Minnesota schools and communities wanting to develop safer places for students to walk and bicycle can apply for three different grant opportunities this fall through the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Safe Routes to School program. SRTS “Boost” grants support existing SRTS work, like adding bicycles to schools to improve physical education curriculum or addressing a…
Today is the last day to submit responses for this year’s Census. According to a release, Minnesota is leading the nation in self-response rate., which State Demographer Susan Brower hopes will allow us to retain Minnesota’s eight Congressional seats, and assure the proper allocation of over $24 billion in federal funds to support schools, hospitals,…
More than 1.3 million Minnesotans have requested mail-in ballots for the November election so far. Secretary of State Steve Simon is encouraging more voters to do the same during the coronavirus pandemic. Simon said, “No one is saying that polling places are a death trap and you should run for your lives. What we are…
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office began removal of all navigational buoys and markers from area lakes last Friday. According to a release, some area lake associations had started the process prior to Friday. Boaters, anglers and hunters should use caution and become familiar with the lakes they intend to travel on. The buoys will be…
MnDOT, in cooperation with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation has completed the replacement of the Baudette/Rainy River International Bridge on Hwy 72. The construction began in 2018 to create a safer and longer lasting bridge as well as a safer walkway for pedestrians and shoulders for bicyclists. The contractor for the $39.3 million project is…
A duck hunter was rescued from Upper Rice Lake Tuesday morning after his kayak capsized. According to a release from the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the area around 10:30 a.m. on report that someone had fallen into the lake. The hunter was in the water for nearly an hour, hanging on to…
The Minnesota Legislature is back in another special session, as Gov. Tim Walz extended the peacetime state of emergency for the fifth time, effective through November. The legislature is called to resume special sessions to give the House and Senate an opportunity to strike down the governor’s declaration, which House and Senate Republicans have attempted…
The Minnesota State Patrol reports that a pedestrian was killed in a crash in Coleraine early Sunday morning. According to the report, a Ford Fusion, driven by 55-year-old Paul Powers of Grand Rapids, was southbound on Highway 169 at Bay Road when he struck a pedestrian, who was walking south in the right driving lane….
With upcoming November elections, the Minnesota Department of Transportation reminds campaigners that state law prohibits placement of private signs of any kind on highway right-of-way in Minnesota. Highway rights of way include driving lanes, inside and outside shoulders, ditches, sight corners at intersections, and boulevards in urban areas. In addition, state law says that signs…
A Nashwauk man was sentenced to almost 9 years in prison for criminal vehicular homicide and operation, in connection with the death of a toddler and the injuries to a teenager. According to a release from Itasca County Attorney Matti Adam, 40-year-old Jake Place fled the scene of a hit and run crash with two…
