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Snowmobilers take to the hills in honor of one of their own

DULUTH- Warm temperatures didn’t stop snowmobile enthusiasts from heading out to the WSA Snowmobile Racing Series at Spirit Mountain on Saturday. Racers took to the steepest ski hill at Spirit Mountain with their snowmobiles for what’s known as Hillcross Racing. Saturday’s races went on despite last weekend’s Hillcross accident, when...
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DNR says this could be last week of snowmobile trail grooming

A press release from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources: While a few good riding spots remain, warm weather across the state has eroded snowmobile trails in many parts of Minnesota. Local clubs have put up “Trail Closed” signs on many of the grant-in-aid trails, and this will probably be...
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Nick Keller welcomed home from historic record-breaking ride

RICHMOND, Minn. — Nick Keller has done it! The Richmond-area resident bested the world snowmobile mileage record by riding 19,506 miles over 60 days. More important to Keller is the money he raised in the process for cancer-stricken families. Keller, who started the trip Dec. 26, came home to a...
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ND Man On Snowmobile Hurt In Crash Along Red River

EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (AP)- A North Dakota man has been hospitalized following a snowmobile crash on a ridge along the Red River in East Grand Forks. Authorities identified him as 36-year-old Todd Franks of Grand Forks, N.D. East Grand Forks police say Franks was speeding when his snowmobile hit...
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Teen injured in snowmobile-car accident in Bagley

A Bagley, Minn., teenager was injured this morning when the snowmobile he was driving in a ditch along U.S. Highway 2 hit the front of a car pulling out of a driveway in Bagley. According to the State Patrol, Justen Rasmussen, 17, was driving a 1996 Arctic Cat east in...
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