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🌱 Kirk Cousins returns as Vikings face quarterback trouble

Detroit Lakes, Minnesota Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Kirk Cousins returns as Vikings face quarterback trouble
  • A late Becker County ballot and a four-vote Senate margin

Also on today's calendar: Holmes Art Show - 23rd Annual and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Cooler with periods of sun, with a high of 42 and low of 30 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 37, low: 22.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 37 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Vikings Trade for Kirk Cousins, Bringing Veteran QB Back to Minnesota (lakesarearadio.net) — Kirk Cousins is returning to the Vikings in a trade with the Raiders for a 2027 third-round draft pick, according to reports. With starter Kyler Murray injured and Minnesota coming off two straight losses, the veteran quarterback rejoins the team where he spent six seasons.
   

• Becker County voter's ballot misses deadline by a day as Senate race remains close (inforum.com) — A Becker County voter's mail ballot arrived in Detroit Lakes one day too late to count in a Minnesota Senate race separated by just four votes. Brian Nelson mailed it near Hitterdal on Oct. 29. With Republican Austin Peterson narrowly ahead of DFL incumbent Rob Kupec, county officials are preparing for a possible recount.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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