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(Maddock, ND) — A North Dakota woman is facing criminal charges after setting off a statewide rabies exposure warning. Erin Christensen brought a raccoon into a bar last week, prompting state officials to issue a warning about potential rabies exposure. She’s accused of illegally possessing the animal and concealing it from law enforcement trying to…
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Aitkin Public Schools Superintendent Dan Stifter talks upcoming Homecoming activities for next week, recent events, and the upcoming School Board Candidate forum:
Sgt. Greg Payment from the Aitkin county Sheriff’s Office is also the Commander for the Aitkin-Itasca-Mille Lacs Violent Crimes Enforcement Team discusses the implementation of the task force, what they do, and how they have been productive since January 2022:
Jen Grunewald and Charly Niesen from the FOCUS Unit at Essentia Health discussed signs of addiction, tips for family members and how to seek help in recovery through Essentia Health.
A woman in the U.K. was arrested for drunk driving and couldn’t understand why because she explained to cops that she wasn’t even driving — her dog was. 47-year-old Melissa Jenkins Johanson was arrested after she drove on a walking path and crashed into a bus stop. She fled the scene and was later visited…
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Mark Persons from the Brainerd VFW joined us on the Wake the Lakes Morning Show to provide information regarding the “Patriot’s Pen Competition” for students in grades 6-8 and the “Voice of Democracy Competition” for students in grades 9-12.
–Use a clothespin to hold on to a nail when hammering to lessen the risk of smashed fingers. –Put a wooden spoon across a boiling pot of water to keep it from boiling over. –Put freshly mixed pancake batter in an empty ketchup bottle that has a squeeze top for a no-mess experience making it…
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(Undated) — James Earl Jones is retiring from Star Wars. After 45 years of voicing Darth Vader, Jones announced he’s officially signed his voice rights over to Lucasfilm. Now, sound editors will use archival recordings and an A.I. program to create new dialogue with his iconic voice. This method has already been used in the…
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(Washington, DC) — NASA is set to purposely crash a spacecraft into an asteroid Monday. The so-called “Double Asteroid Redirection Test” or “DART” will test whether it’s possible to deflect a space rock on a collision course with Earth. The over 500-foot asteroid known as Dimorphos poses no threat to the planet, but scientists are…
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