FOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fosston Mayor Jim Offerdahl says a survey being sent to area residents is meant to “sway public opinion” about its dispute with Essentia Health. The closure of the labor and delivery unit goes to arbitration this summer. Offerdahl says the survey has some legitimate healthcare questions, but a lot of disinformation. “They name me and so…
WINGER, Minn. (KVRR) — A small fire was found in a building at Lucken Trucks and Parts in Winger, Minnesota Saturday morning. Polk County Sheriff’s Office was notified about smoke coming from the building around 6:30. Winger, Erskine and Fosston Fire Departments all responded and put out the small fire within the building. There was moderate damage to the building,…
CLEARWATER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A Fosston teen suffered life threatening injuries after the vehicle he was in crashed with a tractor. According to the Minnesota crash report, the crash happened just before 11 a.m. on Highway 2 in Clearwater County. The driver of a Ford Expedition, 59-year-old Christina Gubrud, collided with a farm tractor. Both were traveling eastbound. The Fosston…
POLK COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A Fargo dentist is arrested for allegedly stabbing a man in a cabin over the weekend in Polk County. The sheriff’s office says 35-year-old Zachary Papke from Altoona, Iowa was taken to Essentia Hospital in Fosston with stab wounds on Saturday night. Papke says he was staying in a cabin in Hill River Township when…
BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) — A Cass Lake, Minnesota woman is arrested after being accused of stealing a cab. Police say 34-year-old Mardee Jones was getting a ride in a Doyle Taxi Cab last night from Essentia in Fargo to Cass Lake. When the driver stopped at a Fosston gas station to use the restroom, police say Jones got behind the…
LENGBY, Minn. (KVRR) — A man found dead in a lake near Lengby, Minnesota is identified as 65 year old Raymond Larson of Fosston. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a man found dead in Spring Lake Thursday morning after 9 a.m. Larson was transported to UND Forensic Pathology for an autopsy which found no evidence…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Two people are hurt after a Polk County Sheriff’s Office airboat tips over and sinks to the bottom of Maple Lake in Mentor. It happened just after 9 a.m. Wednesday. The sheriff’s office was helping the highway department install buoys on the east shore of the lake when the boat tipped and sank. Two members…
FARGO, N.D. — Essentia Health is now using a new combination of antibody treatment that is more effective against COVID variants. It is being recommended for those diagnosed with mild to moderate cases of the virus and who are at high risk for severe complications or hospitalization. The treatment is administered through an IV. The patient is sent home with…
FOSSTON, Minn. — Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office is looking into a garage fire in rural Fosston, Minnesota. It was reported to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office late Friday night. Deputies arrived to find the garage, which was not attached to the house, in flames. They say it appears to be a total loss. No one was hurt. The cause…
FOSSTON, Minn. — A group in northern Minnesota is behind a digital billboard ad in Fosston, Minnesota that is being talked about around town and across the entire country. The group calling itself “Rocks & Cows of the North” is against the handling of the pandemic by Democrat Gov. Tim Walz. Their Facebook page says the governor continues to make…
