KRJB-KRJM-KKCQ Good Student Award 9-20-25
FGSA – Charlotte Johnson – Senior at Hillsboro-Central Valley MGSA – Hudson McArthur – Senior at Waubun-Ogema-White Earth School
Waubun Teen Dies In Rollover Crash
WAUBUN, MN—We have more details about a fatal accident near Waubun Tuesday morning. Mahnomen County Sheriff Josh Guenther tells R&J News it happened at 8:26am on 310th Street, northeast of Waubun. Responding officers saw a pickup truck lying on its side on the road. The driver, 17-year-old Cash Tibbets of Waubun, was lying on the…
Read more
Mahnomen Fatal Update
MAHNOMEN, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News told you Friday. The pedestrian who was killed early Friday morning on Highway 59 south of Mahnomen has been identified. The Minnesota State Patrol says 40-year-old Lee Edmond Defoe of Waubun was walking southbound on Highway 59 around 6:30am Friday when he was struck and killed…
Read more
Waubun Man Arrested For Assault
MAHNOMEN, MN—A man from Waubun has been arrested for allegedly beating a woman in a hotel room at the Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen. Valley News Live has found court documents that say law enforcement was called to the hotel June 8 after a report of an assault in a room. Security told law enforcement…
Read more
Area Colleges Receive Concurrent Enrollment Grant
Northland Community and Technical College in Thief River Falls, Northwest Technical College in Bemidji and Alexandria Technical and Community College have received a Concurrent Enrollment Grant from the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. The three colleges, working as a consortium called Distance MN, will use the $276,124.46 grant to expand career and technical education to…
Read more
USDA Undersecretary Comes To Waubun
WAUBUN, MN—A new business in Waubun had a visitor from Washington Wednesday. Dr. Basil Gooden is USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development. He came to check out B & T Meats in Waubun….a meat processing plant that recently opened its retail store. B & T received a $4.1 million loan from the USDA plus a…
Read more
Cedar Crest Resort Damaged By Strong Winds
A resort near Waubun sustained damage during Tuesday’s wind storms. Brian Schneck, owner of the Cedar Crest Resort on White Earth Lake describes what happened. Schneck says upon inspecting the damage Wednesday he found a silver lining. Cedar Crest Resort is currently closed and will not open until the Minnesota fishing season opener May 10th…
Read more
Waubun Hit & Run
A woman is hospitalized and a man was arrested after a hit and run accident Sunday night outside of Waubun. The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office tells R&J News officers responded to a reported hit and run at the intersection of Highways 59 and 113 around 8:30 Sunday night. When officers arrived, there was no victim…
Read more
John Short Waubun Envirothon (Full Interview)
Full Interview with Waubun Envirothon Advisor John Short.
Waubun Envirothon returns from National Competition
The Waubun Envirothon team is back in Minnesota after representing the state at the National Envirothon competition in New Brunswick, Canada. The Waubun Envirothon team represented their state and area well against the fierce and experienced competition placing 39th in the competition. Waubun Envirothon advisor John Short talks about the experience and what the kids…
Read more