DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Two duck hunters went into the water when their boat capsized on the north side of Lake Alvin before 10 a.m. A conservation officer with the Minnesota DNR and Douglas County Deputies responded and rescued the two hunters. Ashten Buseman, 23, of Alexandria, was found on the Arrowwood Resort Golf Course. He told deputies that…
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Two boys out ice fishing in a Otter Sled on Straight Lake in Osage, Minnesota had to be rescued after falling through the ice. Becker County Sheriff’s Office got a report about the teens just before 3 p.m. Minnesota DNR was first to arrive with a boat and broke through the ice at Straight Lake…
BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. (KVRR) — Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office is warning people in Breckenridge about a number of recent coyote sightings in the city. They say there have been reports of coyotes approaching people and pets. There have been a number of sightings near Bois de Sioux Golf Course. The sheriff’s office, Breckenridge police and Minnesota DNR are working with landowners…
MARSHALL CO., Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A 25-year-old man was shot during Minnesota’s deer gun opener this weekend. Marshall County Sheriff’s Office received a call that a man had been shot in the upper thigh while hunting by Nelson Slough on Saturday. Two brothers say they took a break from hunting and laid the guns and hunting gear in the backseat…
GOODHUE CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Traditions continue during this opening weekend of the firearms deer hunting season in Minnesota and North Dakota. Nearly 400 thousand hunters take part in the season each year across Minnesota. Gov. Tim Walz celebrated the opening weekend on private land near Cannon Falls, Minnesota. He spent the morning enjoying the woods but did not harvest…
DETRIOT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) — The cold is becoming no more. With many fishing enthusiasts removing their ice houses as the season comes to a close. “Kind of all over all the area lakes. Little Detroit, Big Detroit here in town had a ton of fish houses on a lot of them started by coming off the lake with the…
WALKER, Minn. (KVRR) – A contracted Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fire suppression aircraft crashed into a lake Tuesday in rural Remer, Minnesota. Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk says the single-engine plane crashed into the southern end of Inguadona Lake, in Trelipe Township. Several witnesses were able to rescue the pilot, a 56-year-old man from Texas. He was treated for…
LAKE OF THE WOODS, Minn. (KVRR) — About 50 people are rescued from Lake of the Woods on New Years Day. The sheriff’s office says they got a report of about 20 to 25 people stranded on the northside of a pressure ridge that cracked open around 3 p.m. Long Point Resort used a boat to bring people to the…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – This winter has been a warm one across the region, which means the ice is pretty thin on the lakes and rivers. Most lakes across the region are frozen over, but due to warm temps and the rain around Christmas, the ice isn’t as thick as it has in the past. “It’s been a very…
NISSWA, Minn. (KVRR) — A woman gets attacked by a bear near Nisswa, Minnesota. It happened early Friday morning. The Minnesota DNR says the 65-year-old Minneapolis woman who was staying a cabin near Gull Lake, was checking on her dog outside after midnight. She says that’s when a bear swiped at her and hit her several places. She was taken…
