DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The man accused of grabbing money from a Casey’s cash register in Hoffman, Minnesota is in custody. Grant County Sheriff’s Office says the man walked into the convenience store on Thursday and asked the clerk to exchange coins for dollar bills. When the register was opened, the suspect attempted to grab the cash tray. The…
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…
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…
GRANT CO., Minn. — One person was killed in a head-on crash near Elbow Lake in Grant County Sunday afternoon. 18-year-old Tyler Stone of Hoffman was driving a car that crashed with a pickup at the intersection of two rural roads. Stone died in the crash. The driver of the pickup, a 23-year-man from Brandon, was taken to the Elbow…
FARGO, N.D. — An NDSU student from Hoffman, Minnesota died early Saturday morning when he fell through the ice on Olson Lake in Elk Lake Township while snowmobiling. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, 22-year-old Ben Anderson was transported to Alomere Hospital in Alexandria after falling through. Ben was later flown to Sanford, where he was pronounced dead. His…
ELK LAKE TOWNSHIP, MN — According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office a 22 year old died after his snowmobile fell through the ice early Saturday morning. The Sheriff’s release states that on Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 at 1:41 a.m., the Grant County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting that an individual had fallen through the ice while snowmobiling….
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. — A Hoffman, Minnesota woman was rescued by a Douglas County sheriff’s deputy after her car vaulted off I-94 and into a lake Saturday night. Authorities say 76-year-old Beverly Toso was driving in the wrong lane in a construction area and drove off the bridge which is being replaced. Her vehicle was mostly submerged in Lake Lakota….
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — A Hoffman man has died of injuries suffered in an ATV crash northeast of Hoffman. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says 70 year-old Philip Koehntop died after he was airlifted to St. Cloud Hospital. Larry Habben, 76, of Hoffman was driving his pickup on County Road 25 shortly after 3 Tuesday afternoon when he collided…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. — Douglas County authorities responded to a crash involving an ATV and a pickup. Seventy-six-year-old Larry Habben of Hoffman was driving his pickup on County Road 25 shortly after 3 this afternoon when he collided with an ATV driven by 70-year-old Phillip Koehntop of Hoffman. Koehntop was severely injured and airlifted to the St. Cloud Hospital….
