The recent storms in Aitkin county caused over $1m in damaged, including power outages and downed trees. Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida explained how some of those expenses could be reimbursed: The damage assessment must be done within 30 days of the incident in order to file. Up to 75% of expenses related to storm clean-up and…
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The Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help locating a missing Aitkin woman. A missing person alert from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension states that 55 year old Anne Wyatt was last seen Monday, Jan. 2, in Aitkin County. None of her friends or family have been in contact with her since. Her direction of travel and…
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Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida updated us on Emergency Management following the recent winter storms, activity in the Aitkin County Jail, and looking ahead to 2023:
The Minnesota State Patrol responded to an incident involving an injury on Tuesday evening just outside of Aitkin. 70 year old Richard Wayne Clemons of Palisade was southbound on highway 169 in Spencer Township, just east of Aitkin in Aitkin county, on December 27th. He pulled his 1992 Ford Econoline motor home onto the side…
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Release from the Aitkin County Sheriff’s Office:
Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida spoke with us recently about ice conditions on area lakes this year: Guida made clear his insistence that the early anglers check the ice every day: He reiterated that there’s no such thing as safe ice: Guida revealed his motivation for clearly stating the dangers: Our full conversation with Aitkin…
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Release from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension: “MISSING PERSON ALERT: The Carlton County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing man. Lucas Dudden, 38, is 5’8” and 165 lbs. with sandy brown hair and blue eyes. Dudden left Carlton on Oct. 25 and has not been seen since. His vehicle…
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By Paul Vold kkin@rjbroadcasting.com (8/8/22) (Aitkin, MN) — Beyond the normal recreation on Lakes in Aitkin County, visitors and local residents will soon be flocking lakes to harvest Minnesota’s state grain, wild rice. In our most recent conversation with Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida, the high waters that have receded in the last month have…
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