By Graham Scher – October 31st
Badger, Minn – With the 2025 referendum voting coming up Tuesday November 4th, Dan Carpenter from Badger School was a guest on our school news segment and he explained the first 2 questions on the ballot for Badger School that will be answered on the referendum vote.
Carpenter also shared the third and final question and the importance for Badger School.
Absentee Ballot voting is open now through Tuesday November 4th. That was Dan Carpenter from Badger School.
Sports betting in Minnesota will get another shot coming up with the 2026 legislature. Republican Representative Nolan West will introduce his bill. Although he’s doubtful it will pass, he’s hoping it will at least get a hearing and discussion unlike last session.
West’s proposal allows the tribal governments to run the sports betting, with race tracks, other smaller tribes and the state share the revenue generated from the gambling.
Minnesota soybean farmers lost their top export market due to the trade war. This week, China has agreed to buy 25 million metric tons of soybeans from the US annually as part of an agreement reached by President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach 7th District including Roseau County sat down with R&J News and gave us her reaction to the deal.
We’ll have more local news coming up from Michelle Fischbach and a deeper dive into the government shutdown and Fischbach’s thoughts next week.
You can hear our full interview with Michelle Fischbach here:
A reminder that Daylight Savings Time also referred to as DST is coming to an end this weekend, which statistically could mean a sharp rise in vehicle and deer collisions the coming week according to University of Minnesota Professor Raphael Stern.
Stern explains that deer are primarily active during dawn and dusk. When D-S-T ends, we fall back an hour, which Stern says brings dark earlier and changes our commuting hours, overlapping with sunset.
He is urging motorists to drive a little slower than usual, particularly in areas where you commonly see deer, like parks, golf courses, and forests, to give you more reaction time in those areas where deer are hard to spot.