The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is looking for passionate and dedicated students interested in learning more about natural resource careers through paid summer internships.
DNR summer interns receive valuable training, develop key skills, and contribute in important ways to the department’s mission of working with Minnesotans to conserve and manage natural resources, provide outdoor recreational opportunities, and provide for commercial uses of natural resources in a way that creates a sustainable quality of life.
The DNR has a wide variety of internship opportunities throughout the state, including in fisheries, forestry, park operations, watercraft inspections, communications and more. Interns work 20 to 40 hours per week and receive a competitive wage of $19 per hour. To be considered for an internship, fulfilling an academic requirement or receiving academic credit is required.
To review the internship opportunities and apply for those of interest, visit the state of Minnesota careers website (mn.gov/mmb/careers/).
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Internship applications will be accepted through Jan. 31. Positions will start in May and June. Applicants seeking employment with the DNR who are not eligible for an internship should regularly check the website for seasonal and year-round opportunities.
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The Crookston Pirate Boys’ Basketball team has its first game in two weeks as they host the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines in a Section 8AA matchup at the Crookston High School gymnasium. Crookston is 1-3 on the year, with losses to Pelican Rapids, Warroad, and Frazee. Wadena-Deer Creek is 3-2 on the year with two losses to Frazee and Warroad. The game is scheduled for a 1:30 tip and KROX Radio and TV will have the RiverView Health pre-game show at 1:00 p.m.
The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Men’s Basketball team fell to the Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs Friday evening 70-44. The Golden Eagles led 8-9 early, but were outscored 62-35 for the remainder of the game.
FIRST HALF – It was a defensive struggle in the opening stages of the game, with the first points going to SMSU about two minutes in. Chandler Meeks gave thr Golden Eagles their first lead moments later, as he took a hard foul on a made layup and proceeded to hit the ensuing layup. SMSU’s Calvin Buss made it 4-0 moments later on a layup of his own. UMC would take the lead again on an Andrew Stokes layup a few minutes later, but the teams continued to trade buckets. UMC was up 9-8 at the 12:54 mark, but the Mustangs started on a 11-0 run over the next three minutes. UMC finally broke the run on a Chandler Meeks free throw with just under 8 minutes to play in the half, but SMSU would score the next 4 points. The Golden Eagles found themselves down 30-16 late in the half, but scored the final 6 before halftime to make it 30-22. UMC’s defense held up, but the offense was unable to score from deep, as the Golden Eagles were 0-of-12 from three in the half.
SECOND HALF – The Mustangs started the second half with a couple of quick points, but UMC had an answer. SMSU extended their lead to 37-24 about a minute and a half in before both teams traded a few scoreless possessions. A Mustang layup was answered by the first three pointer of the day for UMC, as Micah Garrett’s triple made the score 39-27. The defenses took control over the next several minutes, with the only points in the span coming from a Mustang layup. A Mitchell Jordan finger-roll layup made it 41-29, and the teams again traded makes for around a minute. SMSU was up 46-32 with 12:25 left in the game, and extended it by 3 more after a Dunwa Omat make from beyond the arc. Omat beat the shot clock on a high arcing three on the following possession to make it a 52-32 game. The Mustangs would extend the scoring run to 8 in a row with a Meckhi Shaw layup. Andrew Stokes ended the run with a layup for UMC, followed by a couple of free throws to make it 54-36 at the 9:27 mark. SMSU went on a 7-2 run over the next three minutes, as they led UMC 61-38 at the 6:47 mark. Landon Dimler made a three for UMC to make it a 20-point game again on the ensuing possession. SMSU had an answer, as Mason Lund responded with his third triple of the day. Dimler hit another three to answer back, making it 64-44 in favor of the Mustangs. Lund put up 5 in a row for SMSU, forcing the Golden Eagles to burn a timeout with just under 4 to play and trailing 69-44. The reserves would finish out the final four minutes of the game, as the Mustangs cruised to a 70-44 victory.
UMC is now 3-10 on the season and will play the University of Sioux Falls tomorrow. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 on KROX.
Listen to postgame comments from UMC head coach Brian Beamish:
The UMC women’s basketball team started off strong but were then outscored 27-8 in the second quarter and could not recover as the Golden Eagles fall to the Mustangs of SMSU by a score of 83-62 at Lysaker Gymnasium.
FIRST QUARTER – At the start of the game, both teams started with intensity and fire, especially on the defensive end. An Audrey Swanson three-point play gave the Mustangs a 5-2 lead, and that ended up being their largest lead of the quarter. 3 UMC free throws by Emma Miller and Nicole Fernandez tied the game at 5, and from there it was a back-and-forth affair. A 3-pointer by Miller gave UMC their first lead of the game at 8-7, but Peyton Blandin hit a long-range shot immediately after to put the Mustangs back up by 2. From there, neither team had a lead larger than 2 for the remainder of the quarter, and another jumper by Miller with 4.1 seconds left tied the game at 18 at the end of the first quarter.
SECOND QUARTER – The second quarter could not have gone any more different than the first, with SMSU being the primary benefactor. Unlike the first quarter where both teams were relatively even in shooting, SMSU couldn’t miss, whereas UMC couldn’t buy a bucket. SMSU scored the first 8 points of the quarter to take a 26-18 lead, and after Miller hit yet another 3-pointer to cut the lead to 5, SMSU was able to blow the game open, going on a 19-0 run in a 7:21 span to take a 45-21 advantage. SMSU also controlled the rebounding, outpacing UMC 12-4 on the defensive glass. Hope Dudycha hit a layup in the final minute to break the run, but SMSU was able to take a 45-26 lead into the half.
THIRD QUARTER – UMC did their best to forget about the second quarter, and they played a whole lot better in the 3rd quarter. Hope Dudycha especially stepped up; out of her 20 points in total this game, 10 of them came in the 3rd quarter, including twice from long range. Both teams, just like the first quarter, played very even and went back-and-forth. UMC shot 50% from the field in the quarter and did not miss a free throw, but SMSU was able to keep pace, only being outscored 21-20 in the quarter, allowing them to take a 65-47 lead into the fourth quarter.
FOURTH QUARTER – The 2nd quarter proved to be an outlier, as the 4th quarter went the same way as the 1st and 3rd. UMC was aggressive with their shot selection, but unlike the 3rd quarter, and similar to the first half, shots were just not falling; the team shot 34% from the field and 26% from beyond the arch in the game. Emma Miller and Hope Dudycha continued to lead the scoring for the Golden Eagles, but they got help late from Keljeski and Fernandez, allowing them to stay alive. However, they were just not able to come back from the 19-point 2nd quarter differential, and 23 points from Peyton Blandin and 20 from Bri Stoltzman helped give the Mustangs an 83-62 victory.
UMCfalls to 5-8 on the year and will face Sioux Falls tomorrow. SMSU improves to 12-2 on the season. For postgame comments from UMC head coach Natalie Moynihan, click below.
Chuck Getsman, Crookston Public Works Director, says that City crews will collect Christmas trees throughout January. Please place the trees on the boulevard for collection. No metal tree stands, please.
Officials confirmed Thursday that the suspect in the Cybertruck explosion outside of the Las Vegas Trump Hotel had a background in the U.S. military.
The Cybertruck was rented to suspect Matthew Alan Livelsberger, 37, an active duty U.S. Army Special Forces intelligence sergeant, who was serving in Germany but was on leave in Colorado at the time of the incident. Livelsberger, had 20 years of service in the Army before being killed in the Cybertruck explosion, per USA TODAY. Livelsberger enlisted with Special Forces in 2006 and was on active duty with them until March 2011. After a short time in the National Guard and Army Reserve he rejoined active duty as an Army Special Operations soldier.
Federal law enforcement agents began searching a residence in Colorado Springs, Colorado, connected with the case and were expected to be on-site for several hours. The FBI said on X: “This activity is related to the explosion in Las Vegas.” The incident is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack, and came just hours after a driver in a rented pickup truck who was flying a flag of the Islamic State terrorist group plowed into New Year’s Eve revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 14 and injuring more than 30 others before being shot dead by police.
Clark County/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill told reporters that the pickup truck and the Tesla in the Las Vegas explosion were rented from the same company, Turo. When asked whether the two incidents are connected, he said: “I don’t know. But we are investigating whether there is any connectivity.”
However as of Thursday, officials said the incident is not believed to have any direct connection to the New Orleans attack. FBI’s Christopher Raia said at a Thursday morning press conference regarding the New Orleans attack: “At this point, there is no definitive link between the attack here in New Orleans and the one in Las Vegas.”
President Biden announced Thursday that the Presidential Citizens Medal will be awarded to Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), and former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the lawmakers who led the House select committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.
Cheney and Thompson served as chair and vice chair of the now-defunct House Jan. 6 committee. The White House said of the honorees: “The Presidential Citizens Medal is awarded to citizens of the United States of America who have performed exemplary deeds of service for their country or their fellow citizens. President Biden believes these Americans are bonded by their common decency and commitment to serving others. The country is better because of their dedication and sacrifice.”
Biden will also award medals to former Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn.; former Sen. Ted Kaufman, D-Del.; former Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, R-Kan.; former Sen. Bill Bradley, D-N.J., and former Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y. Additionally, Mary Bonauto (who argued for same-sex marriage in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in the Obergefell case); and former Army nurse Diane Carlson Evans will be awarded medals.
Others recipients include medical war innovator Frank Butler, Jr.; war photographer Bobb Sager, woman’s rights advocate Eleanor Smeal, Vietnam veteran Thomas Vallely, National Breast Cancer Coalition President Frances Visco, educator Paula Wallace, and marriage equality advocate Evan Wolfson.
Posthumous recipients include Mitsuye Endo Tsutsumi, who was an internment camp detainee during World War II; war reporter Joseph Galloway, civil rights advocate Louis Lorenzo Redding, and Delaware Judge Collins J. Seitz.
The Presidential Citizens Medal was established in 1969 and is recognized as the second-highest civilian award from the U.S. government (behind only the Presidential Medal of Freedom). It recognizes individuals who perform exemplary deeds of service for their country or fellow citizens.
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Markle dropped the trailer via her new Instagram announcement on Thursday, writing in the caption: “I have been so excited to share this with you! I hope you love the show as much as I loved making it. Wishing you all a fantastic new year! Thanks to our amazing crew and the team @netflix. Beyond grateful for the support – and fun!” signing off with “as ever, Meghan.”
The trailer features a cameo from Meghan’s husband Prince Harry, and comes shortly after she returned to Instagram with the simple handle @meghan, launched on New Year’s Day. Last year, Meghan and Harry announced they were working on two new non-fiction shows set for release on Netflix: the first show, “With Love, Meghan,” would “celebrate the joys of cooking & gardening, entertaining, and friendship,” while the second project is “a sports-centered program, slated to take viewers behind the scenes of professional polo, a sport played by Harry, at the U.S. Open Polo Championship in Wellington, Florida.”
‘With Love, Meghan’ debuts January 15th on Netflix; see the trailer: HERE.
A reboot of Sylvester Stallone’s action classic “Cliffhanger” is currently in production in Munich, Germany, and the Dolemite Mountains in Italy, with Lily James and Pierce Brosnan starring as father/daughter mountain climbing team Ray and Naomi Cooper.
The reboot was originally announced last year to feature Stallone returning in his original role, according to Deadline. The cast now only includes Brosnan, James, Tiger Free, Franz Rogowski, Shubham Saraf, Assaad Bouab, Suzy Bemba and Bruno Gouery.
In the new film reboot, Naomi (James) is haunted by a past climbing accident (the same trauma that haunted Sylvester Stallone’s character in the 1993 film). The Coopers face kidnappers in the Dolemite Mountains in the reboot, while in the 1993 film, mountain climbers were forced to help hijackers recover money that fell in the mountain range during a plane crash.
The project hails from Rocket Science in partnership with Thank You Pictures and Supernix, with Ana Lily Amirpur writing the new film’s story.
On Thursday, January 2, 2025, the Fosston Police Department responded to the report of a weapon at the Fosston Elementary School. A weapon was located and seized, and an 11-year-old male suspect was detained. The incident is under investigation and no other information is being released at this time.
