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This Week’s Top Stories

By McLovin Jan 8, 2023 | 8:01 AM

Here are a few of this week’s top stories from the KBRFRadio.com Newsroom:

Minnesota Regulators Vote To Require Environmental Impact Statement For CO2 Pipeline

Minnesota utility regulators are ruling that a planned carbon dioxide pipeline should undergo a thorough environmental review available under state law.

Christmas Tree Pick-Up in Fergus Falls

The City of Fergus Falls will be picking up Christmas trees on Wednesday, January 11th.

Clay County Attorney Pushes for Bond Revocation

Clay County Attorney Brian Melton says he’ll ask that bond be revoked for a Rochester man charged with a 2021 murder in Moorhead, even as 28-year-old Idris Abdillahi Haji-Mohamed faces charges in a December 30th shooting death in Minneapolis.

Otter Tail Power Company Acquires Ashtabula III Wind Energy Center

On Tuesday, January 3rd, Otter Tail Power Company closed on the purchase of Ashtabula III Wind Energy Center.

Someplace Safe and Other Non-Profits Win Big With Gratitude on Repeat

Leighton Broadcasting has announced the winners for the 2022 edition of Gratitude on Repeat.

Tuesday State Lawmakers Opened The 2023 Session at Minnesota Capitol

Tuesday lawmakers were back in Saint Paul for the 2023 legislative session, with Democrats controlling both the Minnesota House and Senate, and the state budget with nearly an 18-billion-dollar surplus.

Teenage Girl Leads State Troopers, Clay County Deputies on Pursuit

A 17-year-old girl is in the Moorhead juvenile detention after leading authorities on a chase Monday night in Clay County.

Great American Think-Off Prepares for 30th Anniversary

The New York Mills Regional Cultural Center is pleased to announce the 2023 Great American Think-Off question: Which is more important to protect: the environment or the economy?

Robert Lahman Sworn in as Otter Tail County Commissioner

Otter Tail County welcomed Robert Lahman to the Board of Commissioners

Minnesota Legislature Opens 2023 Session in St. Paul

Minnesota lawmakers open the 2023 legislative session at noon today (Tuesday) with the largest projected budget surplus in state history — nearly 18 billion dollars.

Plane Forced To Make Emergency Landing At Hector Airport

The FAA is investigating why a plane had to make an emergency landing at Hector Airport in North Fargo last night.

DEED Inmate Release Work Grants

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development is using a ten-million-dollar grant to help federal prison inmates prepare for and find work after their release.

Minnesotans brace for higher winter heating bills
Minnesota households face rising winter heating costs as natural gas and electricity prices climb and colder-than-average temperatures settle in.
Mitch Klein 28m ago
ICE agents detain Chanhassen construction workers
Eyewitnesses said federal agents surrounded a construction site in Chanhassen on Saturday morning, trapping two workers on the roof. A video on social media shows one worker being brought down and taken into an ambulance.
Feven Gerezgiher 40m ago
U.S. troops and civilian killed in Syria ambush
Two U.S. service members and one American civilian have been killed and three other people wounded in an ambush by the Islamic State group in central Syria, the U.S. Central Command said.
The Associated Press 3h ago
Loons fill Maine lakes with ghost-like calls
Maine's loons are on the mend, filling more of the lakes and ponds in the state with their haunting calls. Maine is home to a few thousand of the large waterbirds, and conservationists say efforts to protect them from threats have helped grow the pop...
The Associated Press 4h ago
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