Cause Of April 5 House Fire Determined

The State Fire Marshal has determined the cause of a house fire in Fosston.  According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, improper use of a holiday light cord likely caused the blaze April 5th.   Fosston Police Chief Jim Juve reminded residents that holiday light cords should be used to plug in holiday lights only, and […]

4-18-2024 Headlines

Straw Purchasing Conspiracy Defendant Pleads Guilty

A Cass County, Minnesota felon has pleaded guilty for his role in an illegal firearm straw purchasing conspiracy.  According to United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger, Donald Duane Armstrong, Junior, (36) and a co-conspirator entered a Federal Firearms Licensee in Walker, Minnesota, where the co-conspirator purchased a Glock model 23 G5, 40 caliber semi-automatic pistol, […]

Federal Jury Finds Woman Guilty in Child Abuse Case

A federal jury has found a Red Lake woman guilty of child neglect and endangerment.  According to U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger, Bobbi Jo Johnson, aka, Bobbi Jo Kingbird (46) was convicted last week on one count of child neglect, deprivation of food and health care, and one count of child endangerment. Authorities say Johnson […]

4-17-2024 Headlines

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 Headlines

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 […]