WEEKLY CROP UPDATE

Small grain and corn planting is underway in Minnesota. USDA’s latest weekly crop update says oats are 9-percent seeded, spring wheat is 1-percent and 1-percent of the state’s intended corn acres are planted.  Farmers also do tillage and apply fertilizer and manure.  Topsoil moisture supplies are rated at 70-percent adequate to surplus and subsoil moisture […]

April 15 Radiogram

The Office of Cannabis Management can begin awarding business licenses now

(St. Paul, MN) — The Office of Cannabis Management can begin awarding business licenses now that the rules have been published in the State Register. The O-C-M’s Josh Collins says more than a thousand applicants are qualified. He says, “We are moving forward with our general licensing cycle which really is going to be putting […]

Burns Restrictions Expanded

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has expanded the areas subject to open burning restrictions.  Counties subject to open burning restrictions now include Cook, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, and northern St. Louis. The addition of those counties means that the northern ⅔ of the state is now subject to the restrictions.  Escaped fire […]

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April 14 Radiogram

Keep Drones Away From Wildfires

Reports of wildfire activity are steadily climbing throughout Minnesota this spring.  State officials are reminding Minnesotans that the unauthorized use of drones within the vicinity of a wildfire is prohibited.  Leanne Langeberg with the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center says sending a drone up for a quick view of a wildfire is a preventable ​safety hazard […]

Brainerd Man Injured After Crashing Into Squad Vehicle That Was Making a U-Turn

A Brainerd area man was injured Thursday after the motorcycle he was driving struck a Crow Wing County Sheriff’s squad vehicle that was making a U-turn South of Brainerd.  According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Dakota William Beehner (18) was injured when the 2004 Suzuki Motorcycle he was driving struck a 2020 Ford Explorer driven […]

Two Cited for Dumpster Diving Outside TRF Business

Two people were cited for Trespassing outside a local business Tuesday evening in Thief River Falls.  Police say Paul Hager, (67) of Saint Hilaire, and Jane Drury, (68) of Thief River Falls, were cited following a report that there were “people in the dumpster behind Old Bostwicks”.  Officers responded just before 8:30pm. The report indicates […]

April 11 Radiogram