LAKE PARK, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man was airlifted to Sanford in Fargo with serious injuries after losing control of his motorcycle on Highway 10 east of Lake Park Friday afternoon. According to the State Patrol, around 4:30, 40-year-old Charles Abbott of Menahga was passing another vehicle when he crossed the white divider, lost control of his motorcycle, and entered…
WADENA COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A 50-year-old Menahga man suffered serious injuries in a snowmobile crash in Wadena County. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 2:45 p.m. Friday afternoon when emergency crews found the man lying next to his snowmobile. The man was wearing a helmet and told the emergency responders he hit a tree going around…
MINNESOTA (KVRR) — Thirty-five troopers are sworn in after successfully completing the 65th Training Academy for the Minnesota State Patrol. The graduating class has a mix of people from a traditional law enforcement background to those with a military, healthcare, real estate, sales and finance backgrounds. Representing our region is Garrett Erickson of Menahga, Mason Turman of Moorhead and Bailey…
Tuesday, the Discover Minnesota series heads to one of the most beautiful places in our region. Park Rapids has a unique downtown, with extra wide streets you can park down in the middle of. But the area is surrounded by nearly unmatched natural beauty. There are hundreds of lakes within 25 miles of Park Rapids. The city lies just…
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…
So I promised you a crazy statue tour of Lakes Country in Monday’s segment. But my tour went longer than I thought it would and I didn’t get back home until almost 9 PM Sunday. With the time change stealing an hour from deep within our souls, I didn’t have time to put it all together. So I’ll have…
UPDATE: The boy has been identified as 17-year-old Michael Erickson of Menagha. ———————– MENAHGA, Minn. — A boy has died in a shooting in Becker County. The sheriff’s office received a 911 call shortly after 9:30 a.m. Friday from rural Menahga reporting the shooting. The boy, whose age has not been released, was dead when first responders arrived. Deputies and…
PARK RAPIDS, MN — A man is dead after a crash Saturday night north of Park Rapids. Minnesota State Patrol says 26-year-old Taner Berttunen of Menahga was speeding when he rear-ended an SUV. Berttunen suffered fatal injuries when his truck left the road, went airborne and struck a tree. Two people in the SUV were not hurt. Alcohol is believed…
MENAHGA, MN (KFGO) – One person is dead after a house fire in Menahga late Wed. night. The house was fully involved when fire crews arrived. Departments from Menahga and Sebeka spent about three hours putting out the blaze. The 911 call into Wadena County dispatch came in at around 10:30 p.m. The cause of the fire is under investigation….
MENAHGA, MN — A Menahga man has died after crashing his snowmobile into a car. Minnesota State Patrol says 46-year-old Jesse Jones was driving in the ditch of Highway 71 around 7 a.m. when he tried to leave and get onto the shoulder of the highway. Jones ended up going into the northbound lane and was hit by a car. He…
