Lt. Gov. Flanagan, Others to Break Ground on I-94 Lane Expansion

(Learfield News/Albertville, MN) — Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan joins state and local leaders this afternoon (Friday) to break ground on what’s dubbed the “I-94 Gap Project” — a lane expansion between Albertville and Monticello in the far northwest metro. Backers say it’s badly needed due to increased congestion in that highly-traveled corridor between Saint Cloud […]

Road Closure in Fergus Falls

Due to today’s rainy weather, the closure of the Hansel Lake Rest Area on westbound Interstate 94 near Fergus Falls will be rescheduled to Tuesday, Aug. 20, from 8 a.m. to noon, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. The entrance to the rest area will be blocked while maintenance crews make repairs to the […]

Minnesota Jobs, Labor Force Little Changed Last Month

St. Paul, MN – Employment and labor force in Minnesota changed little over the month, with the state losing a small number of jobs and recording slightly fewer would-be workers in July, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Minnesota’s unemployment rate increased to 3.2% as employers dropped a […]

School Board Approves Levy Request

The Thief River Falls School Board has approved a $900 per pupil operating levy request.  Thief River Falls Public Schools voted to approve presenting voters with an operating levy referendum at its August 12th meeting.  Voters can expect to see the levy request on the November 5th ballot.  Superintendent Chris Mills cites inflation, a lack […]

August 15 Radiogram

Juvenile Among Those Injured In Two Vehicle Crash

Two people were injured in a two vehicle accident Tuesday in Marshall County.  According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Richard Wayne Jorde, (81) of Thief River Falls was injured when the 2022 Ford Maverick he was driving collided with a northbound Suburban on Highway 59 in Excel Township.  Authorities say that a passenger in the […]

One Dead, Two Injured Following Truck Collision in Roseau County

A Warroad area man was killed in a semi collision Tuesday in Roseau County.  According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Richard Lee Hasbrouck (59) died after the dump truck he was driving crashed in Cedarbend Township just after 6pm.  Authorities say Hasbrouck was eastbound on County Road 12, a grain truck driven by Tyson Emil […]

Primary Results

U.S. Senate DFL Steve Carlson – 9,525 (2.96%) Ahmad R. Hassan – 4,879 (1.52%) George H. Kalberer – 1,569 (0.49%) Amy Klobuchar (Inc) – 303,100 (94.26%) Ole Savior – 2,472 (0.77%) GOP John Berman – 14,117 (7.29%) Joe Fraser – 56,660 (29.25%) Patrick D. Munro – 9,409 (4.86%) Christopher Seymore Sr. – 5,002 (2.58%) Raymond […]

August 14 Radiogram

Fischbach Easily Fends Off Challenge in 7th District Republican Primary

(Learfield News) Republican Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach easily won yesterday’s (Tues) primary election in western Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District with 65 percent of the vote to rural Kensington business owner Steve Boyd’s 35 percent. Fischbach says she’s been working for three-and-a-half years to represent the people of the 7th District and says, “We’ve been traveling the […]