January 31 Radiogram

State Fire Marshal: “Have An Escape Plan”

The State fire Marshal’s Office is reminding people to have an escape plan in case of a fire.  State Fire Marshal Dan Krier says “not putting safety first could have tragic consequences”.  In a statement released Thursday, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety says that in addition to having properly functioning smoke and carbon monoxide […]

January 30 Radiogram

Authorities Respond to Goodridge Business Following “disturbance with a former employee”

A Goodridge resident was cited following a disturbance at a business on Tuesday.  Officials say Ana Griselda Martinez Trujillo (40) was cited after Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the business on Vaughan Main Street in Goodridge just before 10:30am.  According to the report, authorities received a call reporting a “disturbance with a former employee”.   […]

TRF Man Cited For Falsely Reporting Hit and Run Crash

A Thief River Falls man was cited after police discovered he lied about an accident in a parking lot.  Byron Nilson (72) was cited for Falsely Reporting Crime following the accident reported January 21st in the Walmart parking lot. Police say that a hit and run was reported. Officers “later found out he was “Fibbing” […]

January 29 Radiogram

Clark Victory in District 60 Gives Democrats Control of MN Senate

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — A big win in Tuesday’s special election in Minneapolis gives Democrats back control of the Minnesota Senate. DFL candidate Doron Clark topped Republican Abigail Wolters by a 91-to-9 percent margin in the Senate District 60 race. Clark fills the seat of the late Senator Kari Dziedzic, who died of cancer in […]

Voting Begins to Help MnDOT Name Snowplows

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Voting is now open on the list of finalists for the 2024-25 Name a Snowplow contest, the Minnesota Department of Transportation announced today. The top eight vote-getters will become new MnDOT snowplow names, one new name for each MnDOT district.  See the list of finalists and vote now at mndot.gov/nameasnowplow.  Voting will remain open through noon […]

January 28 Radiogram

One Defendant Pleads, Another Is Sentenced For Feeding Our Future Fraud Scheme

A Bloomington man has been sentenced for his role in the $250 Million Feeding our Future scheme.  According to the United States Attorney’s office, Mukhtar Mohamed Shariff (34) was sentenced to 210 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for exploiting a federally funded child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Following […]