Local Radio
Our DNA can tell us a lot about our health. That’s why the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program is returning health-related DNA results to thousands of participants nationwide. The All of Us Research Program partnered with Essentia Health in 2018, and since then more than 3,500 participants have signed up in Essentia Health service areas. …
Read more
CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls #1) reports snowmobile activity still continues to increase even with the unseasonably warm weather. The local snowmobile clubs continue to do a great job in the grooming efforts. People are reminded to always ride right, slow down, and don?t drink and drive. Enforcement action for the week included modified snowmobile…
Read more
CROOKSTON, MN—The University of Minnesota-Crookston is getting ready for its 48th annual Ag Arama on January 28th. UMC communications specialist Jess Bengston talks about the event. Bengston says this year’s Ag Arama is dedicated to a UMC graduate who still works with the Agriculture and Natural Resource programs on campus. This year’s Ag Arama will…
Read more
Hawley, MN — While students had the day off this past Monday for Martin Lutheran King Jr Day, most teachers took their turn in the classroom to learn as an In-Service or Professional Development Day. Hawley High School Principal Kelly Anderson says it’s just as important that the teachers continue to learn and grow as…
Read more
St. Paul, MN — Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan today announced a series of proposals to make Minnesota the best state in the country for kids. The first of four packages within their One Minnesota Budget, this $12 billion proposal would lower the cost of child care for middle-class families, reduce child…
Read more
Mahnomen, MN — Do you like challenges? Do you like problem solving? Have you wondered about what the big deal is about the MN 4-H Engineering Design Challenge? If you answered yes to any of these questions, join us for Mahnomen County 4-H’s Engineering Design Challenge Kickoff. This event is open to youth in grades…
Read more
Hillsboro, ND — The Hillsboro School Board held their regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, January 11th. As part of the usual January business, the board approved the annual pledge of assets, records disposal, and reviewed the return to learn plan. They also approved hiring a new 3rd grade teacher and approved starting the process of…
Read more
(Minneapolis, MN) — Leading Minnesota antiwar activist Polly Mann has died at age 103. Mann died Thursday at age 103 after suffering a stroke in San Francisco. She was a co-founder of Women Against Military Madness and was active in the group well into her 90s. Mann became active in politics during the 1950s and…
Read more
(St. Paul, MN) — Organizers of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival released the first named artists for the upcoming event this summer. Cuban jazz musician Paquito D’Rivera and bassist Christian McBride will headline. The rest of the lineup will be introduced at a later date. The Twin Cities Jazz Fest starts on June 23rd and…
Read more
(St. Paul, MN) — Music icon Madonna is going back on tour, making a stop in St. Paul this summer. She announced that she will go on the 35-city Celebration Tour, kicking off on July 15th in Vancouver and ending in Amsterdam on December 1st. Madonna will stop at the Xcel Energy Center on July…
Read more