OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Otter Tail County will soon be in search of a new sheriff. Sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons says he will not seek re-election. He has served two terms as sheriff for the county. In a post to social media, Fitzgibbons says he has been with law enforcement for the past 26 years. Fitzgibbons says, “As I…
PERHAM, MN (KVRR) – A Perham man is in custody after allegedly attempting to stab a woman to death. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says that just after 10:00 A.M. on February 7, they and the Perham Police Department responded to calls for an assault in progress in a Perham apartment. 22-year-old Cyrus Olson allegedly entered the apartment and…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The man who died in a fire west of Wadena, Minnesota on Thursday night has been identified as 73-year-old David Hanes. Several deputies and fire departments were called to his home for a structure fire and found Hanes unresponsive inside. He was taken to Astera Hospital in Wadena where he died. A dog also…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KFGO) – A house is a total loss after a fire south of Detroit Lakes on Sunday afternoon. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office received the report around 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 25 to a home on County Highway 20 south of Lake Melissa, just west of Highway 59. When deputies arrived at the scene, the home was…
Isadora Wengel, Fargo PoliceFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –Fargo and West Fargo police departments are now asking people in Otter Tail County, Minnesota to check their camera footage in the search for 25-year-old Isadora Wengel of West Fargo. They want businesses and property owners to check any security cameras, doorbell cameras or trail cameras between 2 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday,…
UPDATE: NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. — The Ottertail County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of those involved in a dog attack that resulted in the death of a three-year-old boy. According to the Ottertail County Sheriff’s Office identified the three year old victim as Beckett Brown. His grandmother, who also received injuries during the attack is identified as Kristen…
PARKERS PRAIRIE, Minn. (KVRR) — At least one dog is killed in a house fire in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says they were called out around 7:00 this morning. When they arrived at East Lake Street, the house was fully engulfed. Three family members were at home and get out in time. The cause of the…
Courtesy: Otter Tail County Sheriff’s OfficeROTHSAY, Minn. (KVRR) — Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the suspects in a burglary at Rothsay Powerhouse. Officials got the report after 5:00 this morning that a burglary was in progress. Members of the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office and the Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office responded and were unable to find the…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MN (KVRR) – A 67-year-old man from Henning, Minnesota, has luckily only suffered minor injuries after his tractor was struck by a train northwest of the city. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says that just before 2 A.M. on November 13, the man was driving his tractor, headed east on 290th Street. As he approached the…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man was arrested this morning after a domestic assault incident and crash near Ten Mile Lake Resort in Dalton, Minnesota. Grant County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call reporting a physical domestic assault by strangulation. The male suspect fled the scene and was believed to be suicidal. He crashed his vehicle and contacted…
