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Minnesota representative pleads guilty to drunk driving

July 7, 2023

Site Staff,

BAGLEY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) Minnesota Republican Representative Matt Grossell pleads guilty to a fourth-degree DWI charge in Clearwater County District Court. Grossell, a retired Clearwater County sheriff’s deputy and former Blackduck police chief, was cited on February 11 for DWI after he stopped for speeding in Gonvick. According to an incident report, Grossell submitted to a blood alcohol test that showed…

Minnesota Marine & State Department Agent Posthumously Honored On U.S. House Floor

Minnesota's 8th District Representative Pete Stauber celebrated Sgt. Neil Horn on the House floor this week

April 27, 2023

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A Minnesota Congressman honors the life and legacy of a dedicated service member from our region who died. Minnesota’s 8th District Representative Pete Stauber celebrated Sgt. Neil Horn on the House floor this week. Sgt. Horn was born and raised in tiny Gonvick, Minnesota, north of Bagley in Clearwater County. But his service took him all over the world….

Bemidji Woman Killed, Passenger Hurt in Single-Vehicle Crash Near Gonvick, MN

June 19, 2022

TJ Nelson,

CLEARWATER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — One woman is dead and a second woman is at Sanford in Fargo after a single-vehicle crash in Clearwater County. The crash happened Sunday just before 3 a.m. State patrol says a vehicle driven by 22-year-old Morgan Avenson of Bemidji left Highway 92 near Gonvick and rolled several times. Avenson, who was not wearing a…

Fire Destroys Detached Storage Shed & Damages Vehicle Near Gully, MN

November 13, 2021

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office says clothes left next to a wood stove set off a fire that destroyed a detached storage shed and damaged a nearby vehicle. It was reported just before noon on Saturday at 40333 270th Street Southeast in Section 35 of Gully Township near the City of Gully. Gonvick Fire Department and Oklee…

Teen Biker Has Serious Injuries After Being Hit By Car Near Gully, Minnesota

Warren Thompson was taken to Sanford Medical Center with life-threatening injuries

July 1, 2020

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. — A 16-year-old Gonvick boy is hospitalized with serious injuries after he hit by a car while biking in eastern Polk County. The crash happening on Highway 92 and 410th Avenue near Gully, Minnesota just before 8 this morning. Warren Thompson was taken to Sanford Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the car, 78-year-old James…

Gonvick Woman Sentenced For Running Over Boyfriend

47-year-old Beth Windus pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide

November 19, 2019

TJ Nelson,

GONVICK, Minn. — A Gonvick, Minnesota woman has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for running over and killing her boyfriend in late August. 47-year-old Beth Windus pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide in the death of 51-year-old Jonathon Sundquist. The complaint says Sundquist became upset when he came home from work and there was no dinner. When…

Woman Charged After Hitting And Killing Man With Her Vehicle Near Gonvick

47-year-old Beth Windus is accused of hitting 51-year-old Jonathon Sundquist with her vehicle

August 27, 2019

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. — A woman faces two counts of criminal vehicular homicide in Polk County. 47-year-old Beth Windus is accused of hitting 51-year-old Jonathon Sundquist with her vehicle. Deputies responded to a report of an assault in rural Gonvick late Friday night and found Sundquist’s body. Windus is being held in the Northwest Regional Corrections Center without bond. The…

Body Found After Assault Call Identified

Polk County deputies responded just before midnight Friday

August 26, 2019

TJ Nelson,

GONVICK, Minn. — A man who was found dead in Gonvick, Minnesota last week has been identified. He is 52-year-old Jonathon Sundquist of rural Gonvick. Polk County deputies responded just before midnight Friday to a report of an assault and found Sundquist’s body. They say there is no threat to the public and the investigation is ongoing. Categories: Local News,…

Strong Sunday Night Storms Cause Damage In Northern Minnesota

Fosston's City Owned Cable TV System Took A Hit

August 27, 2018

TJ Nelson,

FOSSTON, Minn. — Powerful storms Sunday night took out television service in Fosston. Mayor Jim Offerdahl says an apparent tornado touched down and took out the city’s owned and operated cable TV system. The Verizon cell tower that was a self-supporting tower twisted and buckled. Antennas that receive local channels were also destroyed as well as two large satellite dishes…