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Wake the Lakes “Weird and Wacky Wednesday” 1-10-24

U.S. House candidate Mayra Flores got caught up in a sticky situation on Wednesday when it became apparent that the Mexican-born politician has been ripping and reposting photos of Mexican food from other online accounts, all while claiming it as her own cooking. The Texas Republican, who is running again for the seat she previously…
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January 10, 2024 0

Wake the Lakes “Moron Lawbreaker of the Week” 1-9-24

A man crashed his car outside a Bass Pro Shop in Alabama, stripped down to his birthday suit and plunged into the giant aquarium inside the store, police said. The ordeal happened last Thursday night in front of shocked shoppers in the town just outside Birmingham, Leeds Police Chief Paul Irwin said. The 42-year-old Alabama…
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January 9, 2024 0

Mid-Minnesota Builder’s Association 1-9-24

Colleen Faacks, Executive Officer of the Mid-Minnesota Builder’s Association, along with the marketing team from Advantage Seamless Gutters in the Brainerd Lakes Area, Zach Lundt and Derek Owen, join us to express the positive business relationship they have with one another. We talk about what Advantage Seamless Gutters offers the area and how others can…
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January 9, 2024 0

Wake the Lakes Morning Show: Weird and Wacky Wednesday 1-3-24

 A woman is suing  Hershey after she unwrapped a Reese’s Halloween Peanut Butter cup without its signature “cute pumpkin face.” Cynthia Kelly expected the pumpkin-shaped chocolate to have a jack-o-lantern face carved onto it the way it’s pictured on the wrapper. Instead, it was a plain pumpkin-shaped candy. Kelly filed a lawsuit against the maker…
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January 3, 2024 0

Moron Lawbreaker of the Week 1-2-24

A Florida man wanted by the cops tried to throw them off his trail by placing a big sign outside his house, reading: “Johnny Yates does NOT live here!!” It didn’t work. Yates, 41, who was wanted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on aggravated battery, false imprisonment and tampering charges, was eventually locked up.…
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January 2, 2024 0

Brainerd Lakes Chamber 12-19-23

Sue Galligan, Brainerd Lakes Chamber Events & Connections Manager, tells us about the upcoming 2024 Explore Brainerd Lakes Visitor Guide, Business After Hours and their Spring Brainerd Lakes Home Show & Expo, March 22-23, 2024.


December 19, 2023 0

Brainerd Lions Club 12-18-23

Nancy Cross, President of the Brainerd Lions Club, recaps their Spaghetti with Santa Supper fundraiser earlier this month and talks about the importance of nonprofits to the area.


December 18, 2023 0