Courtesy: GoFundMeZach Haugen and daughtersFOSSTON, Minn. (KVRR) – One person is dead following a house fire in Fosston Wednesday morning. At around 4:30 a.m., the Polk County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a house fire 718 1st St. E. The home was engulfed in flames. When firefighters arrived one person was still inside the house. Other people inside the…
POLK COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office says a lake house was fully engulfed in flames at 14821 Maple Inn Road SE in Mentor. The Mentor Fire Department was able to contain and put out the fire shortly after getting there. Fertile Fire Department, Erskine Fire Department, County EMS and Ottertail Power all assisted. No one was home…
SULLIVAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a burglary in the Sullivan Township near East Grand Forks. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the report came in around 5 a.m. Friday, June 13, of an active burglary. The sheriff’s office says the homeowner found the suspect nude in their basement, who then fled…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A rural Erskine, Minnesota man is dead after crashing his motorcycle on a gravel road about 10 miles east of Crookston. Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded just after 1 p.m. to County Road 38, about 1 1/2 miles north of U.S. Highway 2. A passerby spotted the crash scene. Deputies say 39-year-old Travis Shimpa was…
POLK COUNTY, MN – Polk County authorities are warning residents to be wary of a scam where people are being threatened over supposed unpaid tolls. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office received a report today, May 16, regarding the toll enforcement scam. It came in the form of a text message, which says, in part, “As of today, your tolls are…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The man involved in a chase and officer involved shooting on Monday has been identified as 34-year-old Caleb Coffey of Oklahoma. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the chase started at the Pembina Port of Entry when Coffey was confronted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The chase eventually went through downtown Crookston and ended on…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Minnesota BCA is investigating an officer involved shooting following a pursuit this morning south of Crookston. It involved a man wanted for illegally crossing the US-Canadian border. The border patrol has not released any information on where the pursuit began. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the chase ended around 10 a.m. on County Road 9, west…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Fire crews from Winger, Fertile, McIntosh and Fosston respond to a barn on fire in rural Winger, Minnesota. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the call came in around 8:30 this morning from 41334 240th Avenue Southeast. When crews arrived they could see that the barn was smoldering. All of the livestock were evacuated. Essentia Ambulance…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A fire Saturday in Polk County has destroyed a house and garage. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the structure fire was in Euclid Township, north of Crookston, and is believed to have originated with a wood stove in the garage. When deputies arrived, it was fully engulfed and the fire was spreading into the house….
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office takes two more men into custody in an online child sex sting operation. They arrested 23-year-old Joseph Thompson and 34-year-old Trey Soder, both from Crookston. They join three other men arrested last month in a sting conducted by the sheriff’s office and Minnesota BCA. They included: 53-year-old Telesforo Ragrag from Thief…
