A BILLBOARD ALONG US HIGHWAY 53 IN ST LOUIS COUNTY IS SPARKING DEBATE ON WOLVES IN MINNESOTA. THE BILLBOARD FEATURES A PICTURE OF A FAWN WITH ONE SIMPLE STATEMENT “WOLVES DEVOUR 54,000 FAWNS A YEAR IN MINNESOTA.” IT WAS PAID FOR BY THE STURGEON RIVER CHAPTER OF THE MINNESOTA DEER HUNTERS ASSOCIATION. THEY SAY IT’S MEANT TO PROMOTE WOLF MANAGEMENT AND STATE-SANCTION WOLF HUNTING SEASONS, WHICH RIGHT NOW IS A MOOT POINT, AS THEY ARE PROTECTED BY THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT. RESEARCHES SAY THAT THERE IS NO SCIENTIFIC DATA ON JUST HOW MANY FAWNS ARE KILLED BY WOLVES, IT COULD BE HIGHER, IT COULD BE LOWER, BUT CLAIMING SPECIFICS WITHOUT PROOF IS NEVER A GOOD IDEA.
MINNESOTA’S OPENING WEEKEND FIREARMS DEER HARVEST WAS DOWN 13% FROM 2022. 47,138 WAS THE OFFICIAL NUMBER FOR THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF THE SEASON. IT WAS DOWN 16% IN THE NORTHWEST, WHILE THE NORTHEAST SAW THE BIGGEST DECLINE AT 40%.
TWO PEOPLE WERE SEVERELY BURNED IN A CABIN FIRE SUNDAY NORTH OF CHISHOLM. A 37-YEAR OLD WOMAN AND HER 12 YEAR OLD SON WERE INSIDE THE CABIN WHEN THE FIRE STARTED BY A 20-POUND PROPANE TANK EXPLOSION, WHICH WAS BEING USED TO HEAT THE CABIN.
MINNESOTA CONSERVATION OFFICER VINNY BROWN HAD ALREADY HAD A BUSY DEER SEASON OPENER ON SATURDAY, THAT HE REALLY DIDN’T NEED THE ADDED HEADACHE OF A VAN DRIVING ERRATICALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 46 NEAR SQUAW LAKE. HE ALREADY HAD A SUSPECT IN HIS VEHICLE FROM OTHER VIOLATIONS, SO HE PHONED FOR BACKUP. A DEPUTY THEN INITIATED A TRAFFIC STOP AND THE VAN PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE GOSH DAM PLACE, THE POPULAR EATERY ON LAKE WINNIBIGOSHISH. IT TURNS OUT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BY A MOTHER TRYING TO GET HER DAUGHTER TO A HOSPITAL AS SHE WAS IN LABOR. INSTEAD, THE BABY WAS BORN IN THE PARKING LOT.
NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR DOUG BURGUM HAS FALLEN SHORT OF THE NECESSARY SUPPORT TO BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN A THIRD REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.
THE MINNESOTA CANOLA COUNCIL WILL HOLD A SYMPOSIUM IN ROSEAU ON NOVEMBER 30 AT THE CITY CENTER. THE EVENT IS FREE TO MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS AND UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL. FOR MORE, OR TO REGISTER, VISIT MN CANOLA DOT ORG.
A MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL FOR ERNEST JANOUSEK OF GREENBUSH WILL BE HELD FRIDAY (10 AM) AT BLESSED SACRAMENT CATHOLIC CHURCH IN GREENBUSH. VISITATION WILL BE HELD AN HOUR PRIOR, BUT ALSO TOMORROW (5 PM) AT THE CHURCH WITH A 7:00 PRAYER SERVICE. INTERMENT WILL BE HELD AT ST ALOYSIUS CATHOLIC CEMETERY IN LEO FOLLOWING THE SERVICES. ERNEST WAS 75.
Governor Tim Walz and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today launched a new effort to support and grow small businesses in Minnesota. The $10 million program will provide low-interest loans to small businesses. Expanding Opportunity Fund will
support entrepreneurs who have struggled to access capital through traditional bank loans.
Last modified: 11/08/2023
