MAHNOMNEN COUNTY, MN (KVRR) – Multiple agencies are investigating the death of a man near Mahnomen, Minnesota, in what appears to be a hit-and-run type of incident. On July 18, 2025, at 6:10 A.M., dispatchers received a report of a male lying in the ditch near the intersection of Highway 59 and 160th Avenue, about two miles south of Mahnomen….
MAHNOMEN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — An investigation into a shaken baby case results in the arrest of the infants father, 35-year-old Derek Croud Sr. of Naytahwaush, Minnesota. A three month old male was not breathing and taken to the health center in Mahnomen on December 23. Medical staff told deputies that the infant had suffered from “Shaken Baby Syndrome”. After…
MAHNOMEN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Naytahwaush, Minnesota woman that was found last night bleeding from the arm and unresponsive was not the victim of a shooting, but rather sepsis. Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office and White Earth Police say the 56-year-old woman appeared to have an entrance and exit wound similar to a gunshot wound. She died at Mahnomen Health…
MAHNOMEN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The sheriff’s office in Mahnomen County and White Earth Police had to investigate after a crash between a BNSF train and a road grader. It happened Monday afternoon just after 4 in Island Lake Township, northeast of Mahnomen. The responding deputy determined that the road grader had not cleared the tracks in time and the…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — Two juveniles are flown to a Fargo hospital after a chase in a stolen vehicle crashes in Mahnomen County. The sheriff says the chase, which hit 113 miles per hour, happened Tuesday morning just after 3. One juvenile male was thrown from the vehicle near Mahnomen. Three other occupants included a juvenile male and female and…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A White Earth man is sentenced to 10 years in prison for a violent domestic assault. According to court documents, 31-year-old Nicholas Durant attacked the victim in their home in April 2020 by hitting her in the chest, head and stomach. Last October, Durant pleaded guilty to one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. This…
WHITE EARTH, Minn.–The White Earth Police Department arrested a man in connection with a death that occurred in the village of Naytahwaush in October. White Earth Police, Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office and Naytahwaush Ambulance responded to reports of an unresponsive man on October 24. When first responders arrived at the scene they discovered 26-year-old Dominic A. Buehner dead due to…
MAHNOMEN, MN — Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office is warning people about individuals posing as Dish Network and Arvig workers. They have been going door to door in Mahnomen in an attempt to get inside homes. Authorities say if you have not requested services through Arvig, Dish Network or any other type of service provider, do not let them inside and…
NAYTAHWAUSH, Minn. — A shocking discovery Thursday afternoon in Mahnomen County. A woman called authorities after finding a dead man in her front yard in Naytahwaush. The body was taken to Grand Forks for an autopsy. The name of the man will be released after family has been notified. The death is under investigation by numerous agencies including the Mahnomen…
