Posts by Josh Peterson
Sanford To Expand Nursery For Special Needs Babies
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center plans to use a new nursery to provide those infants with specialized care. The new 10-room nursery, which will be completed by the end of the…
Read MoreMore Absentee Voting Options Available This Year
Minnesota voters have more options than ever for casting a ballot in the general election, making it more convenient for those who can’t make it to the polls on November…
Read MoreTarget Plans to Hire 70,000 Seasonal Employees
Target says it will hire more than 70,000 seasonal store workers during the busy holiday shopping season, about the same as it hired last year. It also plans to hire…
Read MoreHighway 169 Construction Begins
Major changes are coming to a 1.5 mile stretch of highway 169. The two lane road will now expand into a four-roadway. The Minnesota Department of Transportation will begin construction…
Read MoreWadena Man Leads Authorities On High Speed Chase
A 20-year-old Wadena man was injured Friday when he crashed a motorcycle while leading state troopers in a high-speed chase. The Minnesota State Patrol reported on Friday that state troopers…
Read MoreLittle Falls Man Killed In Head-On Crash
According to the release, last Friday the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash at 6:53 a.m. on County Road 103 in rural Leader. When…
Read MoreE-F1 Tornado Confirmed In Camp Ripley Storm
Storms knocked down roofs, trees and damaged vehicles throughout the garrison areas of the National Guard’s Camp Ripley Training Center on Wednesday. The National Weather Service says a damage survey was conducted…
Read MoreSchool District Sued Over Transgender Bathroom Policy
A school district in northeastern Minnesota is facing a lawsuit over its transgender restroom and locker room policy. Attorneys for a group of parents and students filed the federal lawsuit…
Read MoreMan Buried In Box Rescued
Officers responded to a unique call Thursday night in Crosby from a man who said he was trapped in a trench in box at a construction site. The emergency call…
Read MoreTools For Finding Fall Colors Now Available
It happens at about this time every year. Minnesotans flock outside to behold the magnificent red, gold and orange color transformation. The cause of this is chlorophyll production in tree…
Read MoreBemidji Student Earns Scholarship for Essay On Biodiesel
Cameron Boen of Bemidji is the second-place recipient of the 2016 Clean Air Choice Biodiesel Essay Scholarship. The scholarship which is open to all high school seniors in Minnesota, is…
Read MoreMinnesota DFL Petitions State Supreme Court To Remove The Trump-Pence Campaign MN Election Ballots
Minnesota Democrats are asking the state’s Supreme Court to pull the Trump-Pence ticket from the state’s official ballot this November. Democrats argue that the Minnesota Republican Party failed to nominate “alternate presidential…
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