POLK COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — A student is arrested after another school threat is made. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says they received a report regarding threats of school violence at the Fertile-Beltrami School. The juvenile student was arrested. They say there is no immediate threat at this time and the investigation is ongoing. Polk County Sheriff’s Office is working closely…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — One person is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Polk County on Sunday. Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash on Polk County Road 41 in King Township near McIntosh around 3:30 p.m. First responders found a vehicle in flames. Alcohol is believed to be a factor. The body was sent to UND Forensic…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — An 8-year-old boy is at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo after being accidentally shot in the leg in rural Fosston, Minnesota. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says he was shot by an 11-year-old around 1 this afternoon. A .22 caliber handgun was recovered at the scene. The boy was taken by ambulance to Fosston and then…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office is warning businesses about fake IDs being used in the county. They shared these examples of fake IDs compared to legal IDs. They say under a black light, the holograms on the front of the fake ones glow much brighter and transmit through the reverse side of the card. On the…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Two men arrested after a report of a burglary in progress in Belgium Township in Polk County on Wednesday have been identified and charged. Polk County Sheriff’s Office says 29-year-old Robert Fish of Warren, Minnesota and 34-year-old Richard Paulson of Emerado, North Dakota are both charged with conspiracy to commit burglary in the 2nd and…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Two men are arrested after a report of a burglary in progress in Belgium Township in Polk County. After a search around 6 a.m., the sheriff’s office arrested a 29-year-old man from Warren, Minnesota. A second suspect fled the scene but was arrested several hours later. That suspect is a 34-year-old man from Emerado, North…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Numerous tips about this person of interest poured in to Polk County Sheriff’s Office, resulting in an arrest. 64-year-old Dennis Hovet of Goodridge was taken into custody on Friday for charges related to burglary and theft. Polk County released these images on Thursday of Hovet at a service station. They worked with sheriff’s offices in…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Fire crews from Crookston, Fisher and East Grand Forks respond to a house fire in rural Fisher on Wednesday. When Polk County Sheriff’s deputies arrived, the garage was fully engulfed. Crews were able to stop the fire from spreading fully into the house, which has limited damage. The garage is a complete loss. It is…
LENGBY, Minn. (KVRR) — A shot is fired during a rowdy bar fight in Lengby, Minnesota, northeast of Mahnomen. Polk County Sheriff’s Office was told about a gunshot and a dozen people fighting outside the Rockin A Bar around 1:30 this morning. They say no one was shot and they do not believe the firearm was used or was intended…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A pickup has gone through the ice on Union Lake in Polk County, south of Erskine. The sheriff’s office says it happened just before 4 p.m. in an area known as the narrows, where there is only 5 inches of ice. The two people inside the pickup were able to get out but the vehicle…
