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Otter Tail County Women Charged With Wrongfully Receiving Assistance

January 14, 2025

KVRR Staff,

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two women in Otter Tail County are accused of fraud and charged with wrongfully receiving assistance. Court documents show 26-year-old Kara Gondringer of Fergus Falls failed to update her income for medical assistance since moving to the county in February. A fraud investigator determined she received over $3,000 more than allowed. 30-year-old Bailey Freel…

Vergas, MN Teen Accused of Shooting and Killing Neighbor’s Dog

January 1, 2025

KVRR Staff,

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Vergas, Minnesota teen made his first court appearance Monday on charges of killing a neighbor’s dog. Court documents show 19-year-old Bodi Engebretson admitted that he had shot the neighbor’s dog with an air gun on July 1. He denied shooting it on the neighbor’s property, claiming that the dog was on his property…

11 Dogs Set for Fresh Start After Otter Tail County Rescue

The animals were removed from the backyard of a property that had been known to house dogs in unsanitary conditions.

November 29, 2024

Gabriel Ostler,

FERGUS FALLS, MN – The 7 cocker spaniels, senior Pomeranian, and 3 poodles that were scooped up by the Humane Society of Otter Tail County on November 11th hardly even resembled dogs at the time. “You know, you do look at them and go, ‘Wow, there’s a dog under all that matting,’” said Jaclyn Keenan, the shelter manager. The dogs…

Summit pipeline decision in Minnesota could come Dec. 12

November 11, 2024

KVRR Staff,

Summit Carbon Solutions plans to build a 2,500-mile network of CO2 pipelines across the Midwest to capture carbon produced by ethanol plants and then sequester it underground in North Dakota. (Courtesy of Summit Carbon Solutions)FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (Jeff Beach – North Dakota Monitor) An administrative law judge report recommends that Minnesota approve a small segment of the massive Summit Carbon…

Otter Tail County Commission Overrides Approval For Grove Lake Campground

October 22, 2024

Juliana Pelaez,

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — Otter Tail County Commissioners have voted against a proposed 25 Unit Campground. It would have been on Grove Lake north of Pelican Rapids. The commissioners unanimously rejected the proposal that was previously approved by the county planning commission. “It’s a small lake. I don’t .. these people that have bought lakes, property out there already…

Man From The Netherlands Killed in UTV Crash In Otter Tail County

September 30, 2024

TJ Nelson,

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A young man from the Netherlands is dead after a UTV crash in Otter Tail County. When the UTV crashed and rolled Sunday morning near Urbank, Minnesota, 21-year-old Jim Jan was thrown and the vehicle landed on him. Attempts were made to get the UTV off of him before first responders arrived but they…

Red Flag Warning in effect for eastern N.D., west-central and northwest Minnesota

September 30, 2024

KVRR Staff,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for eastern North Dakota, and west-central and northwest Minnesota until 9 p.m. Monday. Dry conditions combined with strong wind prompted the warning. Some counties affected include Cass, Grand Forks, Traill, Steele, and Barnes in North Dakota, and Clay, Norman, Becker, Otter Tail, and Wilkin Counties…

Alcohol Believed to be Factor In Deadly Single-Vehicle Crash Near Pelican Lake Wednesday Night

September 5, 2024

TJ Nelson,

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — One person has died in a single vehicle crash near Pelican Lake in Otter Tail County. The sheriff’s office was called to the crash site around 9 p.m. last night in rural Dunn Township. Life saving measures were attempted on the adult driver, but were unsuccessful. They were pronounced dead at the scene. The…

SWAT used to make arrest of wanted man in Perham

July 23, 2024

Alison Voorhees,

PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR) — SWAT was used to make an arrest in Perham this afternoon. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says 48-year-old Cleveland Mingo of Louisiana was wanted for several outstanding warrants. Authorities used a search warrant to make the arrest at an apartment on 911 Jenny Avenue around 1:00p.m. The SWAT team had help from the Perham Police Department…

Dirt-bike crash in Otter Tail County

May 5, 2024

Alison Voorhees,

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — The driver of a dirt-bike was flown by helicopter to a hospital after crashing. The sheriff’s office says it happened in Tumuli Township before 5 p.m. on private property. The driver of the bike was wearing protective equipment at the time of the crash and suffered non-life threatening injuries. The sheriff’s office was assisted by…