DALTON, Minn. (KVRR) — A semi fire on I-94, about one mile outside Dalton, causes massive plumes of smoke and traffic to slow down. We received this video KVRR’s morning show anchor Alex Bertsch shortly before 8:30 p.m. The semi is hauling hay bales and some are falling to the ground. Local emergency responders and Minnesota State Patrol are…
DALTON, Minn. (KVRR) — Otter Tail County deputies arrest a man with a gun Monday night after he is accused of holding a woman against her will. They got a text message about the incident just after 7 p.m. Law enforcement entered the home in Dalton and took 42-year-old Ryan Hamilton into custody without incident. The woman was not harmed. Hamilton…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — We are learning more about the arrest of a man who set off a shelter in place during an extensive search Saturday in Dalton, Minnesota in Otter Tail County. 31-year-old Eliezer Rodriguez of Hutchinson, Minnesota was caught while on foot Saturday afternoon in a wooded area near Hansel Lake Rest Stop along I-94 just…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — An appeals court panel rules against a Moorhead couple whose two sons were killed in a 2015 crash near Dalton. Three judges dismissed the appeal of Ray and Kathie Kvalvog. They took their claims to a district judge after a state jury in Moorhead ruled against them. The judge dismissed the case because similar issues…
GRANT CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Two women are charged with 3rd degree murder in the overdose death last March of 27-year-old Jonathan Murtland of Elbow Lake, Minnesota. Grant County Sheriff’s Office determined that 24-year-old Rachel MacMillan of Elbow Lake and 30-year-old Montana Hedstrom of Dalton provided Murtland with fentanyl which led to his death. He was found not breathing at…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. — A 38-year-old Dalton, Minnesota man is being held in the Otter Tail County Jail after firing at officers during an hour and 15 minute long standoff southwest of the town. Deputies say Derrick Sundeen rolled his vehicle near County Highway 37 and Bankers Drive early Friday evening. They say when a DNR officer arrived, Sundeen…
RUSH CITY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A former rural Dalton, Minn. man who was in prison for the murder of his mother nearly 10 years ago has been killed by his cellmate. The Minn. Dept. of Corrections says 56-year-old James Howard was murdered at the state prison in Rush City. He was found with face and head injuries. Howard was serving…
DALTON, Minn. — A Pastor in Dalton Minnesota reacts to the destruction after a tornado swept through. Dalton Free Lutheran Parish Pastor Mark Johnson says the community is coming together to support each other in their time of need. He says it’s important to put your trust in god and understand there are a lot of good people in the…
DALTON, Minn. — As he watched windows shatter and the walls around him collapse, Nate Erickson of Battle Lake didn’t think he’d survive the tornado ripping through County Road 82. “Other than that Quadtrac saving my life, you can look around; we didn’t really stand a chance out here,” he said. His split-second decision to get under a tractor ended…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MN — The Otter Tail Sheriff’s Department released the name of the man killed in Wednesday’s tornado. 30 year old Seth Nelson, Battle Lake, MN, died as a result of the tornadoes. Officials say in the early evening hours of July 8 two tornadoes touched down in Otter Tail County. Nelson was working in a shed with…
