DOUGLAS COUNTY, MN — A block heater may have started a vehicle fire in Douglas County. Small kids woke their parents after spotting the fire in their driveway in Brandon, Minnesota, west of Alexandria. Fire crews were called just before 6 a.m. The vehicle is a total loss but the detached garage it was parked in front of only has moderate…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. — A toddler was run over by a vehicle Saturday afternoon at Chippewa Park near Brandon. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says the 23-month-old girl was walking across the parking lot with her siblings when she was struck by a vehicle attempting to park. People were able to pull the girl out from under the vehicle. She…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. — A motorcyclist hits a deer in Douglas County and his friend put his bike on its side to avoid the collision. The sheriff’s office says 39-year-old Lucas Otterstetter of Elbow Lake, Minnesota hit a deer that ran out in front of him on County Road 1 on Saturday afternoon. 22-year-old Andrew Hoernemann of Brandon, Minnesota, who…
BRANDON, Minn. — A 91-year-old man was found bleeding from the head on a cold road in Brandon, Minnesota. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office got the 9-1-1 call just before 10 o’clock last night from a driver who spotted the man. They say the victim, Dale Burkey, had left the Brandon Assisted Living Facility and was walking when he fell….
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. — The Minnesota State Patrol is asking for the public’s help in locating a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash. It happened on August 22 between midnight and 12:30 a.m. in Douglas County. The vehicle was believed to be heading east on I-94 just west of the Brandon exit in an active construction zone. It struck a…
BRANDON, Minn. — A Facebook feud led to a stabbing Sunday night in Brandon, Minnesota. It was around 11 p.m. when the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a male that had been stabbed. When deputies arrived on scene, they found 18-year-old Bailey Zastrow with two non-life threatening stab wounds to his chest and arm. The suspect, 20-year-old…
Fire has destroyed a family’s house in rural Douglas County. Crews from Millerville, Leaf Valley and Brandon responded to the fire at the Michael and Raelene Bakken residence at 10751 White Oak Road Northwest. The fire started in the garage and quickly spread to the house, which was a total loss. Everyone was able to make it out without getting…
