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April 1, 2025

Federated Church in Morris is having their annual This and That Sale

Federated Church in Morris is having their annual This and That Sale Saturday, April 12th from 9 am to Noon Serving rolls and coffee in the morning and lunch – 11 to Noon. There will be crafts, bake sale, plants, 2 hand stitched quilt raffles, white elephant sale and silent auction. All proceeds from this […]

April 1, 2025

Distracted Driving Campaign Begins on MN Roads

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Law enforcement officers in Minnesota will be targeting distracted drivers starting today (Tues). Shannon Grabow with the state Office of Traffic Safety says, “drivers need to understand that multitasking behind the wheel is a myth. It simply doesn’t work. Distracted driving isn’t just careless. It’s simply selfish and dangerous.” In […]

March 31, 2025

CREWS RESPOND TO FIRE IN COURTLAND

Fire crews responded to a fire in a shop at 120 Shady Oak Road in Courtland Saturday evening. Courtland Fire Chief Dave Ubel says the call came in at 5:52. Ubel said there were acetylene (AY-set-ah-lean) welding cylanders in the shop and those set off explosions that were heard throughout Courtland. Ubel said though that […]

March 31, 2025

Pilot Killed/Home Destroyed in Brooklyn Park Plane Crash

(Learfield News/Brooklyn Park, MN) — The pilot killed in a plane crash Saturday in Brooklyn Park is believed to be U.S. Bank chief administration officer Terry Dolan. NTSB investigator Tim Sorensen told reporters the preliminary information says there was one individual onboard but would not confirm the victim’s identity. The Hennepin County medical examiner will […]

March 27, 2025

Blaine Man Pleads Guilty In FBI White Powder Hoax Case

A Blaine man has pleaded guilty to two counts of False Information and Hoax after mailing envelopes containing powder to the FBI Field Office in Brooklyn Park. According to Acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick, 45 year old Oleg Petrashov mailed a manila envelope containing a brown and tan powder November 4th, 2022. According to […]

March 27, 2025

MN’s 1st Measles Case of 2025

(Learfield News/Washington, D.C) — Washington, D.C., health officials have confirmed Minnesota’s first measles case of the year. A Minnesota man who tested positive for the virus had visited multiple locations while contagious, including a health clinic in D.C. on March 22nd. That comes after a nationwide resurgence of measles outbreaks. Officials believe many people were […]

March 26, 2025

Walz Makes Changes to State Work from Home Policy

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Governor Tim Walz is announcing a change to the state’s work-from-home policy. Beginning June 1st, most state agency employees will be required to work in-person for at least 50 percent of their scheduled workdays. Walz says, “Having more state employees in the office means that collaboration can happen more quickly […]

March 25, 2025

Bird Flu Detected at Stearns County Dairy

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — A statewide milk surveillance confirms avian influenza in samples from a Stearns County dairy herd. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is conducting monthly testing of pre-pasteurized (raw) cow milk samples already collected from the state’s nearly 1,600 dairy farms. The positive test was confirmed on Friday, and the herd […]

March 24, 2025

High School Students Invited to Partake in Congressional Art Competition

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the Artistic Discovery competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated nationwide. Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is encouraging high school students from Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional […]

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