Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “TSA Agents find dog in travelers luggage at Madison, WI Airport”
TSA agents at Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin say a traveler put their small dog in their luggage and put it through the X-ray machine at security. They say the dog’s owner never told the TSA or the airline that they were traveling with a dog. Agents were shocked when the pup showed…
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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Ban TikTok In The U.S.”
(Washington, DC) — A bipartisan bill would ban the popular social media site TikTok from operating in the U.S. The legislation introduced by Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio would prohibit social media companies under the influence of China, Russia or other foreign countries of concern. TikTok is owned by Chinese parent company ByteDance and federal…
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Lakes Area Weather Cancellations and Postponements 12/14/22
Wednesday, December 14th: Schools: Community Announcements:
Mid-Minnesota Builders Association 12-13-22
Colleen Faacks, Executive Officer of the Mid-Minnesota Builders Association, and Donnie Berg, Owner of Greenday Rolloff and Landscaping Services of Brainerd join us to talk about the benefits of being a member of the MMBA and Colleen also highlights some of their upcoming events for 2023.
Lakes Area United Way’s Jon Aga on December 13th Community Connection
Lakes Area United Way’s Jonathan Aga joined the show to discuss the latest with their end of year fundraising campaign, their numerous partner programs, grant opportunities and a new event coming in Spring 2023:
Ada Public Works Details Plow Routes & Procedures Ahead of Winter Storm
Ada, MN — With anywhere from 3-7 inches of snow or more expected over the next couple of days, Ada Public Works Director Brian Rasmussen, who recently joined us on the Kaleidoscope Program, shared some information on their snowplowing procedures and policies. The City of Ada typically does not plow unless there is a snow…
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Mahnomen County Holds “Name the Plow” Contest
Mahnomen, MN — Following in the footsteps of the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the Mahnomen County Highway Department held a “Name the Plow” contest for their new snowplow that arrived this fall. Mahnomen County Administrator CJ Holl says they took suggestions from the public and let staff them narrow down and select the new name,…
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