ALEXANDRIA, Minn. – “We were paged at 4:34 this morning for a downtown building apartment fire. A tenant had smoke coming into his apartment,” Chief Jeff Karrow, from the Alexandria Fire Department says. To prevent the fire from spreading, crews had to demolish businesses within the block which included RM Tattoo, Raapers Eatery & Ale, Charlie’s Bazaar and Little Darlings…
ALEXANDRIA, MINN.–A large fire in Alexandria has displaced residents and caused businesses to be demolished. Fire crews were dispatched to a fire at approximately 4:30 a.m. in the 500 block of West Broadway Street in Alexandria on Tuesday. The City of Alexandria says four buildings have been destroyed by the fire and are being demolished to ensure it does not…
MILLERVILLE, MN — Two brothers are dead after being overcome by fumes in a grain silo on a Millerville, Minnesota farm. That is located about a half hour northwest of Alexandria. The victims are identified as 47-year-old Curt Boesl and 49-year-old Steven Boesl. Authorities say Curt’s 11-year-old son Alex also fell ill to the fumes late Saturday morning and was…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. — A man died after a crash Saturday morning just north of Alexandria, Minnesota. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says 94-year-old Kenneth Karius of Miltona hit a parked vehicle along County Road 14. His vehicle ended up in the ditch and Karius had to be cut out. He later died at a hospital. The other driver was not…
PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn. — Two teens are thrown from their ATV after hitting a muddy area south of Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says the 16-year-old female driver was initially unresponsive and appeared to have a head injury and fractured bones. She was taken to Alexandria for treatment. Her 15-year-old female passenger didn’t appear to be hurt…
ALEXANDRIA, MN (KFGO) – An Alexandria, Minnesota woman was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 29 south of Alexandria, Minnesota Wednesday afternoon. The State Patrol says an SUV driven by a Colorado Man crossed the center line of the highway, several miles south of the I-94 interchange and collided with a van. Both vehicles rolled. The van’s driver was…
Courtesy: Dr. Phil/CBS Television DistributionJasmine Block describes the 29 days she was held captive in the Alexandria area on Doctor Phil. She says she was lured from her home by her best friend’s father, Thomas Barker and taken to his home in Carlos. Block says Barker and Steven Powers, tried to kill her six times. They put the 15-year-old in…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, MN — A $4 million pot and THC bust near Alexandria. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says two Montana men face drug charges. They were stopped on I-94 by a state trooper on Saturday. A police dog detected the drugs and the trooper found 900 pounds of marijuana and THC concentrate in their camper. The drugs have a street…
ANAMOOSE, ND — An Alexandria man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attacking a priest in an apparent dispute over a woman in north central North Dakota. Authorities say 43-year-old Chad Legare attacked the Rev. Robert Wapenski at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Anamoose in January 2018. Wapenski was beaten and had computer speaker wire wrapped around…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, MN — Douglas County authorities respond to two chimney fires, just hours apart. The first call was on Tuesday in Farwell where Jonathan and Tonya Gackle reported their chimney on fire. It quickly spread to the second floor of the house. There is extensive fire and water damage to the structure. One firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation. Another…
