BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A White Earth, Minnesota man is accused of threatening to shoot deputies as they tried to take him into custody Sunday night. Becker County deputies located Robert Azure, Sr. at a residence in White Earth. Felony and misdemeanor arrest warrants were out for the 50-year-old man. When Azure was told that he was under arrest,…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for eastern North Dakota, and west-central and northwest Minnesota until 9 p.m. Monday. Dry conditions combined with strong wind prompted the warning. Some counties affected include Cass, Grand Forks, Traill, Steele, and Barnes in North Dakota, and Clay, Norman, Becker, Otter Tail, and Wilkin Counties…
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Two people are injured after a motorcycle crash in Becker County. The sheriff’s office says 58-year-old Curtis Hermanson, of New York Mills, was driving north on County Road 135, south of Two Inlets, Minnesota. When the road turned to gravel at the intersection of 285th Street, Hermanson lost control of his motorcycle. Both Hermanson and…
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A man is dead after rolling his vehicle and hitting a power pole in Becker County. The sheriff’s office says 74-year-old Mathew Mess, of rural Frazee, was on County Hwy. 56, west of 400th Avenue, near Little Toad Lake when he drove into the ditch. Mess was the only one in the vehicle and was…
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The driver of a motorcycle who was killed after crashing into a U.S. Postal Service van in Becker County on Saturday has been identified as 39-year-old Travis Hanks of Menahga, Minnesota. Becker County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened just before 3 p.m. on County Highway 40, about three miles east of Wolf Lake. The…
State Sen. Nicole Mitchell (D) Woodbury, Minn.ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR/FOX 9) — A judge in Minnesota is weighing whether or not to release body camera video of when State Senator Nicole Mitchell was arrested. The democrat was caught breaking into her stepmother’s home in Detroit Lakes in April. Mitchell told police she was trying to retrieve some of her late…
BECKCER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – Four people are hurt after a minivan crashes into a semi in Becker County, Minnesota. State Patrol says the crash happened on Highway 59 a little after 7:30 Wednesday night. A Toyota Sienna was going northbound. A semi was going southbound. State Patrol says one vehicle crossed the center line into the northbound lane, causing…
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Becker County authorities say smoke from a massive hay pile fire may be ongoing for several weeks. It may cause visibility issues for drivers in the area. Fifteen fire departments responded Wednesday afternoon and used more than a million gallons of water to battle the fire at a farm seven miles north of Lake Park….
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The driver of a semi was injured after he lost control of his vehicle and went into a ditch in Becker County on Saturday morning. It happened at mile marker 44 on Highway 113. First responders discovered the driver, 32-year-old Rouby Mankenley St. Charles, of Fargo, suffered non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the crash…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – Within the Becker County Museum, replicas of Leonardo da Vinci’s artwork and drawings are on display. Showcasing the talented work by a man who lived long, long ago who thought of concepts for tanks, planes and parachutes before anyone else. “There are so many pieces,” said Becky Mitchell, the executive director at the museum. “There’s…
