DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A mishap on Lake Miltona sends a boater into the water and his boat left going around in circles. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office was called to the lake around 5:30 Tuesday evening. They say 66-year-old John Colton of Clarissa was reaching for something when he lost control and was tossed out of the boat. He…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A large grass fire spreads to a woman’s house in rural Brandon Township, about 10 miles northwest of Alexandria. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office got a call about the rapidly spreading fire from 81-year-old Diann Guenther just before noon. Brandon Fire Department responded to put the fire out but it had already claimed a large portion…
OSAKIS, Minn. (KVRR) – Three people escape from a home after the chimney catches on fire. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrived at the home in Osakis just after 3:15 Monday morning. A 911 caller reported that the chimney was on fire. Deputies evacuated three people from the home. There are no injuries. The Osakis Fire Department arrived…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – People passing by pull an elderly couple out of a burning car after a crash in Douglas County, Minnesota. The Sheriff’s Office says a car drove off the road and hit a large pine tree on County Road 4 near Little Mary Circle Southwest. There were two people in the car, 92-year-old John Plusa and…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A young hunter in Douglas County accidentally shoots himself in the leg. The sheriff’s office responded around 4 o’clock Saturday afternoon along County Road 74 in Nelson, Minnesota. The hunter was able to walk to a nearby property and ask for help. He was treated and then flown from the scene by Life Link. The…
BRANDON, Minn. (KVRR) — A Brandon Public School student is arrested for making terroristic threats. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office got a call from the school in Brandon, Minnesota Tuesday morning around 8:30. They were told the student was making threatening comments and was told to go to the principal’s office. When the student instead left the building, the schools in…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota State Senator Torrey Westrom is injured in a snowmobile crash on Lake Ida. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call around 3:00 this afternoon. On the north end of the lake, deputies and first responders found Westrom and a 13-year-old boy who had been driving. They say the snowmobile hit a packed snowdrift…
NELSON, Minn. (KVRR) — Fire destroys the Corral Saloon & Eatery in Nelson, Minnesota, just east of Alexandria, a business that has been around over 50 years Douglas County Sheriff’s Office receiving multiple 911 calls around 10:30 Monday morning reporting the blaze. Osakis Fire Department was first on scene and quickly requested help from the Alexandria, Carlos and Forada fire…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A rural Alexandria, Minnesota man is hurt after an explosion at his house. The explosion was reported to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office just before noon. They say 62-year-old Scott Bany of Holmes City was home at the time and injured. He was airlifted from the scene for medical treatment. The State Fire Marshal’s Office…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – A 39-year-old Glenwood, Minnesota man was found dead Friday afternoon on County Road 6 near Mums Road in Douglas County. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says an initial investigation shows Dennis Hovde was driving a commercial vehicle when he left the road, entered a ditch and rolled over. He was pronounced dead at the scene….
