Twins TV dumps Bally Sports

MLB will produce and distribute local games for the Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers, and Minnesota Twins for the 2025 season.  The new arrangement will give fans more options to watch their favorite teams on television or to stream digitally. In addition, the Texas Rangers have determined that they will no longer be partnering with Diamond […]

Scotch Tape Wins Coolest Thing Made in MN Contest

(Learfield News/Undated) — It’s official, the “Coolest Thing Made in Minnesota” is 3-M’s Scotch Magic Tape. The contest sponsored by the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce picked the public’s brain for which state-made innovation is the “coolest.” Officials say the competition was started to highlight Minnesota’s many inventions that are used around the world.     […]

Phone Scammers Target Polk County Residents

Authorities say they have been getting calls about a phone scam where the caller claims to be a law officer and then asks for personal information.  The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has received numerous complaints regarding the scam calls. The caller claims to be a member of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.  As a reminder […]

TRF Man Injured In Semi Crash

A Thief River Falls area man was injured in a single vehicle semi accident Monday in Pennington County.  According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Dean John Lubitz (50) was injured when the 2022 Mack Semi he was driving left Highway 1 at 110th Avenue Northwest in Norden Township.  Lubitz was taken to Sanford Thief River […]

USDA Announces Additional $250 Million in Financial Assistance for Distressed Farm Loan Borrowers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an additional $250 million in automatic payments for distressed direct and guaranteed farm loan borrowers under Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction Act. This significant step continues USDA’s commitment to keeping farmers and ranchers financially viable and support for agricultural communities. Over the past two years, USDA acted […]

Tuesday, October 8th, 2024

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October 8 Radiogram

Wild Re-sign Wallstedt to extension

(St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Wild are extending one of their top prospects. The team signed goaltender Jesper Wallstedt to a two-year deal worth four-point-four million dollars yesterday. The contract begins after the 2024-25 season. Wallstedt went 2-1-and-0 in three games with Minnesota last year. The Wild open the regular season against Columbus on […]

Lynx/Suns Game Five Tonight

The Minnesota Lynx and Connecticut Sun will play the decisive Game Five in their W-N-B-A semifinal series, tonight. Connecticut beat the Lynx 92-82 Sunday, to even the best-of-five series at two games apiece. Game Five will be at the Target Center at 7 P-M.  The winner advances to play the New York Liberty in the […]

MN National Guard to Assist with Hurricane Milton Response

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota National Guard will provide emergency assistance to Florida before Hurricane Milton’s arrival on the Gulf Coast. Florida requested help, and National Guard leaders and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Homeland Security and Emergency Management are working to determine mission requirements. Minnesota soldiers and helicopters were deployed to […]