FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO Daily Journal) – A Fergus Falls man was arrested and faces multiple charges after a Nov. 4 fire call escalated on the 300 block of Cecil Avenue near Lake Alice. Allen Charles Sheppard, age 48, has been charged with felony obstructing the legal process, fourth-degree assault, fourth-degree assault involving a peace officer, criminal damage to property,…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A spooky situation in Otter Tail County turned out to be very innocent. Last night, the sheriff’s office got a call about possible human remains in the Otter Tail River near Fergus Falls. But after a thorough investigation, it was determined that the remains were just Halloween decorations that had been dumped in the…
FERGUS FALLS, MINN. (KVRR) – This small home in Fergus Falls may seem unassuming, but it holds a lot of history as the home of Prince Albert Honeycutt, the first black resident of Fergus Falls, and it’s history that was almost lost. “He was able to build this house in 1885, and the fact that it’s associated with such a…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO) – A Fergus Falls woman has been charged with child endangerment after her arrest Tuesday afternoon near Swan Lake south of Fergus Falls. A complaint filed in Otter Tail County District Court says deputies responded for a child welfare check at about 4:30 p.m. A driver reported that he saw a woman carrying an infant. The…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two brothers from Fergus Falls face assault charges for an alleged attack. The victims told police that 46-year-old Eric Jacobson and 47-year-old Olaf Jacobson came at them Saturday with a knife. The brothers reportedly grabbed a metal bat and Eric lunged at one of the victims and continued to advance at another victim. Officers used…
Kaitlyn Carroll (Otter Tail County Detention Center)FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A woman has been charged with 3rd degree murder in the drug overdose death of a man in rural Fergus Falls in early August. Kaitlyn Carroll, 26, of Elizabeth, is accused in of supplying a mixture of methamphetamine and fentanyl to a 28-year-old man, who was found unresponsive in…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A man has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and 5 years probation for burglarizing a Fergus Falls laundromat in July 2023. The sentencing took place on Monday, October 14, in Otter Tail County Court. Court documents show 46-year-old Jacob Alley of Fergus Falls was identified as the suspect who broke into Syn Laundry and…
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR) — Authorities identify the woman killed in a head-on crash near Breckenridge. Minnesota State Patrol says 83-year-old Gisela Tervola, of Fergus Falls, died in the crash. Her vehicle collided with a truck about three miles east of Breckenridge on Highway 210 around 3:00 Monday. The truck’s driver was 30-year-old Dillon Church from Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. He has…
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – The state patrol says one person was killed in a head-on crash Monday afternoon near Breckenridge. It happened about 3 miles east of Breckenridge on Highway 210. Sgt. Jesse Grabow says an 83-year-old female driver from Fergus Falls was killed. Her name will be released on Tuesday. The other driver, a 30-year-old man from Parkers Prairie,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — YMCA of the Northern Sky is kicking off its 2024 fundraising campaign. The combination of YMCA Cass Clay and YMCA Fergus Falls has a goal of $650,000. The F-M metro would get $500,000 with $150,000 going to Fergus Falls. The two Ys combined forces officially in July. Gifts from the campaign directly benefit local families. It…
