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Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office: Chief Deputy, Adam Kronstedt

Chief Deputy of the Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office, Adam Kronstedt, talks safety regarding ice conditions, winter driving and more.


December 1, 2022 0

Wild & Free Animal Rehabilitation’s Ashley King on December 1st Community Connection

Ashley King from Wild & Free Animal Rehabilitation gave an update on rescuing animals on the early frozen lakes and ponds, fun facts on Porcupines, and an early look at their next fundraising with the Brainerd Jaycees Ice fishing Extravaganza at the end of January:


December 1, 2022 0

Wake the Lakes DIMWIT-ZZZZ-DUMB for the Day

–   Using acronyms as a tool to remember complex information is the brain’s way of compressing data to reduce file size. –Someone in the future is going to manage to get malware on their cybernetic implant. –A middle finger is halfway to a peace sign. –In a thousand years, archaeologists will find tanning beds and…
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December 1, 2022 0

Pine River Parade of Lights 2022

Michaela Reed, Executive Director of the Pine River Chamber of Commerce, informs us of their “Parade of Lights” event on Saturday, December 10th, 2022. She also gives us a preview of upcoming celebrations in the Pine River, Minnesota area in 2023.


December 1, 2022 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday “Canadian Woman finds out marriage annulled without her approval”

Marriage annulled? Better verify, just in case… A Canadian woman says she was shocked to learn she was no longer married and that her husband had somehow gotten an annulment without her consent. Gina and Warren Zant were married in the Cook Islands in 1999 and a few years ago filed a legal separation agreement.…
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November 30, 2022 0

Weird and Wacky Wednesday: “Holiday Game of Monopoly Leads to Arrest”

A fun family game of Monopoly can usually go on for a long time, but it ended abruptly for one Tulsa family when a player went directly to jail — for real.  Police say they were called to a house after receiving reports of shots fired. They arrived and immediately arrested John Armstrong. They say…
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November 30, 2022 0

Talon Metals’ Jessica Johnson on November 30th Community Connection

Jessica Johnson, Community Outreach and Government Relations Manager for Talon Metals, joined the program to give an update on the Tamarack Nickel Project, the goal of nickel production by 2026, future operations plans in North Dakota, and an upcoming Community meeting on December 7th:


November 30, 2022 0

Brainerd Public Library 11-29-22

Laurel Hall, Branch Manager of Brainerd Public Library, joins us to talk about how our local library (and the rest of the Kitchigami Regional Library System) is such a valuable resource to the area.


November 29, 2022 0

Aitkin Public Schools Superintendent on November 29th Community Connection

Aitkin Public Schools Superintendent Dan Stifter talked about Winter Weather Preparedness for Students and Parents within the District, the start of Winter Activities, School Board Elections, and Curriculum Review:


November 29, 2022 0