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Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Utah woman rids of ‘negative vibes’ by burning down apartment, complex”

(Sandy, UT)  —  A Utah woman is behind bars after admitting to starting a fire at her apartment complex to burn away “negative energy.”  Around a dozen units were damaged and several residents were displaced by the blaze on Sunday morning.  Thirty-eight-year-old Crystal Moss was arrested after telling police it was her fault.  Court documents…
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March 8, 2023 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Long Island man steals fire truck, crashes, sets house on fire”

A Long Island, New York man is under arrest after he allegedly got drunk and stole a fire department vehicle…which he then crashed into a utility pole…which set a nearby house on fire.  Firefighters responding to calls of a house fire arrived to find that a stolen fire department vehicle had been driven into a…
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March 8, 2023 0

Brainerd Community Action and the “23rd Annual Downtown Brainerd St. Patrick’s Day Celebration”

Mayor Dave Badeaux of Brainerd and event planner with the “Shamrock Fun Crew,” Jenifer Williams, give us more information about Brainerd Community Action and the “23rd Annual Downtown Brainerd St. Patrick’s Day Celebration and Parade” coming up Saturday, March 11, 2023.


March 7, 2023 0

Seven County Senior Federation on March 7th Community Connection

Seven County Senior Federation Executive Director Lisa Krahn spoke about the busy time of year with Tax Services and Medicare Changes, while also previewing upcoming events including her next visit to Shamrock Town Hall in the month of May:


March 7, 2023 0

Wake The Lakes Moron Lawbreaker for the Week:  “Drug dealing Ice Cream Truck pulled over for expired tags, no brake lights”

(Slidell, LA)  — A Louisiana woman is under arrest for allegedly selling drugs out of her ice cream truck.  The cops in suburban New Orleans pulled over the converted school bus this week for expired tags and no brake lights. Inside, they found melted ice cream in the freezer and a huge stash of meth. …
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March 7, 2023 0

Essentia Health and the “All of Us Research Program” 3-6-23

Krystal Klicka, Research Specialist at Essentia Health, describes the mission of the “All of Us Research Program” which is to accelerate health research and medical breakthroughs, enabling individualized prevention, treatment and care for all of us.


March 6, 2023 0

Wake The Lakes Life Hack for the Week:  “Home Improvement Hacks You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner”

–Don’t throw out your old work gloves. Cut the fingers off and you’ll find lots of uses for them. Use them to protect the tips of chisels when you need to carry them. They’re also good for softening the grip of pliers and many other applications. –Make a Squeegee From a Rake.  Need a squeegee…
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March 6, 2023 0

Brainerd Lakes Area Representative of District 6B, Josh Heintzeman

Brainerd Lakes Area Representative of District 6B, Josh Heintzeman, updates the Wake the Lakes Morning Show listeners on what’s happening in our Minnesota Legislature.


March 3, 2023 0