PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A farm tractor is a total loss after catching fire in Otter Tail County Thursday afternoon. Sheriff’s deputies and Pelican Rapids firefighters were called to the scene northwest of Pelican Rapids around 3:50 p.m. The Sheriff’s Office says no one was injured and the fire was contained to the tractor. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News…
DENT, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a train struck an unoccupied pickup near Dent Friday night. Around 11:45, Canadian Pacific Railroad employees called the dispatch center to report the collision. Investigators contacted the owner and confirmed there were no injuries. There was no damage to the train or tracks, but the sheriff’s office…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MN – Two Fergus Falls residents are in the hospital with serious injuries following a rollover crash in an off-highway vehicle. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says the incident took place on private property just before 7:00 P.M. on April 18. 38-year-old Jeffrey Rutten was driving with passenger 29-year-old Jennifer Anderson when the OHV rolled, throwing…
BATTLE LAKE, MN (KVRR) – A Battle Lake man is in custody at the Otter Tail County Jail after law enforcement says he recklessly discharged a firearm in a Battle Lake trailer park. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says that they responded to a call coming from that trailer park just after 4:30 P.M. on April 17. Upon investigation,…
DENT, Minn. (KFGO) – The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fire on a rural property near Dent, Minnesota. Deputies received a report of a barn fire around 6:45 p.m. on Monday, March 30. The Dent, Vergas and Perham Fire Departments responded to extinguish the fire. First responders say the fire started in the upper hay loft of…
NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. (KVRR) – A house in rural New York Mills, Minnesota is possibly a total loss after a weekend fire. Crews from New York Mills and Perham Fire Departments responded around 5 a.m. after receiving a report of a structure fire. Two people and several animals in the house were able to escape without injury while crews…
WADENA, Minn. — The Otter Tail Sheriff’s Office has released the name of a man killed a house fire that occurred in the early morning hours of Friday, March 6. According to the sheriff’s office, the man has been identified as 66-year-old Joseph Thomas Miller. Authorities say Miller was the owner of the home, and was the only occupant at…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A man is found dead inside of a home on fire in Otter Tail County. Before 4 a.m., dispatch took a call for a fire northwest of Wadena in the 37000 Block of Highway 75. Multiple crews from nearby towns assisted. No foul play is believed to be involved. The home is a total…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Perham, Minnesota man is sentenced to four months in jail for possessing child porn. 42-year-old Zachary Nash pleaded guilty to two counts in December. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office received multiple tips from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force on December 15, 2022 that said Nash’s computer contained multiple files of child…
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…
