Changes to Minnesota’s Child Passenger Safety Law Go Into Effect Aug. 1

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says families and caregivers should prepare now for changes in State Law that go into effect August 1st. Law now specifies ages for child safety seats and increases booster seat use from 8 to 9 years old. Prior to the changes, state law required car seats to be used […]

Intentional Damage to Property Reported at TRF Business

A Redby area man was cited following a disturbance Tuesday at a Thief River Falls business.  Clarence Spears Junior (33) was cited for 4th Degree Intentional Damage to Property. According to the report, sheriff’s deputies were dispatched after a caller reported that “someone was just in our bathroom and ripped the paper towel dispenser off […]

Two Charged Following Parking Lot Drug Bust

Two Oklee area men face charges following an alleged drug sale in a Thief River Falls parking lot.  Rodney Arlan Smith (57) and Zachariah Howard (21) were arrested Wednesday in the Knight Avenue lot. Smith was charged with Controlled Substance Crime in the First Degree – Sale. Howard was charged with Aiding and Abetting Controlled […]

Pennington County Fair Parade 2024

1st place: Northborn Physical Therapy 2nd place: Movement Evolution Most Original: Hugo’s Most Athletic: Takedown Girls Wrestling Most Patriotic: Snorre Lodge Sons on Norway Best Vintage Vehicle or Farm Equipment: Gage Larson’s 1951 Allis Chalmers                      

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Pennington County Fair Parade ’24

Listen live on AM 1230 KTRF or find the live feed at the TRF RADIO Facebook page starting at 7pm.                      

13 Year Old Was Behind The Wheel Of A Side-By-Side ATV In A Crash That Left Two Injured

A child who was behind the wheel of an ATV side-by-side was injured in a crash with a motorcycle last week in Otter Tail County.  According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a Harley Davidson was traveling eastbound on MN Highway 210, the ATV was southbound, approaching the Highway when the vehicles collided at Mile Marker […]

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DNR Report Includes Killing of Geese, 5 Year Old Driving an ATV on State Highway

Conservation Officer Coby Fontes in Warroad reports investigating a case last week where several “nuisance” geese were killed for defecating in “less-than-desired locations”.  Fontes says this resulted in enforcement action being taken for taking geese out of season, using lead shot to take waterfowl, use of an unplugged shotgun, wanton waste, and littering. Meanwhile, Conservation […]

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