State Patrol Responds to 470 Crashes During Snowstorm

(Learfield News/Golden Valley, MN) — A busy day for the Minnesota State Patrol Thursday during the first significant winter storm of the season. State troopers responded to a total of 470 crashes between midnight and 8:30pm and 38 resulted in injuries. Officials say 261 vehicles went off the road and there were 30 jackknifed semis. […]

Arctic Cat Closing Two Minnesota Operations

(Learfield News/Undated) — The future seems uncertain for a well-known Minnesota-based power sports manufacturer after its parent company announced the indefinite suspension of operations at two local plants. Textron Inc. confirmed that Arctic Cat manufacturing operations are being shut down at factories in Thief River Falls and St. Cloud after planned production numbers for the […]

12-19 Shop Local

Weather Related Announcements 12-19-2024

Thief River Falls Public Schools will dismiss today at 2 pm, due to inclement weather. No after school activities. Latch-Key will be open. Badger Independent School District #676 will be dismissing students and buses at 12:30 PM today E-Learning Red Lake Falls Red Lake County Central Marshall County Central Tri-County Karlstad Fertile-Beltrami Stephen-Argyle (no after […]

TRF Woman Cited Following Incident With Neighbor

Police in Thief River Falls cited a woman for Disorderly Conduct following a confrontation between neighbors earlier this month.  Brenda Gibson (67) was cited when officers responded to a caller who said “my neighbor tried to attack me”.  Officers responded to an address on Saint Paul Avenue just after 2pm on December 5th.     […]

TRF Woman Cited After Single Vehicle Crash

A Thief River Falls woman was arrested after going off road last week.  Police say Ellen Wuflestad (30) was arrested and charged with “Third Degree Driving While Impaired .16 or Greater” after the van she was driving went in the ditch at 140th Ave Northeast / Riverbend Trail.  Police responded just after 9:30pm on December […]

RLF Woman Cited For Failure To Yield

A Red Lake Falls area woman was cited following a two vehicle collision last week in Thief River Falls.  Police say Theresa Beyer was northbound in a 2018 Ford Explorer on Highway 32 when she turned on a yellow arrow in front of a southbound 2015 Chevy Tahoe at Greenwood Street. Beyer was cited for […]

December 19 Radiogram

MN First State to offer Advance Payment Option for Child Tax Credit

(St. Paul, MN) — Minnesota just became the first state that will give taxpayers the option to receive advance payments of their Child Tax Credit. That means in the future, Minnesotans who qualify can get three payments during the year of their tax credit. Revenue Commissioner Paul Marquart says you can now sign up and […]

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