There’s plenty to do in Perham like watching the International Turtle races, enjoying the lakes or touring the K–L–N chip and candy factories. The Smithsonian Magazine recognizes the city on their list of the 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2018. They call Otter Tail County an all–season destination home to more lakes than any other county in the…
HITTERDAL, Minn. – After searching a farmstead near Hitterdal for the investigation of a missing person, authorities found human remains on the property. Wahpeton Police says 41–year–old Troy Yarbrough of Wahpeton had not been seen since May 18th. He was last seen with 39-year-old Jason Jensen, who owns the Hitterdal property, and 35-year-old Kayla Westcott. Both have been arrested in connection…
HALSTAD, MN — A Halstad. Minnesota woman who shot and killed her boyfriend at close with a large caliber handgun while recording a stunt for YouTube tried to talk him out of it. That’s according to transcripts released by the Norman County Attorney. Monalisa Perez was given a six month jail term for the shooting of 22 year old Pedro…
NEAR HITTERDAL, Minn. – After helping with a missing persons case out of Wahpeton for about 24 hours at a farmstead at 25324 70th Ave N, police and the Minnesota BCA have left the scene just after 8:00 Thursday night. Throughout the day police used a diving team and a drone to help with the investigation. There were people from multiple…
CROOKSTON, Minn. — It’s not uncommon for community members from Northwestern Minnesota to make the drive out to St. Paul just to talk to State Rep. Deb Kiel. “It is really fun to be able to sit down and talk and then get serious about what needs to change and how we can improve life for Northwestern Minnesota. It also…
ST. JAMES, Minn. — Two people are dead southwest of the Twin Cities after an argument over a forgotten wedding anniversary. 59-year-old Scott Engelbrecht of St. James, Minnesota is charged with two counts of murder and one count of assault with a dangerous weapon. A criminal complaint says Engelbrecht and his wife Joyce argued Saturday at their home when she…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Passions ran high as Minnesota regulators opened a key hearing on whether to approve Enbridge Energy’s proposal for a pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota. The pipeline would replace the deteriorating Line 3 crude oil pipeline. A crowd that was about evenly divided filled the hearing room this morning in St. Paul. People held signs outside reading,…
KENNEDY, Minn. — Most nine–year–olds don’t own their own business but Olivia Winge is an exception. A year ago, she asked her parents for spa items for Christmas and got an answer she wasn’t expecting. “My mom was like to my dad ‘why are we buying this stuff when I could just make it?’” Olivia said. “She really likes making stuff…
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….
CASS COUNTY, Minn. — The body of a missing boater has been recovered from a Cass County, Minnesota lake. Sheriff’s officials say he was thrown from a boat along with another man on Hay Lake near Backus Tuesday afternoon. The second man was rescued and was treated for minor injuries. The body of the first man thrown from the boat…
