MNDOT ENACTS NO TRAVEL ADVISORY IN MOST OF NW MINNESOTA

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has enacted a no travel advisory on multiple highways in northwest Minnesota due to blizzard conditions. MnDOT snowplows continue to operate, but motorists are advised not to travel in these areas until conditions improve. The picture below has the roads with no travel advised in purple.

Purple roads are no travel advised

Motorists should plan accordingly. No Travel Advised means that the roadway has deteriorated and/or visibility has been reduced to the point that it is very dangerous to travel; there are reports of intermittent whiteout conditions; and some weather conditions can be severe enough that road treatments are not effective, and conditions can become life-threatening for stranded travelers. Drivers should plan accordingly with an emergency supply kit and clothing for extreme cold.

MnDOT snowplow operators will do their part to make highways safe and motorists should remember to:
-Stay alert for snowplows, which turn or exit frequently and often with little warning
-Stay back at least 10 car lengths behind the plow. Dont drive into a snow cloud.
-Slow down to a safe speed for current conditions.
-Turn on your headlights and wear your seat belt.
-Turn off the cruise control.
-Be patient and remember snowplows are working to improve road conditions for your trip.
-Dont drive distracted.

Important: road conditions shown on 511mn.org only reflect state highway conditions. Please check with your county, city and township for their road conditions and travel guidance.

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NO TRAVEL ADVISED FOR PORTIONS OF NW MINNESOTA

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has enacted a no travel advisory on multiple highways in northwest Minnesota due to blizzard conditions. MnDOT snowplows continue to operate, but motorists are advised not to travel in these areas until conditions improve. Please check 511mn.orgfor specific route information.

Motorists should plan accordingly.No Travel Advised means that the roadway has deteriorated and/or visibility has been reduced to the point that it is very dangerous to travel; there are reports of intermittent white out conditions; and some weather conditions can be severe enough that road treatments are not effective, and conditions can become life-threatening for stranded travelers. Drivers should plan accordingly with an emergency supply kit and clothing for extreme cold.

MnDOT snowplow operators will do their part to make highways safe and motorists should remember to:

  • Stay alertfor snowplows, which turn or exit frequently and often with little warning
  • Stay backat least 10 car lengths behind the plow. Dont drive into a snow cloud.
  • Slow downto a safe speed for current conditions.
  • Turn on your headlights and wear your seat belt.
  • Turn off the cruise control.
  • Be patientand remember snowplows are working to improve road conditions for your trip.
  • Dont drive distracted.

Important:road conditions shown on511mn.orgonly reflect state highway conditions. Please check with your county, city and township for their road conditions and travel guidance.

For additional tips on safe winter driving, go tomndot.gov/workzone/winter.html.

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KROX RADIO AND OTHER AM RADIO STATIONS NEED YOUR SUPPORT

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As a loyal listener of KROX Radio you already know what makes AM radio great. Whether it’s tuning into the high school football game, listening to your local church service, monitoring the incoming storm or catching your favorite newscast. These are just some of the ways our listeners depend on us.

And you may not know, AM radio stations make up the backbone of the emergency alert system – the tool used to keep the public safe in times of crisis.

There are more than 80 million Americans each month that depend on AM radio stations across the country. Yet despite this, certain automobile manufacturers have taken AM radio out of their electric vehicles. Some have even signaled they may remove AM from future models of all their vehicles.

We need your help.

If you could take just two minutes to send a message to your members of Congress about why AM radio is important to keep in the car, it would make an incredible difference.  (Contact info is below)

We’ve made it easy. When you click here, you will be taken to a site with a pre-populated email (feel free to personalize this as you like). You can add your mailing address and this email will be sent to your representatives and senators on Capitol Hill.

We don’t want AM radio listeners to be left in the dark. It’s important to send a message today to Congress asking them to advocate for AM radio with automakers.

Your help can make all the difference.

With gratitude,

Chris Fee
Owner/GM KROX Radio

Representative Michelle Fischbach – 
D.C. office phone: (202) 225-2165
Twitter – @RepFischbach
Electronic contact – https://fischbach.house.gov/contact
Office address (mail) – 
Representative Michelle Fischbach
1004 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Senator Amy Klobuchar – 
D.C. office phone – 202-224-3244
Twitter – @SenAmyKlobuchar
Electronic/Email contact – https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-amy
Office address (mail) – 
Senator Amy Klobuchar
425 Dirksen Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510

Senator Tina Smith –
D.C. office phone – (202) 224-5641
Twitter – @SenTinaSmith
Electronic/email contact – https://www.smith.senate.gov/share-your-opinion/
Office address (mail) –
Senator Tina Smith
720 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

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KROX RADIO AND OTHER AM RADIO STATIONS NEED YOUR SUPPORT

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As a loyal listener of KROX Radio you already know what makes AM radio great. Whether its tuning into the high school football game, listening to your local church service, monitoring the incoming storm or catching your favorite newscast. These are just some of the ways our listeners depend on us.

And you may not know, AM radio stations make up the backbone of the emergency alert system the tool used to keep the public safe in times of crisis.

There are more than 80 million Americans each month that depend on AM radio stations across the country. Yet despite this, certain automobile manufacturers have taken AM radio out of their electric vehicles. Some have even signaled they may remove AM from future models of all their vehicles.

We need your help.

If you could take just two minutes to send a message to your members of Congress about why AM radio is important to keep in the car, it would make an incredible difference. (Contact info is below)

Weve made it easy. When you click here, you will be taken to a site with a pre-populated email (feel free to personalize this as you like). You can add your mailing address and this email will be sent to your representatives and senators on Capitol Hill.

We dont want AM radio listeners to be left in the dark. Its important to send a message today to Congress asking them to advocate for AM radio with automakers.

Your help can make all the difference.

With gratitude,

Chris Fee
Owner/GM KROX Radio

Representative Michelle Fischbach –
D.C. office phone: (202) 225-2165
Twitter – @RepFischbach
Electronic contact – https://fischbach.house.gov/contact
Office address (mail) –
Representative Michelle Fischbach
1004 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Senator Amy Klobuchar –
D.C. office phone –202-224-3244
Twitter – @SenAmyKlobuchar
Electronic/Email contact – https://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-amy
Office address (mail) –
Senator Amy Klobuchar
425 Dirksen Senate Building
Washington, DC 20510

Senator Tina Smith –
D.C. office phone – (202) 224-5641
Twitter – @SenTinaSmith
Electronic/email contact – https://www.smith.senate.gov/share-your-opinion/
Office address (mail) –
Senator Tina Smith
720 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

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CITY OF CROOKSTON ISSUES SNOW EMERGENCY

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The City of Crookston is declaring a snow emergency which will take effect
tonight (April 4) at 8:00 p.m. The emergency shall remain in effect until Thursday,
April 6 at 4:30 p.m.
During a snow emergency, there is no parking allowed on city streets. Parking
restrictions exclude the downtown district. Vehicles parked on the street during
a snow emergency are subject to ticketing and towing.

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NASA announces team of four astronauts who will fly around the moon

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On Monday, NASA named the team of four astronauts who will launch on a critical test flight next year to slingshot around the moon. At an event held in Houston, the agency announced NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, as the crew for its upcoming Artemis II flight, slated to launch in 2024. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said at the ceremony: “The Artemis II crew represents thousands of people working tirelessly to bring us to the stars. This is their crew. This is our crew This is humanity’s crew.”

The astronauts will be the first humans to fly in the vicinity of the moon in more than 50 years, and will also be the first to launch aboard NASA’s next-generation megarocket and Orion space capsule. The crew will not land on the moon but will swing around the celestial body, testing the performance of the Orion spacecraft, before returning to Earth. If their mission is successful, NASA has said that the subsequent Artemis III flight will touch down on the moon with a crew that will include the first woman and the first person of color to step foot on the lunar surface.

Artemis II will be the first fully crewed test flight as part of NASA’s efforts to return to the moon.

  • Wiseman will act as the commander of the Artemis II flight. A former naval aviator test pilot, he was selected to become a NASA astronaut in 2009. In 2014, he launched to the International Space Station on a 165-day mission as part of the Expedition 41 crew.
  • Glover, a former captain in the U.S. Navy, will be the mission’s pilot. He was selected as an astronaut in 2013 and previously flew on the second crewed flight of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft to the space station.
  • Koch and Hansen will serve as mission specialists on the Artemis II flight. Koch, who became an astronaut in 2013, set a record in 2020 for the longest single spaceflight by a woman, after spending a total of 328 days in space aboard the space station. During that mission, she also participated in the first all-female spacewalk.​Hansen was selected by the Canadian Space Agency to become an astronaut in 2009. The former fighter pilot will be the first Canadian to venture to the moon.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill to carry concealed guns without a permit

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Under a bill Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Monday, residents will be able to carry concealed guns without a permit.  The governor signed the bill in a private ceremony in his office.  The new law, which takes effect July 1st, will allow anyone who can legally own a gun in Florida to carry one without a permit. It means training and a background check will not be required to carry concealed guns in public.

The arguments over the legislation were divided along political lines, with Republicans saying law-abiding citizens have a right to carry guns and protect themselves, and that most people will still want to get a permit because it will allow them to carry concealed weapons in states with reciprocal agreements and to be able to purchase guns without a waiting period.

On the opposite side of the argument, Democrats and gun safety advocates point to mass shootings in Florida like the massacre at the 2016 Pulse nightclub in Orlando and the deadly 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, and say the new law will only make the state more dangerous. Fred Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old daughter Jaime was killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, told reporters during an online news conference:  “I will chase him down across the state as well as possibly across the country … because Ron DeSantis today put his signature to a bill that guarantees there will be more Jaimes … Somebody in Florida may die … because of this legislation. That will be because of you, Ron DeSantis. I understand why you hid today … You are a weak, pathetic, small-minded individual.”

Nearly 3 million Floridians have a concealed weapons permit. While a background check and three-day waiting period will still be required to purchase a gun from a licensed dealer, they are not required for private transactions or exchanges of weapons. The bill signing comes five years after then-Gov. Rick Scott, a Republican, signed a bill creating gun restrictions after 17 students and faculty were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas. Under DeSantis, momentum has swung back toward expanding gun rights rather than placing limits on them, which has earned him praise from gun rights advocates.

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CBS announces ‘Blue Bloods’ is officially renewed for Season 14

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CBS announced that the long-running police drama ‘Blue Bloods’ has been renewed for Season 14. News of the renewal comes in the midst of the series’ Season 13, which will air its finale on May 19. ‘Blue Bloods’ also streams on Paramount+,

Led by Tom Selleck and Donnie Wahlberg, ‘Blue Bloods’ follows the Reagan family, a clan of high-powered New York City police officers and public officials, as they wage war both in the office and at home. The core cast will return for Season 14 of ‘Blue Bloods,’ with original stars Selleck and Wahlberg along with Bridget Moynahan and Will Estes all reprising their roles. Per Deadline, the cast reportedly agreed to 25% salary cuts in order to keep the show alive and continue to employ crew members

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‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ tops box office with $38.5M opening

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‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ opened with $38.5 million at the domestic box office over the weekend, taking the top spot from ‘John Wick: Chapter 4.’

Based on Hasbro’s fantasy tabletop game, ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ came in ahead of expectations but will still to perform strong throughout April and into May in order to launch a new movie franchise for Paramount. Overseas, the movie debuted to $33 million from 60 territories representing 83 percent of the international marketplace for a global bow of $71.5 million.

‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’, directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, is based on Hasbro’s influential role-playing game and features a star-packed cast led by Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Chloe Coleman, Daisy Head and Hugh Grant. The film reunites Game Night helmers Goldstein and Daley, who directed from a script they wrote with Michael Gilio.

Lionsgate’s John Wick 4 fell 62 percent to $28.2 million in its second outing for a domestic tally of $122.9 million. Paramount’s Scream VI came in third with $5.3 million for a domestic tally of $98.2 million, while His Only Son, from Angel Studio, came in just under $5.3 million from only 1,920 theaters. MGM’s Creed III followed in fifth place with $5 million for a domestic total of $148.6 million.

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ARREST/FIRE REPORT – APRIL 4, 2023

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The Northwest Regional Corrections Center reported the arrest of the following –

Micah Jacob Tollefson, 21 of Grand Forks, for fourth-degree DUI

Mary Margaret Auginaush, 57 of Naytahwansh, for fourth-degree DUI

Richard John Rud, 53 of Thief River Falls, for fifth-degree possession or control over a controlled substance.

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