentia Health-Fosston, says hospital personnel have…
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says zebra mussels have been confirmed in Lee Lake, near the city of Hawley. A property owner on the lake called the DNR after noticing zebra mussels along the shoreline and attached to a rock. Zebra mussels were also found on a dock at the Lee Lake public water…
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FOSSTON, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. Law enforcement says the improper use of a holiday light cord was the probable cause of a house fire in Fosston earlier this month. The fire was on April 5 in the 700 block of East 1st Street. Fosston Fire Chief Jim Juve…
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Ada Borup West 5th graders recently had the opportunity to compete in a competition called Math Masters. Elementary Principal Bree Triplett says the 4th grade will be the next to compete and tells us more about the competition. For the latest news from the Ada Borup West School District tune into the Ada Borup West…
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Perham Robotics, also known as “Full Metal Jackets” have qualified for the Minnesota State Robotics Tournament for a second year in a row. The tournament will take place on May 3 and 4 at Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota Campus. Full Metal Jackets members Eleanor Cissell, Elsa Bieger, and Jaidyn Papenfuss say they…
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The Hawley City Council approved a pair of parcel splits at their most recent City Council meeting on Monday. Hawley City Administrator Lonnie Neuner tells us more about these projects that include a 12 parcel commercial condominium project. Neuner says the city wastewater treatment facility was also acknowledged by Minnesota Pollution Control for the work…
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Lincoln Dunn, a very special guest that Ed had invited on the Oh Canada Show is the owner of Rejuvenate Fitness who talked about his business and tells a little about himself. So what does Rejuvenate have planned for Spring Fever Days? This will be a big fundraiser with proceeds going to the Canadian Cancer…
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On Tuesday, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) unveiled “No Escape Room,” an interactive experience that plunges parents and caregivers into the reality of financial sextortion, coinciding with the release of new data on child sexual exploitation. Michelle DeLaune is President & CEO of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.…
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