Category Archives: Community
Sen. Klobuchar Urges USDA Secretary Vilsack to Provide Accurate, Up-to-Date Avian Flu Information
(MNN) - Senator Amy Klobuchar and 17 other senators across the U.S. have written a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack demanding the USDA, FDA, and CDC provide public and state agencies with coordina...
May 07, 2024
'Tis the season, for road construction, and it began Monday on I94
MN DOT press release, 5/6/24 You may have noticed yesterday that eastbound travelers on I94 are encountering lane closures. MNDOT has begun bridge repairs at the County Road 17 overpass bridge and nea...
May 07, 2024
WalletHub Survey Ranks Minnesota the 5th Best State for Working Moms
(MNN) - A new survey from WalletHub ranks Minnesota as the fifth best state to live in for working moms. The survey-based rankings on the potential for career advancement, equitable pay, robust parent...
May 06, 2024
Minnesota House passes 'Safe Storage' Gun Safety Legislation
(MNN) - It was following a marathon debate, Minnesota House of Representatives floor after a marathon debate the Democrat-controlled Minnesota House the Gun "Safe Storage" bill was passed. Backers say...
May 06, 2024
Becker County District Court charge Detroit Lakes man with DWI & fleeing a police officer
(www.dl-online.com) - On March 16th Becker County Dispatch received a call about a vehicle swerving, speeding and then slowing down again on Highway 10 to Highway 59 intersection in Detroit Lakes. A d...
May 06, 2024
Road closures 5/5-5/8 in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes Public Works Press Release 5/3/24 The Detroit Lakes Public Works department has closed the area from the sidewalk and parking lane at 112 Holmes Street west, to approximately a block pas...
May 06, 2024
Office of Cannabis Management bill on Minnesota Senate floor Friday
(MNN) St. Paul, MN - The Minnesota Senate floor last Friday debated aspects of launching of the cannabis industry. A bill, sponsored by The Office of Cannabis Management is a policy bill. People apply...
May 06, 2024
Audobon man sentenced for felony nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images and felony threats of violence
(DL-online.com) - On June 26th of 2023 an investigator for the Becker County Sheriff's office found that Michael William Kuirkowski, 56, of Audubon, had disseminated private sexual images and threats ...
May 06, 2024
The City of Fergus Falls Tree Planting Celebrates Arbor Day Fergus Falls Celebrates Arbor Day
(Fergus Now) - This year Fergus Falls celebrated their 46th year as a Tree City USA by planting 140 trees. Eight of those trees were planted in Grotto Park by representatives from the Park Board, the ...
May 03, 2024
MN House debates controversial gun safe-storage bill before vote later today
(MNN) - Yesterday saw some heated debate in the Minnesota House on a gun safe-storage bill - particularly on a Republican-backed proposal to exempt from storage requirements the victims of stalking an...
May 03, 2024