OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A fire destroys a house in Otter Tail County, between Battle Lake and Perham. The Battle Lake and Ottertail Fire Departments and deputies responded to 40655 28th Street shortly after 2:30 this morning. The fire was out, but the house is considered a total loss. The cause of the fire is under investigation by…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – The owner of a popular Battle Lake, Minn. candy store is facing numerous tax-related charges. The Minnesota Department of Revenue says Margaret F. Haviland and Terry Allen Haviland are charged with five felony counts of failing to file individual income tax returns and five felony counts of failing to pay individual income tax. Margaret Haviland,…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office identifies the victims of what is believed to be a murder-suicide as 59-year-old Steven Kern and 58-year-old Susan Kinnunen. Deputies found their bodies in a house in rural Battle Lake a little before 2:30 Monday afternoon. The investigation into the double deaths is still under investigation and the sheriff’s…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says two deaths are likely a murder/suicide. Deputies responded to a home in rural Battle Lake a little before 2:30 Monday afternoon. They found a 59-year-old man and 58-year-old woman dead at the home. The Sheriff’s Office says it believes the incident is isolated. There is no known…
The birthplace of the Juicy Lucy. Restaurants visited by Guy Fieri. None of them can compare their beef to the beef in Battle Lake. The best burger in all of Minnesota is in Lakes Country. The Rusty Nail in Battle Lake has won Minnesota Public Radio’s Great Minnesota Burger Bracket. They defeated The Nook in St. Paul to take the…
The best burger in the state of Minnesota could be in Lakes Country, if voters deem it worthy. The Rusty Nail in Battle Lake is in the semi-finals of Minnesota Public Radio’s Great Minnesota Burger Bracket. They’re facing off against Gordy’s Hi-Hat in Cloquet for a spot in the finals. Owners Zac and Brianna Lewis say their burgers stand…
Do you want to explore, do something epic, and run into practically no one while you’re doing it? Lakes County has a ridiculous number of crazy roadside statues towering over highways, lakes, and other random places. And it’s about the perfect social distancing activity because no one is around these works of art. So I went and saw as many…
BATTLE LAKE, Minn. (KVRR) – The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a teen who died after he was attacked by his family’s dog. Fourteen-year-old Dion Bush was attacked by the Long-Haired German Shepherd on Dec. 10 near Battle Lake. The sheriff’s office says the dog “was extremely aggressive when the deputies arrived.” The 3 year-old…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MN — The Otter Tail Sheriff’s Department released the name of the man killed in Wednesday’s tornado. 30 year old Seth Nelson, Battle Lake, MN, died as a result of the tornadoes. Officials say in the early evening hours of July 8 two tornadoes touched down in Otter Tail County. Nelson was working in a shed with…
BATTLE LAKE, Minn. — The winds of change are blowing hard at Bethel Lutheran church in Battle Lake as the congregation packs the parking lot for Sunday service. Behind Pastor Todd Hylden lies the charred remains of the century old church on the hill which burned last weekend. “There were a lot of wonderful memories that went down in flames…
