State Patrol Says Alcohol Was A Factor In Wrong Way Crash

An Ennis, Texas woman was killed by an apparent wrong way driver over the weekend in Clay County.  According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Jennifer Elizabeth Watson (43) was killed when the southbound 2022 Jeep Compass she was driving collided head-on with a 2007 Toyota Tundra driven by Christopher Pink (28) of Moorhead.  According to […]

Regular Business on The Agenda For Regular County Board Meeting

The Pennington County Board meets in regular session Tuesday in Thief River Falls. On the agenda, Sheriff Seth Vettleson, Emergency Management Director Erik Beitel, Humans Services Director Julie Sjostrand, Assistant County Engineer Alex Bladow and County Engineer Mike Flaagan, as well as the County Auditor-Treasurer, County Coordinator, and County Attorney. Also on the agenda, Recognition […]

MN AG OFFICIALS BEGIN TESTING RAW MILK FOR BIRD FLU

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is going to start testing raw cow milk today (Monday) for H5N1 or bird flu.  Dairy Inspection Division Director Doctor Nicole Neeser says Minnesota farmers won’t need to do anything extra.  Neeser says they’ll be using existing infrastructure to collect samples and each farm will be tested once a month […]

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Walz Orders Flags at Half-Staff to Honor MN Border Patrol Agent

[ST. PAUL, MN] – Governor Tim Walz has ordered all United States and Minnesota flags to fly at half-staff at all state buildings in the State of Minnesota from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, February 22, 2025, in honor and remembrance of David Christopher Maland. Maland was shot while on duty as a federal border […]

DNR REMINDS YOU OF FISH HOUSE REMOVAL DEADLINES

Warm weather is in the forecast and the DNR is reminding you that if you still have a fish house on the ice to start planning for its removal.  The shelter removal deadline for inland waters in the southern two-thirds of the state is 11:59 pm March 3.  The deadline for inland lakes in the […]

LT. GOVERNOR FLANAGAN ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR U.S SENATE

Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan has officially launched her campaign for U.S Senate, a week after saying she would run following Senator Tina Smith’s declaration that she would not seek re-election next year.  Flanagan is a member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe and is the country’s highest ranking Native American woman elected to […]

Woman Faces Several Charges Following Traffic Stop in TRF

A Bemidji area woman was arrested following a traffic stop last week in Thief River Falls.  Police say Shauna Lee Stephens (38) was arrested Saturday, charged with Fleeing a Peace Officer in a Motor Vehicle, Reckless Driving, Giving a Peace Officer False Name, Obstructing Legal Process, and Speeding.  Police initiated a traffic stop just after […]