Volunteers Needed For Water Monitoring

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is recruiting volunteers to measure water clarity in numerous lakes and streams and then report back to the agency. The Volunteer Water Monitoring Program is the perfect opportunity for outdoor enthusiasts and those interested in protecting our state’s natural resources. The University of Minnesota launched the Volunteer Water Monitoring Program […]

MN Flu Deaths and Hospitalizations Continue to Decline

(Learfield News/St. Paul, MN) — Influenza activity continues to decrease in Minnesota. The state Department of Health is reporting four flu-related deaths in the last week and a total of 340 this season. Sixty-four patients were hospitalized for flu complications, which is down from 93 two weeks ago. The 7,388 total hospitalizations are nearly three […]

Northwest Regional Development Set To Meet With County Commissioners

The Pennington County Board meets in regular session Tuesday in Thief River Falls. On the agenda, the annual report from the Northwest Regional Development Commission with Executive Director Darla Waldner, and Loan Fund manager Sean Ranum.  Agenda items are also expected from County Engineer Mike Flaagan, as well as the County Auditor-Treasurer, County Coordinator, and […]

Two Injured In Head-On Collision

A Red Lake woman was injured in a two vehicle accident Wednesday in Beltrami County.  According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 19 year old Karnica Lea Jourdain was injured when she lost control of the northbound 2017 Ford Escape she was driving on a snow and ice covered Highway 89 in Alaska Township. According to […]

STATE COMMERCE OFFICIALS CONCERNED ABOUT HEATING ASSISTANCE CUTS

The Minnesota Department of Commerce expects the Energy Assistance Program to run out of funds as early as mid-April.  Officials say they are deeply concerned about the Trump administration firing all the federal workers charged with distributing funding and administering the Low Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP.  Minnesota was scheduled to receive […]

April 3 Radiogram

Third Defendant Pleads Guilty to Scheme to Bribe Feeding Our Future Juror

A Minneapolis man has pleaded guilty to his role in bribing a juror in the Feeding Our Future trial.  According to acting U.S. Attorney Lisa D. Kirkpatrick, Abdulkarim Farah provided cash to bribe a juror in exchange for returning a not guilty verdict in the trial.  According to court documents, Farah and his co-defendants identified […]

Charges Filed In Fatal SUV/Bicycle Crash

Charges have been filed related to a fatal accident that left a man dead last month in Fargo.  According to the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Jeremy Jorgenson, (42) of Hawley, has been charged with a class B felony following the death of Bernd Scholz, (61) on March 12th. Authorities say Scholz was westbound on a […]

Thief River Falls Turkey Plant To Resume Production

Northern Pride Turkey Plant plans to resume production next week.  According to Safety Manager Carmen Holmes, the processing plant in Thief River Falls will start work on Thursday, April 10th.  Holmes would like to remind the community to “be cautious of pedestrians using the cross-walk on Pennington Avenue”.               […]

Brainerd Area Girl Injured In Wednesday Morning Crash

Snow and ice covered roads are to blame for a single vehicle accident that sent a Brainerd 8 year old to the hospital on Wednesday.  According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the child suffered non-life threatening injuries after the vehicle in which they were a passenger ran off Highway 10 in Becker County. Officials say […]