BARNESVILLE

Barnesville Home Heavily Damaged In Fire

Crews from Barnesville and Sabin responded; no one was hurt

Sabin FireBARNESVILLE, Minn. — A home near Barnesville has been extensively damaged by fire. Barnesville and Sabin fire crews responded to the call shortly before 9:30 last night about 13 miles west of Barnesville. There’s extensive interior damage from flames and smoke. No one was hurt. Firefighters were on the scene for more than four hours. The cold affected their…

MN Basketball Roundup: Perham Escapes Hawley with 22nd Straight Victory

Barnesville downs DGF in girls basketball.

HAWLEY, Minn. — The Perham Yellow Jackets (22-0) picked up their 22nd win in a row by the slimmest of margins over Hawley (11-7) 49-48. Perham’s Carter Cresap bucket was the difference maker in the lasting seconds as the Yellow Jackets defense made a key stop on the Nuggets to end the game. In girls basketball, Barnesville (18-3) and DGF…

Girls Basketball Roundup: Barnesville Gets Past Kindred in Border Battle

Park Christian routs Lake Park-Audubon in Moorhead.

KINDRED, N.D. — Barnesville (16-3) headed over to North Dakota to battle (14-4) Kindred in a border battle. The Trojans came out on top by a score of 53-51. In Minnesota, Park Christian took down Lake Park-Audubon 68-50. The Falcons improve to 18-4 on the season and will host Nevis on Thursday. Karley Motschenbacher scored her 1,000th-career point in the…

McIntyre Scores Play of the Week Honors

Congrats to Andria McIntyre for winning AM FAM HS POTW

FARGO, N.D. — This weeks DJ Colter – Ken Kraft high school play of the week winner goes to Andria McIntyre of Barnesville girls basketball. McIntyre slipped through the East Grand Forks defense, to lay in the bucket and draw the foul. Great to pick up that and-one play. A nifty play, and that gets enough votes to be high school…

HS Play of the Week Nominees: January 19

VOTE FOR THE DJ COLTER-KEN KRAFT AGENCY HS PLAY OF THE WEEK NOMINEES

FARGO, N.D. — The nominees for the DJ Colter – Ken Kraft high school play of the week come from both the ice and the court. Play number one, Red River’s Dane Montgomery drills it in the top of the net for the score. Play number two, Barnesville Andria McIntyre slips through the East Grand Forks defense, lays in the bucket and…

Barnesville Woman Identified as Victim of Crash Near Hawley

Authorities say her SUV was hit by a semi driven by 45-year-old Daniel Anderson of rural Hawley

  CLAY COUNTY, Minn. — The Clay County Sheriff’s Department has identified the woman who died after her vehicle collided with a semi just south of Hawley. The victim is 28-year-old Jaynie Halvorson of rural Hawley. The crash happened at the intersection of County Highway 31 and 120th Avenue South. Emergency responders arrived on the scene around 7:30 Tuesday morning…

Barnesville Fire Department Receives $40,000 in Life-Saving Equipment from Firehouse Subs

The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation donated about $40,000 worth of radio equipment for its trucks and its base

FARGO, ND — Thanks to Firehouse Subs in Fargo and generous donations from sandwich eaters, the Barnesville Fire Department has just received some new equipment. The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation donated about $40,000 worth of radio equipment for its trucks and its base. They received 22 devices, 15 of which are mobile and hand-held. Firefighters from the department say…

Barnesville Woman Hurt After Crash with NDHP Squad Car on I-94

Fenner was ticketed for careless driving and has minor injuries

WEST FARGO, ND — A Barnesville woman was hurt after hitting a North Dakota Trooper squad car on I-94 near West Fargo. The patrol says the trooper was parked on the median shoulder of the westbound lane at the scene of an accident with emergency lights flashing. They say 20-year-old Tabetha Fenner was driving westbound in the left lane when…

Barnesville House Heavily Damaged by Fire

Fire crews respond to house fire early Sunday morning

BARNESVILLE, Minn. — Authorities respond to an early morning fire that heavily damaged a Barnesville house. Firefighters were called to the house in 1000 block of 5th Street Southeast around 3:20 am. Fire crews from Barnesville, Hawley and Sabin worked to put the fire out. The fire appears to have started in the garage and spread to the home. No…

Suspected Drunk Driver Takes Children on High Speed Police Pursuit

Spike strips were used to stop the vehicle near Barnesville

ROTHSAY, Minn. — A suspected drunk driver was arrested after leading authorities on a high speed chase with his children in the vehicle. A caller reported a vehicle swerving on I-94 near Rothsay around 5:30 last night. Wilkin County deputies attempted to pull 27-year-old Andrew Davidson over but he fled and the chase hit speeds of 100 miles per hour….