DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – More than 173 employees of the Becker County Courthouse and Human Services units have voted to reject the county’s final offer and have filed their intent to strike with the Minnesota Bureau of Mediation Services. The soonest the employees could strike is at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. There’s a mandatory 10-day cooling-off…
FRAZEE, Minn. (KVRR-KDLM) – No one was injured when two freight trains collided Thursday morning near Frazee, Minnesota. Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander says an eastbound train collided with a second train on an adjacent track shortly before 9:00 a.m. He says the second train did not appear to be moving. Glander says train traffic has been stopped until the…
Highway 34. Becker County, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KDLM) – The Becker County Commission is being asked to help stop the proposed cutting of trees along the Lakes Country Scenic Byway. MnDOT plans to clear portions of trees for a resurfacing project along Highway 34 from Becker County Road 29 to west of Osage. Trees will be removed 65 feet from…
OSAGE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A Park Rapids, Minnesota man was critically injured after crashing his vehicle into a pole near Osage, Minnesota. The Becker County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call about the crash about 2:30 p.m Monday. Emergency personnel found 29-year old Dillon Jackson trapped inside the vehicle. He was extricated and flown to Sanford Hospital in Fargo. The…
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man is hurt after crashing his snowmobile in Becker County. It happened around 11 a.m. Morgan Leiseth, of Moorhead, was traveling northbound on South Tulaby Lake Lane when he left the trail and hit a tree. The 45-year-old was taken by North Memorial Air Care to Sanford Hospital in Fargo. His injuries are unknown…
Highway 34. Becker County, Minn.DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/KDLM) – Residents opposed to a plan to eliminate several miles of trees for a highway improvement project in Becker County voiced their concerns during a virtual public meeting. The Minnesota Dept. of Transportation plans to clear portions of trees along the Lakes Country Scenic Byway on Highway 34 as part of a…
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – A man and a woman are arrested after a chase of a stolen vehicle reaches speeds of 100 miles per hour in Becker County. Deputies received a report of a vehicle parked in the road on 220th Street in Detroit Township with the driver asleep at the wheel. They found the car was stolen out…
BECKER CO., Minn. — The victim of a fatal crash in Becker County Saturday morning is identified as 33-year-old Tammara Eischens of Ponsford. The sheriff’s office tells us Eischens rolled her vehicle on County Road 143 in Maple Grove Township and died at the scene. The crash remains under investigation. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: Becker County, MAPLE GROVE…
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Police have arrested a man in connection with a hit-and-run in Becker County that left two people hospitalized Thursday, August 12. The Becker County Sheriff’s Office says 45-year-old Justin Richey of Waubun, Minnesota is in custody pending formal charges. The Becker County Jail lists criminal vehicular operation, possessing drugs, and driving after cancellation inimical to…
BECKER CO., Minn. — An Ogema, Minnesota man is found guilty in Becker County District Court of 2nd degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Jay Nelson. The former Lake Park police chief was hunting in November 2018 when he was shot while driving on the Yellowhead Trail in West Sugarbush Township by 56-year-old Morris Dodd Jr. Dodd previously pleaded…
