Six Injured In HWY 59 Crash

Six people were injured in a two-vehicle accident Sunday south of Mahnomen.  According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 30 year old Allissa Grace Warren was injured when the northbound 1999 Chevrolet Silverado she was driving collided with a southbound 2024 Buick driven by 37 year old Reyna Cruz Gonzalez Rivera, of Redby.  Authorities say Highway […]

Suspect Suffers “Life Threatening” Injuries After Allegedly Fleeing Authorities

A Thief River Falls area woman was seriously injured while allegedly fleeing Pennington County Sheriff’s Officials over the weekend.  According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Michelle Marie Holter, (50) was injured when the northbound 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe she was driving collided with a southbound Chevrolet Silverado on Highway 32 at mile marker 107 in North […]

Tesla Charging Station Fire

A Tesla charging station in the parking lot of Scheel’s in Fargo was intentionally set on fire in the early hours of Friday morning. InForum reported that one of the charging stations was smoking when firefighters arrived, and there was a small fire next to the charging stations. Firefighters were able to put it out quickly. […]

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High School Students Invited to Partake in Congressional Art Competition

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the Artistic Discovery competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated nationwide. Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach is encouraging high school students from Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional […]

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Bus Arm Violation Reported in TRF

A Thief River Falls man was arrested after allegedly running a school bus stop arm while children were present on Thursday morning.  Police say Williams Jose Rivera Ramos, (37) was arrested following a report of a stop arm violation on the 1200 Block of Sunset Street. Ramos was charged with the School Bus Stop Arm […]

Injury Reported, TRF Woman Cited in Two Vehicle Accident

A Thief River Falls woman was cited following a two vehicle accident in which a passenger had to be transported by ambulance.  Police say Cassandra Peterson was cited after the 1998 Dodge Dakota she was driving pulled into the intersection from Conley Street South at 1st Street East and collided with a 2017 Chevrolet. Authorities […]

Bids for County Fuel, Culverts, and Equipment Opens Tuesday

The Pennington County Board meets in regular session Tuesday in Thief River Falls. On the agenda, Sheriff Seth Vettleson, Emergency Management Director Erik Beitel, County Engineer Mike Flaagan, as well as the County Auditor-Treasurer, County Coordinator, and County Attorney. Also on the agenda, Recognition of Citizens, a time where individuals may address the Board about […]

Jury Duty Phone Scam Reported

Authorities sent out a warning about a phone scam becoming more common in our area. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, numerous individuals reported scam calls of which the caller claims to be a Polk County Sheriff’s Office Employee. The number that showed up on the caller ID is the Polk County Sheriff’s Office […]