4-17-2024 Sports

4-17-2024 Headlines

Ruth McDowell

Ruth Marie McDowell, age 77, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at Sanford Medical Center, Thief River Falls, MN, due to complications related to a recent fall. Ruth Marie Brodin was born on October 5, 1946, daughter of Rodney and Marian (Ulvin) Brodin in Thief River Falls, MN. Following graduation from Lincoln High School, […]

Five-Year Road & Bridge Plan Hearing Scheduled For Tuesday

The Pennington County Board meets in regular session Tuesday in Thief River Falls.  On the agenda, Bryan Murphy with H2Over Viewers, LLC. H2Over says they offer 3-D watershed and topography modeling in Minnesota and North Dakota. Items are also expected from Human Services Director Julie Sjostrand, Larissa Fitzgerald with the Soil and Water Conservation District, […]

Injury Reported In Train/Vehicle Collision

A Grand Forks area man was injured in a collision with a train Monday in Polk County.  According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Theodore David Krmpotich (36) was injured when the 2010 Nissan Altima he was driving collided with a BNSF train on Highway 75 in Lowell Township.  Krmpotich was taken to Crookston Hospital and […]

4-16-2024 Sports

4-16-2024 Headlines

Wayne Kilen

Wayne Arnold Kilen, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Fargo Veteran’s Medical Center, Fargo, ND at the age of 78. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, April 19, 2024 at the Evangelical Free Church in Newfolden, MN, with Pastor Gary Barrett officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM […]

Ice Fishing Season Comes To An End On Lake of the Woods

The ice fishing season has finally ended on Lake of the Woods.  Conservation Officer Coby Fontes in Warroad spent the week patrolling Lake of the Woods and the Rainy River. Fontes reports that enforcement action was taken for keeping walleyes during the closed season, the use of an extra line, taking fish without an angling […]

Two Semi Accidents Reported Along I94 in West Central Minnesota Monday

Two people were injured, one seriously, in separate crashes on I-94 in west central Minnesota Monday morning.    According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the first crash happened around 3:30 a.m. when a semi driver from Lauderdale Lakes, Florida turned over the Freightliner he was driving in the median near the Downer exit. The driver was […]