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Water Levels Being Drastically Reduced To Save A Minnesota Lake
Sometimes, drastic measures need to be taken now to create a healthier situation later on. That can be true in our personal and professional lives, and it's also true in other things, including nature. An example would be when a lake becomes unhealthy, also known as impaired. Experts say that...
RED LAKE COUNTY LEGION BASEBALL TAKES ON WADENA – ON KROX
Red Lake County Post 22 and Post 623 take on Wadena in the first round of the Northwest Sub-state tournament at Red Lake Falls. The game is at 6:30 p.m., and KROX Radio will have the game with a RiverView Health pre-game show at 6:00 p.m. Red Lake County is...
Minnesota presidential ballots have not been finalized, secretary of state says
MINNEAPOLIS — In the wake of President Biden ending his reelection campaign Sunday, Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon in a statement Tuesday shot down what he called "misinformation" circulating on social media that presidential ballots in Minnesota and other states have been finalized."This is not accurate," he said. "Minnesota law makes it clear that major political parties have until August 26, 2024 to report the names of their presidential and vice-presidential candidates for the November 5 General Election."After Mr. Biden said he would no longer run for a second term, Vice President Kamala Harris entered the race and is the likely Democratic...
Big Changes Coming to Olive Garden and Minnesotans Aren’t Happy
The head of Olive Garden's parent company is serving up a decision that's leaving Minnesota customers with a sour taste in their mouths. It's no secret that restaurants are struggling nationwide as more and more people choose to stay home to save money. Because of this, many chain restaurants like...
WCCO investigates the state of Minnesota's dams and what's being done to reduce the risk
MINNEAPOLIS — Images of the Rapidan Dam from last month show what a powerful force water can be. A partial failure pushed the Blue Earth River around the dam, taking land and a home with it. That wasn't the only dam that failed during the historic rainfall and flooding — two others had issues as well. Minnesota is home to 1,162 dams. So how likely is it to happen again?Across the metro and the state, dams control flooding on waterways, maintain lake levels for recreation and help fish and wildlife. Some are big structures. Others you might miss. Each has a...
Becker County resident takes 3rd place for Model of the Year in California competition
DETROIT LAKES — Standing on the red carpet in California at an invite-only talent search, Lucile Donnelly learned she had a third career opportunity to consider. Acting and singing were always on her radar, and now modeling is too. The Detroit Lakes High School senior placed second in the...
World’s first Korean village opens in the U.S. at Concordia Language Villages
- Advertisement - Concordia Language Villages (CLV), one of the world’s largest language immersion education institutions, located near Bemidji, Minnesota, has opened a Korean village after 25 years. Established in 1961, CLV is a nonprofit language education camp that offers immersive experiences in 18 languages, including Korean, German, French,...
CROOKSTON LIONS TO HOLD FUNDRAISER FOR EMMITT SCOTT ON FRIDAY NIGHT
The Crookston Lions Club will hold a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for Emmitt Scott, a 13-year-old from Crookston. Emmitt is the son of Vanessa and Brent Scott, and Bryce Tiedemann of Euclid. Emmitt was diagnosed with a brain tumor in March. He has been hospitalized for several weeks and will have appointments, treatments, therapies, a lot of follow-up doctor appointments, and medications.
CROOKSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL FIELD TRIP DAY 3 PICTURES
The Crookston Middle School students, teachers, and chaperones wrapped up the tour of Washington D.C. before heading to Gettysburg to take in some more history. Pictures from the third day of the trip are below. 1 of 29.
Family fun night, free root beer floats Thursday for Corn Capital Days
(Olivia MN-) Dirks Park in Olivia will be the place to be this evening for Olivia Ambulance Family Fun Night from 5 til 8 p.m. as Olivia Corn Capital Days Continue. Other events Thursday include the used book sale at The Olivia Library from 11 to 7 p.m., FM Bank and Olivia FFA free root beer floats from 1 to 3 at the FM Bank parking lot, home run derby at Dirks Field from 5 to 8, and league volleyball starting at 630 at Bryly's Den.
A Grand Forks Council Member Voices Her Concerns of the Planned Children’s Museum
(KNOX) -Approval on a final plan for the Altru Indoor Sports and Aquatics Complex and Children’s Museum in Grand Forks is about two months away. Grand Forks City Administrator Todd Feland said the proposal will include the Children’s Museum even though there is some opposition by members of city council. “We’ll try to get you something well in advance so you have time to review it. We will ask probably late September, that we move forward with a final design on a facility,’’ Feland recently told the Grand Forks Committee of the Whole.
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