Here's a WJON FlashBriefing for June 5, 2017.

 

 

TRAUT MURDER -- A North Dakota jury's convicted a Fargo man in the deaths of two people. Ashley Hunter -- convicted -- in the hammer-beating death of 24-year-old Sartell native Sam Traut and another man in separate incidents.

MORE: http://wjon.com/fargo-man-convicted-of-murder-against-sartell-native

 

MOTORCYCLE CRASH -- A motorcycle driver lost control on a curve and was thrown from her bike in Morrison County. 41-year-old Deanna Kampa hurt in that Sunday afternoon crash, southeast of Genola.

MORE: http://wjon.com/rice-women-hurt-after-being-thrown-from-motorcycle/

 

MELROSE GRANT -- Melrose is getting nearly $1.3-million dollars in state disaster recovery funds to help rebuild its downtown. Eleven business were affected by a fire last fall.

MORE: http://wjon.com/melrose-to-rebuild-downtown-with-1-3m-state-grant/

 

RESORT WORKER SHORTAGE -- Minnesota resort owners are scrambling to find summer worker workers. The state says baby boomers in popular resort areas are retiring faster than they can be replaced.

MORE: http://wjon.com/tourism-based-businesses-scramble-to-look-for-summer-staff/

 

EDEN VALLEY-WATKINS VOTE -- Voters in the Eden Valley-Watkins school district will decide Tuesday on a $12-million dollar school bond question. The vote will decide whether the public is willing to pay for district-wide improvements and better maintain existing facilities.

MORE: http://wjon.com/12-million-dollars-on-the-ballot-for-eden-valley-watkins/

 

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