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Suspect Arrested After Shooting In Frazee

A man is expected in court Friday after he was arrested following a shooting incident in Frazee, Minnesota
Adam Ladwig,

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) – A man is expected in court Friday after he was arrested following a shooting incident in Frazee, Minnesota. Officers responded around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on a report of gunshots on Lake Street. After an initial investigation, authorities determined the suspect may have been at a hotel in Perham, Minnesota. Frazee police, with help from…
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Train Derailment Closes Roads In Otter Tail County

The Sheriff's Office did not say how many train cars derailed or what they were carrying
Adam Ladwig,

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – A train derailment has roads closed off in Otter Tail County Friday morning. The Sheriff’s Office responded to a derailment just before midnight on the east side of Highway 10 near the intersection of County Highway 60 in Gorman Township. That’s in between Frazee and Perham. The Sheriff’s Office did not say how many…

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Person is Hit and Killed by a boat on Lake Six in Otter Tail County

TJ Nelson, Alison Voorhees,

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Otter Tail County authorities are investigating a fatal boating accident. A person was hit by a boat on Lake Six just after 4 o’clock Thursday afternoon in Hobart Township southwest of Frazee. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office was sent to the scene and says the individual had life-threatening injuries. Life-saving measures were attempted at…

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Pelican Rapids Man, 65, Killed In Wednesday Night Crash

KVRR Staff,

PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Pelican Rapids man died last night in a crash northwest of the city. According to Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, it was reported shortly before 9:30 p.m. First responders arrived to find the 65-year-old driver dead at the scene. He was the only person in the vehicle. The name of the victim, and other…

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Woman Stabbed At Rothsay Truck Stop, Man Arrested

KVRR Staff,

ROTHSAY, Minn. (KFGO) – A man was arrested shortly after midnight Monday after a woman was stabbed at Rothsay Truck Stop along I-94 in Rothsay. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says John Fogleman was taken to jail on charges of second-degree assault and assault with a dangerous weapon. Injuries to the 42-year-old victim are not believed to be life-threatening….

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Man Pulled From Otter Tail Lake Identified

TJ Nelson,

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — An Ottertail, Minnesota man who died after being pulled from Otter Tail Lake has been identified as 64-year-old Scott Simdorn. Simdorn and riders of two snowmobiles and an ATV fell into lake around 7:30 Saturday evening. According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, they responded to a call of vehicles in the northeast…

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Four Dogs, Shop and Its Contents Lost to Fire Near Perham

TJ Nelson,

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Four yellow lab dogs are dead after fire spread through a shop southwest of Perham, Minnesota. A passing motorist spotted the flames around 11 a.m. and called authorities. Perham, Dent and Ottertail fire departments responded and found flames coming from the roof and eves of the building. The shop and all of its contents…

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Barn fire kills 1,000 goats in Otter Tail County

Jim Monk,

HENNING, Minn. (KVRR) – About 1,000 goats and a litter of puppies died in a barn fire near Henning, Minnesota. The barn was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived on the scene.  The barn and equipment inside was destroyed. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota Fire Marshal. Fire…