Ava's Blog
Hello and welcome to my blog! My name is Ava LaRue, Program Director for Q Media – Red Wing Minnesota. I am a 2009 graduate of Apple Valley High School, and have my degree in Radio Broadcasting from Brown College. My husband Dustin and I live in Lake City with our dog Piper and our well fed tabbycat Caesar. I love to spend my time listening to music, hunting and fishing, and pretty much anything to do with the outdoors. I am the host of Ava In The Morning on KWNG 106, along with hosting middays on WBHA and evenings on KCUE. You can also catch me on The Valley Outdoors every Saturday and Sunday at 7 am!
One-third of Toledo’s City Council arrested on bribery, extortion charges
The FBI on Tuesday arrested a local attorney and four members of the city council in Toledo, Ohio, for their alleged participation in a bribery and extortion scheme.Tyrone Riley, Yvonne Harper, Garrick “Gary” Johnson, Larry Sykes and Keith Mitchell were charged with bribery and extortion in a federal criminal complaint after a two-year investigation, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).“As……
SoFi Stadium, home to Rams and Chargers, hangs largest video scoreboard of its kind, weighing over 2M pounds
Two Los Angeles NFL teams made the joint announcement Wednesday that they now have the largest video scoreboard in the world: a 2.2 million-pound, 70,000-square-foot behemoth that officials say boasts more than 80 million pixels.SoFi Stadium’s official Twitter account shared a video showing the massive Samsung video board being installed Wednesday.In the video, the stadium’s chief……
Iona’s Rick Pitino tweets out suggestion to NCAA regarding college basketball season
Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Pitino has some wise words for the NCAA.On Wednesday, Pitino, Iona’s new head coach, tweeted out an idea about how college basketball should go about playing games in the upcoming season amid the coronavirus pandemic.“Suggestion to the NCAA, push the start of the season back to January and only……
Tuscaloosa students throwing dangerous ‘COVID parties,’ city councilor warns
College students in Alabama who contracted the coronavirus have been attending COVID-19 parties over the past few weeks as part of a game to intentionally infect others, according to a city council member.Tuscaloosa City Councilor Sonya McKinstry told ABC News that party organizers are purposefully inviting guests who have tested positive for COVID-19 with the goal……
Rob Manfred reveals MLB never intended to play more than 60 games
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred admitted on Wednesday that the league never intended to play more than 60 games in the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic.During an appearance on “The Dan Patrick Show”, Manfred was asked to rate how he did during the negotiating process, and he responded by saying in truth that more than……
Texas town’s entire police department placed under coronavirus quarantine, report says
All 12 officers in a small Texas town’s police department went into self-quarantine after one member tested positive for the coronavirus this week, prompting a nearby sheriff’s office to step up and handle calls overnight.It happened in the city of Kemah, a waterfront community on Galveston Bay with a population of about 1,700.The city closed……