Minnesota — The Enbridge Line 3 replacement project continues to make good progress. In fact, just over three and a half months into the project and it is nearly 50% complete. Enbridge Line 3 Communication Specialist Juli Kellner says this is a big milestone for Line 3 and crews managed to get it done despite…
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By Paul Vold kkinradio@embarqmail.com (2/3/21) (Carlton County, MN) — Protestors of Enbridge’s Line 3 Pipeline were told to disperse while three were taken into custody in Carlton County on Monday. In a press release obtained from the Northern Lights Task Force, on Monday, February 1st at 3:30pm, Tribal officers from the Fond du Lac Police…
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By Paul Vold kkinradio@embarqmail.com (1/11/21) (Hill City, MN) — Arrests were made over the weekend in conjunction with protests at the construction site of the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline just south of Hill City. According to a press release obtained from the Northern Lights Task Force, approximately 100 persons showed up first to the pipeline…
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Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch identified the protester who dangled from a wooden tripod for several hours before being taken down and arrested Monday, Dec. 28, outside of Backus at a pipe storage yard on County Road 113 in protest of Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline replacement project. Identified as Emma Harrison in a news release, Burch…
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By Paul Vold kkinradio@embarqmail.com (12/31/20) (Aitkin County, MN) — The End of 2020 could not come soon enough for Aitkin County Sheriff Dan Guida, as we had the opportunity to speak with him for his monthly update and a chance to recap a year’s worth of enforcement. After another significant snowfall this week which led…
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By Paul Vold kkinradio@embarqmail.com (12/30/20) (Aitkin, MN) — Less than one week away from the start of the 2021 Legislative Session, we spoke with District 10B State Representative Dale Lueck and his plans going into the Session. Representative Lueck first spoke about the local impact of Governor Tim Walz’s shutdown of bars and restaurants. The…
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By Paul Vold kkinradio@embarqmail.com (12/21/20) (Aitkin, MN) — The news of Governor Tim Walz’s extension of bar and restaurant shutdowns and continued protest at the Line 3 Pipeline construction site in the Palisade area were the main topics of discussion with District 10B State Representative Dale Lueck and his weekly conversation. Representative Lueck had the…
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