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Fatal Fire In Beltrami County, MN

A 76 year old man was killed after fire destroyed his Hines Township, Minnesota home.

Hines Township, MN — A 76 year old man was killed after fire destroyed his Hines Township, Minnesota home. The Beltrami County Sheriff said a call from neighbors at 3:39 a.m. Thursday morning alerted firefighters to the home. Oscar Clark Eckstrom died in his home in the 18200 Block of Lookout Tower Road. Firefighters from Blackduck Fire and the Beltrami…

Law Enforcement Encouraging People to Participate in Active Shooter Training

The sheriff says he and his staff have done about 70 presentations and he wants the number one takeaway for people to be "react, don't freeze." KMSP Fox 9 reporter Paul Blume reports from Barron County, Wisconsin

BARRON COUNTY, Wis. — A Wisconsin sheriff is encouraging active shooter training after Sunday’s massacre at a Texas church. The shooting took the lives of 25 people and an unborn child. “If the shooter is not by you, you should always run,” said Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald, who is with Barron County in Wisconsin. “Run is what we teach.” Sheriff Fitzgerald…

NTSB: Witness Describes Plane Sounded Like “A Terrible Racket” Before Crashing in Moorhead

The plane struck a light pole near an Interstate 94 weigh station before crashing into a field

MOORHEAD, Minn. — A vintage airplane that crashed last summer was obviously in distress when it went down and killed the pilot near the Moorhead airport. That is according to witness reports given to the NTSB in its final report on the crash. Mark Yaggie of Breckenridge died when the T-28 military training plane crashed July 2. Yaggie was headed…

Native American Veterans Honored at Ceremony on MSUM Campus

More Native Americans per capita are veterans than any other ethnic group

MOORHEAD, Minn. — MSUM hosted a Veterans’ Day ceremony honoring Native American members of the Armed Forces. The hour–long program brought in members of the White Earth Veterans’ Honor Guard and Buffalo River Drum Group to the Comstock Union Ballroom. The accomplishments of native people in the Armed Forces were recognized during the ceremony. Like all ethnic groups, Native American…

Moorhead School Board’s Newest Member Thanks Supporters

she will begin her position on the moorhead school board at the end of the month

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Kara Gloe says she’s glad all the work has paid off after winning her seat on the Moorhead School Board. Gloe came out on top out of a field of 13 candidates for the one year term on the board. She says her family was a huge help because her daughters went door to door with her to…

Minnesota Senate May be Growing Desperate as Operating Budget Remains Uncertain

Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed the House and Senate's $130 million budget this spring amid a dispute over tax breaks and other measures

  ST PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Senate may furlough staff and stop cutting checks as soon as December if the courts don’t restore their operating budget. Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed the House and Senate’s $130 million budget this spring amid a dispute over tax breaks and other measures. It sparked a legal battle that is now before the state…

Minnesota Deer Hunters Register Nearly 70,000 Deer

The total harvest last year was about 173,000

  MINNESOTA — Minnesota hunters registered about the same number of deer during the first two days of the season as last year. The DNR says of the nearly 71,00 deer registered, 57 percent were bucks compared with 67 percent during the first weekend of the hunt last year. The agency predicts about 200,000 deer will be taken during this…

Illinois Man Arrested After Found with Missing Teen from Bemidji

He was found with the girl in Minneapolis and brought back to Beltrami County

BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. — A man from Illinois is being held in Beltrami County after picking up a 13 year old Bemidji girl and taking her to Minneapolis. Authorities say 21-year-old Chris Morales met the teen on social media. She was reported missing on Tuesday when she disappeared from her home and wasn’t at school. A neighbor of the teen…

Final Report On Crash That Killed Breckenridge Pilot

Mark Yaggie of Breckenridge, Minn. died when the T-28 military trainer crashed July 2nd.

WASHINGTON (KFGO) – Witnesses say a vintage airplane that crashed last summer was “obviously in distress” when it went down and killed the pilot near the Moorhead airport. That’s according to a new report by the National Transportation Safety Board. Mark Yaggie of Breckenridge, Minn. died when the T-28 military trainer crashed July 2nd. A witness told federal investigators that…

Kara Gloe Wins Seat On Moorhead School Board

Gloe Topped A Field of 13 Candidates in The Special Election

MOORHEAD, Minn. — A married mother of two is the newest member of the Moorhead School Board. In unofficial results, Kara Gloe won with 583 votes in a very crowded field of 13 candidates. Coming in second was Keith Vogt with 366 votes. David Marquardt was third with 125 votes. Gloe will serve just one year on the board. The…