OTTER TAIL CO., MN — Next year’s Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener has already been announced and it’ll be a lot closer to our neck of the woods. The governor and others will head to Thumper Pond Resort in Otter Tail County. Thumper Pond will serve as the event headquarters from May 7 -10 in 2020. The 73rd annual Governor’s Fishing Opener…
BECKER CO., MN — A Sauk Rapids man pulled from the cold waters of Island Lake was flown to Essentia in Fargo. Authorities do not know the condition of 61-year-old Lyle Nelson. They say witnesses spotted a boat going in circles on the lake and someone was in the water trying to grab on. Nelson was unresponsive when he was pulled…
FARGO, N.D. — The Children’s Museum at Yunker Farm in Fargo celebrates Mother’s Day by also offering free admission to mothers and grandmothers. Admission to the red brick farmhouse is normally five dollars. Kids two years and under are always free. The museum offers interactive games for kids including a coin funnel, a cow they can milk and train rides….
MINNESOTA — After months of cold weather, it’s time for anglers to hit the lakes for Minnesota’s Fishing Opener. Even though the weather may be less than ideal tomorrow, anglers are still expecting the event to be a busy one. 500,000 people are expected to go. Walleye, Minnesota’s state fish, is the most sought after. “People just want to do…
At a Glyndon farm Thursday, Vice President Mike Pence urged Congressman Collin Peterson to get House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to bring up the USMCA for a vote. The Democrat says he’s happy to make the request. The House Agriculture Committee Chairman says Pence, quote, “knows full well” the Trump Administration still needs to submit the USMCA to the house to…
Courtesy: GoFundMeFRAZEE, Minn. – A family friend sets up a GoFundMe for a man who died after being electrocuted in rural Frazee on Monday. Money will go toward Dillon Wilson’s funeral expenses and give financial support for his longtime girlfriend Amber Bauer and their song Waylon. The Becker County Sheriff’s Office says the 25-year-old was helping pour concrete when the pole…
UPDATE: The CHI Saint Francis Hospital and nursing home has access to safe water after a power outage released too much lime into the city’s water supply Friday morning. Crews are now focusing on bringing safe water to the Twin Town Villa Assisted Living Facility. The Wilkin County town says it needs to build up water inventory since it has been…
FARGO, ND — It took years for North Dakota to establish its medical marijuana program which was approved by voters in 2016. Now that it’s up and running, with one dispensary open in Fargo, some people are saying the cost is just too high for those who really need the drug. Tom Schmidtgal is on a mission he says to educate…
BECKER CO., MN — An Ogema, Minnesota man is in the Becker County Jail after a high speed chase this afternoon in the county. A deputy stopped 27-year-old Jamie Bevins, Jr. for passing in a no passing zone. When the deputy approached the vehicle Bevins took off and the chase hit speeds of 100 miles per hour. He was eventually stopped…
GLYNDON, Minn. — Vice President Mike Pence spoke with dozens of farmers at R & J Johnson Farms in rural Glyndon to hear their concerns. Those farmers have been entrenched in a trade war for months. “Rural America is bleeding right now as far as agriculture, we need some good news, we need something to stop that,” Shayne Isane with…
