BECKER COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Frazee man has been charged in Becker County District Court with felony illegal possession of a firearm and receiving stolen property. Twenty-two-year-old Allen King was arrested after emergency dispatchers received a report of a man with a gun in the Jimmy John’s parking lot in Detroit Lakes. Shortly afterward, an employee at Masterpiece Alternatives…
FRAZEE, Minn. (KVRR) – What a way to close out the summer months, it’s Turkey Days in Frazee, Minn. This ongoing tradition has been going on for close to seven decades, growing and growing every time. “There’s just been a lot of great events that have been added,” said Brittany Wake, the chairperson for Turkey Days. “Tabiatha’s been great at…
FRAZEE, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — An update as Otter Tail authorities investigate Thursday’s fatal boating accident involving a juvenile on Lake Six. The incident happened just after 4 p.m. when 13-year-old Benjamin Rennie of Andover, Minnesota, and another boy were riding on an inner tube being pulled behind a boat that was driven by an employee of Camp Cherith. Police say…
FRAZEE, Minn. (KVRR-KDLM) – No one was injured when two freight trains collided Thursday morning near Frazee, Minnesota. Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander says an eastbound train collided with a second train on an adjacent track shortly before 9:00 a.m. He says the second train did not appear to be moving. Glander says train traffic has been stopped until the…
FRAZEE, Minn. (KVRR) – A body was found in a house destroyed by fire near Frazee, Minn. Becker County authorities were told about the burned out house on Monday morning and it wasn’t known if it was occupied at the time. The State Fire Marshal’s Office found the body of 79-year-old Delores Lubitz of Frazee during its investigation of the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Department of Transportation announces more than 200 construction projects for the season. They will help maintain the state’s roads and bridges, improve safety and support thousands of construction jobs. One of the big projects in west central Minnesota includes the resurfacing of Highway 87 from Frazee to the Becker/Wadena County Line. The project includes 26…
Do you want to explore, do something epic, and run into practically no one while you’re doing it? Lakes County has a ridiculous number of crazy roadside statues towering over highways, lakes, and other random places. And it’s about the perfect social distancing activity because no one is around these works of art. So I went and saw as many…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — The Cass County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding 15 year-old Ethan Duval. Ethan currently suffers from anxiety and depression and was last seen in Kindred yesterday afternoon around 2:30 p.m. Ethan is 6’1″ and 150 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. It’s longer on the top and shorter on the sides. He…
BECKER CO., Minn. — A 3-year-old Frazee, Minnesota boy is dead after a crash Saturday afternoon in Evergreen Township in Becker County. Authorities say Hank Engel died at the scene, about 14 miles east of Frazee. A pickup driven by Kristopher Engle was eastbound when it hit an SUV driven by Chad Bladow of Lake Park. Engle’s vehicle left the…
FRAZEE, Minn. — Soon to be 13-year-old Sophia Strand of Frazee, Minnesota is making changes to her “Cupcakes for Cancer” fundraiser due to COVID-19. She will be collecting “pit-stop” donations for a foundation called “Stand By Me” started by Thad and Kristin Helmers of Frazee. It helps families with children battling cancer to pay their bills. “They help families with…
