Local Radio
By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (4/13/22) (McGregor, MN) — Discussion topics on the Teacher Substitute Pay Rate and the District Pow Wow covered the Work Session meeting of the McGregor School Board from Monday, April 11th in the High School Library. Superintendent and Elementary Principal Brad Johnson noted the difference in substitute pay rates for other…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (4/13/22) (Garrison, MN) — Wild & Free Animal Rehabilitation will be holding their annual Board meeting next week in an effort to lay out the plans for the year ahead and the betterment of the animals they care and enter back into the wild. In our conversation with Wild & Free’s…
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Fosston, MN — Costs continue to increase for just about everything, which was evident in the most recent Polk County Commission report heard on the KKCQ Food for Thought Program this week. The Polk County Commission is in the process of expanding their landfill and closing the old portion. Commissioner Joan Lee says they were…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (4/13/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Less than two weeks remain for new and existing child care providers to apply for grant funding through the 2022 Aitkin County Child Care Facilities Grant Program. In a release from Aitkin County Economic Development, the grants are intended to increase the amount of child care slots…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (4/13/22) (Minnesota) — Today opens the spring turkey hunting season in Minnesota with opportunities open now through Tuesday, May 31st. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is reminding hunters that the season is divided into six hunt periods, A through F. A spring turkey hunting license will provide hunters the opportunity…
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Twin Valley, MN — The Twin Valley City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, April 11th at the Twin Valley Community Center where they addressed a citizen complaint, approved a liquor license request, accepted a donation, and more. During the public comment portion of the meeting, an individual addressed the council about…
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Beginning at 9 am CST on April 15, visitors can start reserving their seats aboard Voyageurs National Park’s Voyageur tour boat on Rainy Lake, or the new Ne-Zho-Dain tour boat on Kabetogama, at rates recently approved by the National Park Service. During the summer of 2021, the National Park Service completed a Civic Engagement process to determine if changes…
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Dear Families, Over the past several days, we have become aware of possibly inappropriate videos being available to children online. The videos reportedly feature a teddy bear-like creature with sharp teeth called “Huggy Wuggy,” who sings songs with violent lyrics. While there has been no documented evidence of these videos actually appearing on these platforms,…
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CO Chelsey Best (Pequot Lakes) worked fishing, trapping, and ATV enforcement. Numerous wildlife-related calls were handled. CO Amber Ladd (Aitkin) worked spring beaver-trapping activity and watched some turkey scouting activities as well as late ice angers. CO Eric Sullivan (Brainerd) worked area lakes and checked anglers. Ice conditions on area lakes are beginning to deteriorate…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (4/12/22) (Brainerd, MN) — Crow Wing County Highway Maintenance will be active with brush and nuisance tree removal and keeping tabs on spring road limits throughout this week. County maintenance crews will perform brush and nuisance tree removal along CSAH 20 (Riverside Drive) in Brainerd Tuesday and Friday. Sweeping operations will…
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