Air quality alert

Air quality alert issued due to wildfire smoke for Wednesday, Sept. 4 through Thursday, Sept. 5 for northwestern Minnesota The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for northwestern Minnesota. The alert takes effect 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4 and runs until 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5. The affected […]

Busy and Successful Bear, Teal, Dove, and Early Goose Opening Weekend Reported

Officers with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources report a busy bear, teal, dove, and early goose opening weekend.  Conservation Officer Sarah Jahn in Thief River Falls says enforcement action was taken for cameras on Wildlife Management Areas, use of non-biodegradable bait, failure to secure bait barrels, and a juvenile without a helmet in a […]

September 3 Radiogram

Injury Reported After Harley Trike Strikes Deer

One person from Thief River Falls was injured in a single vehicle motorcycle crash over the weekend in Red Lake County According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Lynda Diane Scholin (69) was injured when the northbound Harley Trike in which she was a passenger collided with a deer Saturday night on Highway 59 in Emardville […]

Two Injured in Single Vehicle Accident

Two people from Roseau were injured in a single vehicle motorcycle crash over the weekend in Becker County.  According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Harvey Patrick Johnson (59) was injured when he lost control of the westbound 2004 Honda 1300 he was driving Highway 113 near Mile Marker 42 in Forest Township. Johnson and a […]

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State Patrol Says Driver Had Been Consuming Alcohol Prior To Friday Morning Crash

A Climax area man was injured in a single vehicle accident early Friday in Polk County. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Dylan Tyler Johnson (24) was injured when the southbound 2010 Ford Taurus he was driving crashed on Highway 75 at 220th Avenue in Roome Township. Johnson was taken to Essentia ER and treated […]

August 30 Radiogram

Flood Advisory Set to Expire at 11

A Flood Advisory is in effect until 11am this morning.  According to the National Weather Service in Grand Forks, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain in Northwest Minnesota and Eastern North Dakota from thunderstorm activity. Minor flooding is ongoing in Polk County, Minnesota and in Grand Forks, Steele and Traill Counties in North Dakota.  Between 3 […]

August 29 Radiogram