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Essentia Health plans groundbreaking for new emergency department in Fosston, MN as legal battle continues

April 1, 2026

TJ Nelson,

(Courtesy Essentia Health)FOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR) — Essentia Health has planned a groundbreaking next Wednesday for a new emergency department in Fosston, Minnesota. The $12 million project will add more than 5,500 square feet of space. Essentia says it marks another significant investment in its campus and the Fosston community. The city and Essentia Health have battled for years over claims…

Former Crookston teacher is returning to serve as interim superintendent

March 25, 2026

KVRR Staff,

CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR/KROX) — A man who started his education career in Crookston is coming back to serve as the school district’s interim superintendent. Todd Selk had originally applied for the job but withdrew saying he wanted to remain the superintendent in Fosston. After the Crookston superintendent search was suspended, the school board reached out to Selk and made him…

Family members injured, one killed in house fire in Fosston, Minnesota

June 25, 2025

Jim Monk,

Courtesy: GoFundMeZach Haugen and daughtersFOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR) – One person is dead following a house fire in Fosston Wednesday morning. At around 4:30 a.m., the Polk County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a house fire 718 1st St. E. The home was engulfed in flames. When firefighters arrived one person was still inside the house. Other people inside the…

Four Fire Crews Respond To Barn Fire in Rural Winger, MN

February 17, 2025

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Fire crews from Winger, Fertile, McIntosh and Fosston respond to a barn on fire in rural Winger, Minnesota. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the call came in around 8:30 this morning from 41334 240th Avenue Southeast. When crews arrived they could see that the barn was smoldering. All of the livestock were evacuated. Essentia Ambulance…

11-year-old detained for weapon at Fosston Elementary School

January 2, 2025

Alison Voorhees,

FOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR) — Fosston Police responded to a weapon at the elementary school. The weapon was seized and an 11-year-old boy was detained. The incident is under investigation. No other details are being released at this time. Police did not clarify what type of weapon was involved. Categories: Crime, Local News, Minnesota News Tags: fosston, Fosston Elementary School, Fosston…

Essentia Health Responds To Fosston Terminating Agreement Saying It Isn’t Going Anywhere

December 18, 2024

TJ Nelson,

FOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR) — The back and forth battle over healthcare in Fosston, Minnesota continues with Essentia Health telling the city it is staying. The city council voted last month to terminate the 2009 agreement between the city, First Care Medical Services and Essentia Health. In its response, Essentia Health asserts that Fosston can only terminate its own participation in…

MSHSL FB HIGHLIGHTS: Four Teams Punch Their Ticket to the State Tournament

THE FARGODOME HOSTS FOUR MSHSL SECTION TITLE GAMES THURSDAY.

October 31, 2024

Ryan Bowlin,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – HIGHLIGHTS: Section 4 9-player: 2) Border West defeats 1) Hancock 22-20. Section 6 9-player: 1) Fertile-Beltrami defeats 2) Fosston 52-15. Section 8 9-player: 1) Stephen-Argyle Central defeats 5) Warren-Alvarado-Oslo 42-14. Section 8A: 1) Mahnomen-Waubun defeats 1) Red Lake County 36-8. Categories: High School, Top Sports Headlines Tags: Border West, border west football, Fertile-Beltrami, Fertile-Beltrami Football,…

Two People Dead in Three-Vehicle Crash on Hwy 59 North of Detroit Lakes

October 8, 2024

TJ Nelson,

BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR 3Pm Update 10/924) — Minnesota State Patrol identifies two people killed in a three vehicle crash on Highway 59 on Tuesday afternoon. They are 33-year-old Cole Carlson of Detroit Lakes and 60-year-old Stacey Nelson of Hawley. They were in the same vehicle. In another vehicle, a couple from Fosston, ages 84 and 82, have non-life threatening…

World War Two veteran shares his stories after Honor Flight

October 6, 2024

Alex Bertsch,

FOSSTON, MINN. (KVRR) – In 1945, Alton “Fritz” Frethem was serving with the Navy in the Pacific at the tail end of the Second World War. And almost 80 years later his service was honored on an Honor Flight trip to the nation’s capital. “I had a lot of attention, let’s put it that way, that I didn’t deserve, except…

Boy, 8, Accidentally Shot In The Leg by 11-year-Old in Rural Fosston, MN

August 22, 2024

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — An 8-year-old boy is at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo after being accidentally shot in the leg in rural Fosston, Minnesota. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says he was shot by an 11-year-old around 1 this afternoon. A .22 caliber handgun was recovered at the scene. The boy was taken by ambulance to Fosston and then…