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CeCe Gaines | News Reporter
Bethel News
Still need to get your flu shot? Health Services is accepting walk-ins until Friday from 7:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. Students: make sure to bring your insurance card. Staff can receive the flu shot at no charge.
Art & Graphic Design students have their annual poster sale in the BC today 11:15 a.m.-5 p.m. Bring cash and spread the word!
Festival of Christmas begins tomorrow! If you bought a ticket, don’t forget to come to Benson Great Hall tonight at 7:30.
Local News
According to the Pioneer Press, Minnesota reclaimed the title of “votingest state in the nation.” Click here to see the percentage of Minnesotans who voted, and a turnout map for the rest of the nation.
Gov. Mark Dayton walked out of a meeting earlier this week. Find out what the disagreement waster here.
Here is a Pioneer Press guide that may help when planning the holidays with your family and friends.
National and World News
A plane in Columbia crashed killing 71 people, including members of a Brazilian soccer team, according to CNN. Find out the cause of the crash here.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Donald Trump recently had coinciding ideas. Find out what they agreed on here.
The Canadian town of Kensington is taking punishing drunk drivers to the next level this holiday season, according to CNN. They will still charge a driver, but they’ve added another component. The added punishment may involve Nickelback. Read the full story here.