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Amid the backdrop of an ongoing national outbreak of severe lung injuries associated with vaping, new survey results released today show an alarming jump in the rate of teens vaping in Minnesota. In response, Governor Tim Walz is calling for an aggressive, multi-faceted campaign focused on youth education, outreach and tightening limits for accessing vaping […]
Lifelong lessons and care for Minnesota’s tremendous outdoor heritage start with quality time outdoors. The DNR is offering a new grant program called “No Child Left Inside” to help more children cast a fishing line, study animal tracks, hike, bike or simply learn more about nature. Public entities and nonprofit organizations serving youth under age
Rydell National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) will be offering woodcutting permits to the area public for the time period of mid-October 2019 through January 2020. Earlier this year, staff began removing conifers (pines and spruce) from a roughly 1-acre portion of the headquarters/visitor entrance area of the Refuge. When homesteaders settled in what is now Rydell
On Saturday, October 5 at approximately 1:31 a.m., officers of the Grand Forks Police Department were dispatched to the area of 2500 Block 14th Ave. S. for a male subject who had just been stabbed. Information was put out about two suspects and a description was provided. Officers arrived on scene and located the victim
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for Minnesota Brad Finstad announced that USDA is making $150 million in grants available through the Community Facilities Program to help rural communities continue their recovery from the devastating effects of natural disasters. “Modern, safe infrastructure is the bedrock of any community,” Finstad said. “When damaged, the economic
Rydell National Wildlife Refuge will be closed to the general public during two special deer hunts that will be held on the Refuge in October of 2019. The Accessible Deer Hunt is conducted in cooperation with the Options Interstate Resource Center for Independent Living and will take place Thursday, October 10 through Saturday, October 12.
