The Fergus Falls School District sent students home early Monday afternoon after receiving multiple phone calls threatening to shoot through the windows of the schools. At around noon on Monday All three of Fergus Falls Public Schools each received a threatening phone call. After the district went into a Code Red lockdown the Fergus Falls…
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Every year the Minnesota School Board Association holds their annual leadership conference where Minnesota administrators and school board members gather to learn more about what’s going on in the state regarding education. Ada-Borup-West Superintendent Aaron Cook is one of those educators who will be in attendance of the event and he says that one of…
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The Minnesota based hunting group “Hunter for Hunters” have been catching headlines as hundreds of people from across the state have been attending their meetings that are calling for the deregulation of the wolf population that is under federal protection. “Hunters for Hunters” board member Steve Porter tells us more about the organization and why…
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Minnesota Republican Party Chairman David Hann and Deputy Chairwoman Donna Bergstrom denounced the new design for the Minnesota state flag and seal on Wednesday claiming that Minnesota Democrats are erasing Minnesota’s history. In a press release Hann said that “Minnesota’s state flag holds great historical importance and has united us by recognizing the people and…
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the State of Minnesota’s lawsuit against major parties in the fossil-fuel industry may proceed in state court. Without comment, the Court denied the petition of the defendants ExxonMobil, the American Petroleum Institute, and three Koch Industries entities to review lower-court decisions that remanded the case to state court.…
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On Monday Minnesota became the twentieth state in the union to institute “red flag” gun laws. This new law will allow Minnesotans to ask courts to prevent individuals from owning a gun if they believe the individual is a danger to themselves or someone else, and allows judges to grant two two different kinds of…
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R&J News continues to highlight some of the new laws that will be taking effect today and one that will start being enforced today is the protection order red flag gun law. This new law will allow Minnesotans to ask courts to prevent individuals from owning a gun if they believe the individual is a…
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With the start of the new year many new laws will be going into effect thanks to the 2023 legislative sessions. Previously we’ve highlighted the renters rights, minimum wage, and sick time laws but one under the radar law will also start on January 1. As part of the most recent education bill signed off…
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Many new laws will be going into effect on January 1 and one that has caught the attention of many is the minimum wage increase. Starting on January 1 the Minnesota minimum wage will rise by 26 cents. Large employers will now have to pay at least $10.85 an hour, while small employers will pay…
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A Norman County man is facing multiple charges of solicitation of a minor. Court documents say that 21 year old Brennan Peterson of Ada is facing three charges of felony Electronic Solicitation of Children, and one charge of 3rd Degree Tampering with Witness for a series of offenses that happened between July and October of…
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