By Daniel DeMolee – KQ92 | September 25, 2025

Warroad Sharing Days is a wonderful opportunity for neighbors to help neighbors by donating fall and winter clothing, shoes and practical usable houseware items. Kim Lawler, chief organizer of the event explains:

The donation drive will occur Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 1st and 2nd.

Lawler explains the process of dropping off at the Warroad Community Center.

The free shopping will occur on Friday Oct. 3rd from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Saturday Oct. 4th from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event is open to those who live or work in Roseau or Lake of the Woods Counties.

The Warroad Women of Today will also be holding the annual coat giveaway during the event. Coats can be dropped off early at the Threads in Warroad. Lawler emphasized that the only item that can be dropped off at the threads are coats.

Volunteering is a great way to give back to the community.

If you have questions call 218-386-4331.

By Daniel DeMolee – KQ92 | September 25, 2025

Roseau County, MINN. – A Warroad man pleaded guilty to third degree assault in a child neglect matter stemming from an incident occurring on or about May 16th of 2024. Jason Clifford Tappe, age 33, was sentenced on Monday in Roseau Dist. Court to 36 months stayed for felony child neglect. Tappe will be credited for 491 days served. He will also be required to serve five years of supervised probation.

The Roseau County Sheriff’s Office was notified in May 2024 that a 12-month-old female had been brought to Lifecare Medical Center Emergency Room in Roseau with multiple fractures. According to a probable cause statement given the clinical findings, concerns about physical abuse were raised.

Kaylie Star Krube, Tappe’s girlfriend at the time, was also implicated in the incident. She pleaded guilty to the child neglect charge brought in Roseau County Court on Oct. 30, 2024. Prior to her sentencing, she agreed to involuntary termination of her parental rights to her children and four future children in the child protection matter. She was sentenced on that date to three years of supervised probation with some additional conditions.

Ontario Provincial Police reported on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025 three individuals were arrested for Controlled Drugs and Substances and Criminal Code offenses. At approximately 1:45 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle occupied by three individuals. During the stop, one passenger was found to have provided a false identity and was subsequently arrested for obstructing police.

A further investigation and search of the vehicle revealed a backpack containing a large quantity of suspected cocaine, along with various drug paraphernalia. As a result, three individuals, 38-year-old Andrew VanHeyst of Fort Frances, 27-year-old Adrianna Copenace of Couchiching First Nation, and 27-year-old Elizabeth Boshkaykin of Seine River First Nation were charged with multiple drug offenses. All have been released from custody and all are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on Nov. 3, 2025.

Minnesota Veterinary Neurology (MVN) will open its doors next Monday September 29th in Columbus, the state’s very first vet neurology center.

Dr. Missy Carpentier, MVN’s creator, says pets with neurological issues need immediate, specialized, and continued care. Yet, Minnesota has only a few 24/7 emergency veterinarians statewide.

Carpentier says the custom 12 thousand-square-foot facility features state-of-the-art MRI, electrodiagnostic, gait analysis, and 24/7 emergency services. By centralizing neuro expertise in one facility, MVN shortens wait times, expands access to special procedures, and reduces the burden on families.

The sugar beet pre-piling harvest continues to progress throughout the Red River Valley. Local producer Neil Rockstad says the sugarbeet pre-piling harvest is going well, and soybean harvest should be picking up soon.

Rockstad also tells us whether he thinks there will be a delay in the upcoming sugarbeet fall harvest campaign.

While the warm weather isn’t ideal for sugarbeets, Rockstad says it should have a positive effect on the soybean crop.

You can see more agricultural news online at rjbroadcasting.com under the Farm News webpage.