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Special Session Set for Monday After Walz, Leaders Reach Budget Agreement

Tim Walz · East Grand Forks

Special Session Set for Monday After Walz, Leaders Reach Budget Agreement

44% Center coverage: 25 sources

Gov Tim Walz has called a special session for Monday to finalize the state budget and bills on medical care, consumer protection, and transportation financing.See the Story

Molly Yeh: Salami Matzo Brei

James Beard Awards · East Grand Forks

Molly Yeh: Salami Matzo Brei

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

Molly Yeh is the Emmy- and James Beard Award-nominated star of Girl Meets Farm on the Food Network; owner of Bernie’s, a bakery and cafe in East Grand Forks, Minnesota; and a bestselling cookbook author. Her new cookbook is Sweet Farm, 100 dessert recipes that feature oh-so-Molly flavors like tahini, marzipan, hawaij and halva, plus a whole chapter devoted to Midwestern cookie salads! Molly tells host Rachel Belle how her relationship to sprinkl…Read Article

Motorcycle Rider Found Dead in Polk County, Minnesota, After a Motorcycle Crash

Polk County, Minnesota · Polk County

Motorcycle Rider Found Dead in Polk County, Minnesota, After a Motorcycle Crash

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

A fatal motorcycle accident occurred on County Road 38 in Polk County, Minnesota, on Sunday, June 1, 2025. The rider, identified as 39-year-old Travis Shimpa, was found dead at the scene. The cause of the crash is still under investigation,…Read Article

Summer Porch Concerts In Fosston – R & J Broadcasting Inc.

FOSSTON, MN—The Aurora Center for the Arts in Fosston is holding its first concert in its Summer Porch series Thursday night at the Heritage Center in Fosston. Abby Pearson with the Aurora Center talks about who’s playing. Once again, that’s a free concert tonight at 7 at the Heritage Center in Fosston. You can learn more about upcoming events at the Aurora Center for the Arts from their website: http://AuroraCenterForTheArts.orgFosston · Fosston Read Article

East Grand Forks City Council approves amendments to cannabis ordinances

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

The changes reflect changes in state law made by the Legislature earlier this year.East Grand Forks · East Grand Forks Read Article

Fertile Beltrami School District is looking to hire Transportation Director. – R & J Broadcasting Inc.

Open the article to view the coverage from rjbroadcasting.comFertile · Fertile Read Article

Fertile City Council Meets – R & J Broadcasting Inc.

FERTILE, MN—Monday’s Fertile City Council meeting had plenty of discussion, but not much action. The Council did accept bids for an old Ford pickup truck and four payloader tires. Also, John Walters was appointed to the city’s economic development committee. And the Council approved a request for proposal to hire a new attorney to handle civil matters. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden also pointed out that if you see someone underage dr…Fertile · Fertile Read Article

Minnesota Department of Transportation to hold information meeting June 23 in Fosston for Highway 2 project

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The meeting will start at 4:30 at the Fosston High School gymnasium. Construction on the Highway 2 Fosston project is expected to begin in 2027.Fosston · Fosston Read Article

East Grand Forks man granted stayed sentence for drug possession

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POLK COUNTY, Minn. — An East Grand Forks man was granted a stayed 33-month sentence Tuesday, June 10, for felony drug possession. Richard Franklin Jackson, 55, was originally charged with two counts of felony second-degree sale of a controlled substance in a prohibited zone, however, one count was amended to a possession charge and the other count was dismissed. Jackson possessed 14 10mg oxycodone pills and a pipe with methamphetamine residue on…East Grand Forks · East Grand Forks Read Article

Fosston City Council Meets – R & J Broadcasting Inc.

FOSSTON, MN—32 new housing units will be built in Fosston over the next ten years as the result of an agreement at Monday night’s Fosston City Council meeting. Back Country Construction will pay the City $10,000 for two lots, which will be used to build new housing. Fosston City Administrator Cassie Heide has more. Heide says the remaining six four-plexes must be built by 2036. In other business Monday night, the Fosston City Council approved …Polk County, Minnesota · Polk County Read Article

One Injured In Motorcycle vs Buggy Accident – R & J Broadcasting Inc.

FERTILE, MN—A man from Mentor was taken to the hospital after his motorcycle collided with an Amish buggy Friday night near Fertile. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened around 5:20 Friday night on Highway 32 at 450th Street. 52-year-old Mark Johnson of Mentor was northbound on Highway 32, with a horse and buggy driven by 20-year-old Ernest Graber from an unknown location was going south. The horse and buggy crossed the center l…Fertile · Fertile Read Article