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Wake The Lakes Moron Lawbreaker for the Week: “Florida Man Drives 100MPH To Get To Taco Bell Job Interview”

(Palm Springs, FL)  —  A Florida man who was pulled over for driving 100-miles-an-hour says he was speeding because he was trying to get his girlfriend to a job interview at Taco Bell.  Arrest records say 22-year-old Jevon Jackson had three kids in the back of his black Mercedes when he was pulled over in…
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March 28, 2023 0

Aitkin Police Department on March 27th Community Connection

Aitkin Police Chief Paul Ryan covered topics of winter parking, spring traffic concerns, pedestrians and road work ahead, and school activity:


March 27, 2023 0

Wake The Lakes Life Hack for the Week:  “Ways Beer Will Make Your Life Better (Including DRINKING It)”

–First off, cold beer for a crowd.  Add a cup of rock salt to a bucket of ice to cool down your beer bottles and cans quickly. The salt melts the ice into freezing water, which transfers that energy to chill your beer faster than just using ice by itself. –No bottle opener? Use a…
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March 27, 2023 0

Lakes Area Food Shelf and MN FoodShare Day with Pequot Lakes Dairy Queen

Tim Moore from the Lakes Area Food Shelf updates us on their progress of fundraising to make the physical space needed for the community resource hub a reality. Pequot Lakes Dairy Queen is helping those fundraising efforts by declaring Tuesday March 28th, 2023 Minnesota FoodShare Day.


March 24, 2023 0

Crow Wing County Veterans Service Officer, Erik Flowers 3-23-23

Erik Flowers, Crow Wing County Veterans Service Officer, informs our listeners of the MN Department of Veterans Affairs benefits, including the latest regarding the State Soldier’s Assistance Program (SSAP) and their dental and optical assistance.


March 23, 2023 0

Wake the Lakes DIMWIT-ZZZZ-DUMB for the Day

–Video games really downplay how tough it is to crouch walk. –We spend our entire lives inside our minds, only experiencing the outside world through the lens of our perception. (OOOoooooo, soooo deep with that one) –A job interview feels like a conversation between two liars, both of which know the other is lying. –A…
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March 23, 2023 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “High School Librarian Charged With Public Drunkenness”

(Uniontown, PA) — An investigation is underway after a high school librarian allegedly came to school drunk in Uniontown.  District officials say 51-year-old Shawn Chory had been placed on administrative leave after showing up drunk to the school on the morning of Tuesday, March 14th.  Chory had just been hired as the baseball coach last…
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March 22, 2023 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Chaffee County Man Attacked By Cougar In Hot Tub”

(Nathrop, CO)  —  A Chaffee County, Colorado man is recovering after he was attacked by a mountain lion while relaxing in a hot tub.  Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the man felt something grab his head on Saturday night at his home near Nathrop.  He and his wife began splashing water on the big cat…
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March 22, 2023 0