GOVERNOR TIM WALZ MET WITH HEATH CARE EXPERTS YESTERDAY AND SPOKE ABOUT HEALTHCARE COSTS IN MINNESOTA. THOSE ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB UNLESS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN EXTEND TAX CREDITS. THEY FEAT PREMIUMS COULD BE UP FOR MANY MINNESOTANS BY AS MUCH AS 16%.
BRITA COMSTOCK, WARROAD SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, JOINED THE MORNING SHOW YESTERDAY. SHE HAD INFORMATION ON A CAPITAL LEVIES PROJECT THAT WILL PUT FORTH TO VOTERS IN NOVEMBER. THEY WILL LOOK TO ADVANCE THE CURRICULUM AND HAVE TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES TO OUTDATED STAFF AND STUDENT DEVICES. INFORMATION ON THE VOTE ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SCHOOL’S WEBSITE.
A Funeral Service for David R. Vatnsdal of Roseau, MN will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 2:00PM at Helgeson Funeral Home in Roseau, MN. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will take place at Spruce Cemetery in Roseau, MN.
David passed away at the age of 70.
A Memorial Service will be held for Tia Muller (Hoppe) on September 27, 2025 at 1PM at the First Baptist Church in Roseau, MN.
Tia passed away at the age of 26.
Verland R. Orvis, Jr., age 87, of Roseau, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on September 21, 2025. A funeral service will be held on Friday, September 26th at 11:00 AM at Moe Lutheran Church with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow the service at Concordia Cemetery.
Alma Stotts, 92 of Roseau passed away on September 22nd at the Roseau Manor Nursing Home. A funeral for Alma will be held on Monday, September 29th at Messiah Lutheran Church in Roseau with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Norland Cemetery in Salol.
FORMER MINNESOTA LAWMAKER NICOLE MITCHELL HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IN JAIL FOR BURGLARY. AT A FIVE DAY TRIAL IN JULY, SHE WAS CONVICTED OF TWO FELONY CHARGES. THE CASE LED TO HER RESIGNATION FROM THE SENATE EARLIER THIS YEAR. SHE HAD BROKEN INTO HER MOTHER IN LAW’S HOME IN DETROIT LAKES; SHE CLAIMED TO BE MAKING A WELFARE CHECK ON THE MOTHER IN LAW WHO HAS ALZHEIMER’S.
WE FEST HAS FINALIZED THEIR LINEUP FOR NEXT SUMMER. LAINEY WILSON, THOMAS RHETT AND BROOKS AND DUNN WILL BE YOUR HEADLINERS. LITTLE BIG TOWN, RANDY HOUSER, MAX MCNOWN, AND DIAMOND RIO ARE SOME OF THE OTHER ACTS. WE FEST IS AUGUST 6-8 NEXT YEAR.
A SEVEN-YEAR OLD STUDENT AT A ST CLOUD ELEMENTARY STUDENT HAS DIED AFTER SUFFERING AN IN-CLASS EMERGENCY ON SEPTEMBER 16. THE DETAILS OF THAT EMERGENCY WERE NOT MADE PUBLIC, BUT CREWS RESPONDED ON REPORTS OF A STUDENT NOT BREATHING. THE STUDENT EVENTUALLY DIED AFTER BEING TRANSPORTED TO HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER.
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