GRANT COUNTY

Business Robbed In Grant County, Minnesota

The Grant County, Minnesota Sheriff's Office is investigating a business robbery this morning

HOFFMAN, Minn. (KVRR) – The Grant County, Minnesota Sheriff’s Office is investigating a business robbery. They got a 911 call just after 1:30 Thursday afternoon that a business in Hoffman, southwest Alexandria, was robbed. An investigation determined that there were no weapons used during the robbery. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken. The Sheriff’s Office believes there is no…

Fire damages Hoffman grain elevator

HOFFMAN, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — Several crews responded to a fire at the Hoffman grain elevator Friday night. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, they received multiple 911 calls reporting an explosion and fire at the grain elevator just before 8 o’clock. A social media post stated the elevator was on fire and officials were asking the public to stay…

Barn under construction collapses, injuring 10

courtesy Mike Tanner, KWAT SUMMIT, S.D. (KVRR-KWAT) – Ten workers were injured late Monday afternoon when large, heavy rafters on the east end of a dairy barn they were constructing collapsed on them. It happened just after 5 p.m. southwest of Summit. One person was critically injured.  Five people were taken to Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown, three to Milbank…

Man Wanted For Assault In Starbuck Arrested In Otter Tail County

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. — A man wanted for seriously assaulting another man with a weapon at a hotel in Starbuck in west-central Minnesota is arrested in Otter Tail County. 41-year-old Justin Cardinal of Columbia Heights, Minnesota, had fled the scene before police arrived Saturday night. Pope County authorities say Cardinal stole a vehicle and drove to Grant County where…

Fargo man killed in motorcycle crash in Grant County

The motorcycle collided with an Apache Crop Sprayer

GRANT COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is dead after crashing his motorcycle into a crop sprayer in Grant County. Thirty-five-year-old Brandon Cermak was taken to Sanford in Bismarck where he was pronounced dead. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says both drivers were traveling south on Highway 31 Saturday night when the sprayer turned left. Cermak drove into the sprayer….

3rd Degree Murder Charges For 2 Women Tied To Overdose Death

GRANT CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Two women are charged with 3rd degree murder in the overdose death last March of 27-year-old Jonathan Murtland of Elbow Lake, Minnesota. Grant County Sheriff’s Office determined that 24-year-old Rachel MacMillan of Elbow Lake and 30-year-old Montana Hedstrom of Dalton provided Murtland with fentanyl which led to his death. He was found not breathing at…

Herman, MN – Town of the Week – 2-23-21

Herman, MN was the subject of a movie in 2001 based on a true story that took place in the town in 1994.  Some great old photos, including the Modern Woodmen Drill Team. Go Panthers!! Categories: Town Of The Week Tags: GRANT COUNTY, HERMAN, Herman-Norcross, Modern Woodmen, TOWN OF THE WEEK

UPDATE: One person dead after tornado in Otter Tail County

UPDATE: One person has died and two people are hurt after a tornado near Dalton, Minnesota. For about 30 minutes just after 5:00 Wednesday night, the storm ripped its way across the fields out here and left a lot to be cleaned up in its aftermath. The area is mostly open farmland, but there are still some homes and buildings…