OSAGE, Minn. – A man and a woman have been arrested after a search warrant is executed in Osage on Wednesday. The Becker County Sheriff’s Office says 1.35 pounds of “suspected marijuana” and nearly three quarters of a pound of butane hash oil wax with an estimated street value of $16,000 and four guns were seized. 18-year-old Morgan Anderson…
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. — One man is dead after rolling his vehicle in Becker County over the weekend. It happened shortly after 8 a.m. Saturday. The Becker County Sheriff’s Office says 58-year-old Lester Ashton of Waubun, Minnesota was driving on County Road 158 near a public access road when he rolled his vehicle. He was ejected and pronounced dead at…
FRAZEE, Minn. — Condolences are pouring in online for a Minnesota DNR Conservation Officer killed in a farming accident. Becker County Sheriff’s Office says 26-year-old Kyle Quittschreiber’s tractor rolled on a hill Friday near his home in Frazee. The tractor did not have a cab. Emergency responders declared him dead at the scene. Quittschreiber joined the DNR in 2016. He…
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. — A Farmington, Minnesota man camping at Elbow Lake was hurt after he was hit by a falling tree. Becker County Sheriff’s officials say 44-year-old Jeff Panzer was camping with three others on the east side of the lake when storms hit around 6:10 this morning. Panzer was sitting under an awning when a tree fell on…
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. – Law enforcement officers from the Becker County area are raising money and awareness for Special Olympics Minnesota. The Torch Run for Special Olympics is a way for officers to participate in an international organization for those with special needs. The torch run started on Highway 10 near the Clay County border and finished at the Otter…
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. — An Alexandria, Minnesota man was arrested after leading authorities on a high-speed chase Saturday afternoon. 33-year-old Christopher Elliot faces fleeing and other charges in Becker County. The sheriff’s office says they received a complaint about an erratic driver on Highway 34. A deputy located Elliot’s vehicle near Detroit Lakes and he took off hitting speeds of…
BECKER COUNTY, MINN. – A drug bust in Becker County has led to two arrests. Sheriff Todd Glander says the arrests turned up heroin and cocaine mixed with fentanyl along with about $20,000 in cash. 45-year old Dawn Kier, of Mahnomen, and 34-year old Craig Jackson, of Ogema, are each charged with two count counts of a controlled substance. The…
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. — Another massive drug trafficking investigation has resulted in two more arrests in Becker County. 45-year-old Dawn Kier of Mahnomen and 34-year-old Craig Jackson of Ogema are being held on possession of controlled substance charges. Authorities seized almost a pound of suspected heroin and cocaine mixed with fentanyl and $20,000 in cash. They say more arrests are…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Jenna Kavanagh is just one example of a life saved with the help of DWI Courts in Minnesota. “I would have found one more reason to drink and I know I would have been dead by now and my family would have buried me,” said Kavanagh in a speech at the “Towards Zero Deaths” West Central Regional meeting…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Liz Kuppola grew up in a large family that didn’t have a lot of money. “What I learned from that is that people who struggle have the same potential as anyone else just not always the same opportunity,” Kuppola said. It inspired her so much that she’s been working with people who experience homelessness for about 25 years…
