Weekly Drought Update

(Learfield News/Undated) — With persistent dry conditions and a near-record warm September, moderate drought has been expanding across much of Minnesota, with severe drought emerging in northern Minnesota and a small portion of southwest Minnesota. The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map shows that 97% of Minnesota has abnormally dry conditions, up from 94% last week. […]

October 10 Radiogram

MPCA Fines American Crystal Sugar Company

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has fined American Crystal Sugar Company $12,000 for air permit violations at its Moorhead sugar beet processing plant. The MPCA says Crystal failed emissions performance tracking stack tests on two boilers in the fall of last year. Reports submitted by the company confirmed several emission […]

Red Lake Woman Sentenced to Prison for Child Death

A Red Lake woman has been sentenced following the death of a child in her care.  According to U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger, Sharon Rosebear (64) has been sentenced to 15 months in prison. According to evidence presented at trial, Rosebear “intentionally deprived a child of necessary food and health care over the course of […]

Two Dead In Three Vehicle Crash

Two people are dead, two others were injured in a three vehicle accident Tuesday in Becker County.  According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Cole Michael Carlson (33) of Detroit Lakes, and Stacey Marlyn Nelson (60) of Hawley died after the northbound 1996 Toyota Corolla that Carlson was driving crashed on Highway 59 in Detroit Township.  […]

65% of Americans Saw Their First Horror Movie Before They Were 11 Years Old

If your interest in horror started when you were a kid, chances are you still can’t get enough. A survey of 2,000 U.S. adults who celebrate Halloween revealed more than two-thirds (68%) of Americans polled enjoyed horror movies when they were a child, and that number still holds strong at 73% today. In fact, almost two-thirds […]

October 9 Radiogram

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 […]