POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE LIFTS CLOSURE ON RED RIVER
Polk County Sheriff’s Office has lifted the closure on the Red River throughout the boundaries of Polk County. Please use caution at water access points and watch for hazardous debris.
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BREANNA KRESSIN BREAKS AND TIES A SCHOOL RECORD WHILE WINNING 3 RACES AGAIN
The Crookston Pirate Girls Track team finished second out of 10 teams and the Pirate Boys Track team finished 8th out of 11 teams at the Pine to Prairie indoor track meet at Concordia College in Moorhead on Monday evening. Park Christian won the girls division while East Grand Forks won the boys division easily.
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SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK – TUESDAY: THUNDERSTORMS, HAIL, AND LIGHTNING
The Tuesday topic for Severe Weather Awareness Week is Severe Weather, Thunderstorms, Lightning, and Hail with Crookston Firefighter Jim Perreault. Perreault gave an overview of facts and the safety precautions everyone should practice in these severe weather conditions. Thunderstorms are usually formed in warm, humid conditions that create heavy rainfall, hail, and high winds for
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UMC BASEBALL GETS GREAT PITCHING, AUGUSTANA WAS A LITTLE BETTER IN 2-0 VICTORY
The Augustana Vikings showed the University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Baseball team why they are ranked #17 in the nation as their outstanding pitching staff shut down the UMC offense for the third straight game on their way to a 2-0 victory in the third and final game of the Northern Sun Conference series
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UMC SOFTBALL SWEEPS DOUBLEHEADER WITH MSU-MOORHEAD
The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Softball team won its second straight Northern Sun Conference game after dismantling Minnesota State Moorhead 15-1 in five innings in the first game of a double-header. Game two is going on now. GAME ONE – Crookston got things going in the bottom of the first inning when Whitnee
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PRESCRIBED BURNING AT RYDELL AND GLACIAL RIDGE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES
Each spring, columns of smoke can be seen across the landscape in northwest Minnesota. These smoke columns result from landowners burning drainage ditches, farmers and ranchers burning agricultural stubble, pastures, and piles of brush and trees. Another originator of these spring “smokes” across the landscape is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Minnesota