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09/20/2026
From: Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Re: ICR 26-000840
On 09/20/26 at approximately 2:48 A.M, The Polk County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a shooting incident at 32300 110th AVE. S.E. in Mentor, MN. When deputies arrived, the male victim identified as Shawn Alan Qualley, 55, was taken to...
09/17/2026
Northern Exposure to Lifelong Learning (NELL) to feature Isabelle Harmon: Montreal to Shevlin; Discovery, Culture, Adventure.
The world rewards those who explore it - new cultures, new landscapes, new perspectives, and the immense joy of discovery.
Growing up with bilingual parents and with family...
09/17/2026
SEPTEMBER 2026
Fall Leaves Bike Ride
Sunday, September 20, 2026, from 1-2 p.m.
Meet at the parking lot of the Itasca Sports Rental.
Like to ride bike? Interested in learning about the trees of Itasca? Bring your bike and head down the trail with a Naturalist as we explore colorful fall leaves and...
09/17/2026
Lakeland PBS Announces Debate Night 2026 Schedule, Providing Unedited
Access to Local Candidates
NORTHERN MN: As election season approaches across Minnesota, Lakeland PBS is proud to
announce the schedule for its flagship public affairs series, Debate Night 2026. Continuing a 25-
year station...
09/15/2026
Aquatic invasive species confirmed in Six Mile Lake in Cass County, Little Wolf Lake in Cass and Hubbard counties
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of starry stonewort and zebra mussels in Six Mile Lake, near Bena, in Cass County and zebra mussels in Little...
09/14/2026
St. Pauli Lutheran Church Fall Event
St. Pauli Lutheran Church of rural Thief River Falls will host their annual fall event on Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 3 p.m. Musical entertainment will be provided by Peter Samuelson. Peter is a singer and acoustic cover artist based out of Thief River Falls...
09/14/2026
Question: I have a question about the lawful thing to do in regards to a school bus with lights flashing. If I am driving down a two-lane street with no stop sign and approaching an intersection with a cross street. A bus approaches from the cross street (my left) and stops somewhere before the...
09/14/2026
The cross shook, literally, as it stood center stage. The one hundred and twenty VBS (Vacation Bible School) kiddos and seventy volunteers did their thing. Swaying to the beat of what just went down this past week—the little country church was rocking!
The resurrected faces were proof in the...
09/14/2026
Every once in a blue moon, I learn something from the computer. Not often, of course, because they change the rules on how to use it about three times a day, and I never was that fast.
But I love that YouTube channel. Oh man. And I believe, after watching ‘way more episodes than my eyes and...
09/14/2026
Northland Threshing Bee
By Auctioneer Eric Mickelson
After church last Sunday, my wife and I were driving home, I mentioned that I would like to got to the Northland Threshing Bee near Strathcona. We had some jobs and chores we wanted to get done around the house and farm, but Patty said, “It is...
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