DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRRKDLM) — It was another busy and long weekend for law enforcement dealing with traffic and crowds at WE Fest in Detroit Lakes. Becker County Sheriff’s Office logged more than 600 emergency calls-for-service during WE Fest: that was nearly triple the normal call volume for all of Becker County. They responded to 12 assaults, some involving multiple…
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Becker County authorities identify the person hit by a vehicle in Lake Park Township early Sunday morning as 29-year-old Hunter Standfield of Dilworth. They say the driver of the vehicle, 32-year-old Samantha Qualley of Lake Park, called around 4 a.m. to report that she thought she hit someone laying in the middle of County Highway…
BURLINGTON TOWNSHIP, Minn. (KVRR) — A man’s body was found in the ditch in Becker County. The sheriff’s office was called to a report of a man in the ditch on the 300th Avenue, just north of 137th Street in Burlington Township around 7:30 Tuesday morning. When responders arrived, they determined the man was dead. The victim is 31-year-old Daniel…
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The person hit and killed by an eastbound BNSF train between Audubon and Detroit Lakes on Monday has been identified. Becker County Sheriff’s Office says he is 41-year-old Ryan Goroski of Audubon. They got a report of the incident around 1:30 Monday morning. First responders arrived to find Goroski had died at the scene. The…
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Becker County authorities release the names of two people found dead in a house south of Detroit Lakes Tuesday morning. They say 45-year-old Steven Stearns shot and killed his wife, 49-year-old Stacy Stearns, before turning the gun on himself. Her death was ruled a homicide and his a suicide. Authorities also found two dead dogs…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — A Fergus Falls man drowned on Big Detroit Lake in Detroit Lakes Wednesday night after he jumped from a pontoon south of Holiday Inn. Authorities say 20-year-old Jette Frandson went into the water around 5:40. Wind started to push the pontoon and Frandson struggled to keep up. Three friends on the boat jumped into the…
BECKER CO., Minn. — Two people working on a stalled vehicle in Becker County are the victims of a hit and run. Becker County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old Clifford Warren of Ogema and 56-year-old Duane Warren of White Earth were working on the vehicle on County Highway 34 around 6 Thursday night when they were hit by a vehicle. Both…
Dillon Christianson / Becker County Sheriff’s Office FacebookBECKER CO., Minn. — Becker County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 20-year-old Dillon Christianson of Ponsford. They say Christianson was reported missing around 5 Tuesday afternoon. He was last seen walking on County Highway 26, southeast of Ponsford around 3 pm. Christianson has been diagnosed with Autism, ADHD and is diabetic. The Native…
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR/KDLM) – Firefighters were on the scene of a bean plant fire late Monday night and early Tuesday morning near Park Rapids. The fire started at about 8:30 p.m. Monday at Green Valley Bean on Highway 34 west of Park Rapids. The fire was put out about three hours later. Fire crews from Nevis, Menahga, Frazee, Detroit lakes…
BECKER CO., Minn. — An Ogema, Minnesota woman is dead after crashing her vehicle in Lake Eunice Township. Becker County Sheriff’s Office says 36-year-old Jessica Hanks was pronounced dead at the scene Saturday morning around 7. They say Hanks did not stop at the intersection of two roads, hit an embankment and came to rest in a field. The crash…
