Fisher, MN – Town of the Week 1/28/20
Fisher and Miltona were back and forth for Town of the Week but Fisher came out on top. Go Knights!! Categories: Town Of The Week Tags: Fisher, POLK COUNTY, TOWN OF THE WEEK
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Man Suspected of DWI Arrested in Polk County after Crash
The man was traveling on County Road 113 when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a power pole.
MENTOR, Minn.–The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on suspicion of DWI in Mentor shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The 36-year-old man was traveling on County Road 113 when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a power pole. The man was transported to a hospital in Crookston where he was treated for non-life threatening injures. Categories:…
BNSF Train Strikes Truck in Fosston, MN
No one was injured during the incident.
FOSSTON, Minn.–A BNSF train collided with a pick-up in Fosston shortly before 9 a.m. on Tuesday. The Polk County Sheriff’s office says the crash happened on Highway 2 Southeast and 360th Avenue. Fifty-two-year-old Todd Jevning and a 17-year-old passenger were in the pick-up when it was struck. The BNSF and the pick-up sustained minor damage, but no one was injured…
Polk County Sheriff Investigating How Man Died in Police Custody
An autopsy is scheduled.
CROOKSTON, Minn.–The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Crookston Police are investigating how a man died while in police custody on Wednesday. Sixty-one-year-old Larry Monson, of Climax, was arrested for DWI and brought to the Northwest Regional Correctional Center in Crookston. While in police custody, Monson had a medical emergency. Lifesaving efforts were performed and Monson was transported to Riverview Health…
Fertile, MN – Town of the Week 11-5-19
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Body Recovered from Lake in Polk County
An autopsy is pending, but no criminal activity is suspected.
POLK COUNTY, Minn.–The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a man face down in the lake at 34433 140th Avenue SE at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mentor Fire and Rescue and County EMS helped the officers pull 69-year-old Steven Wayne Sveningson from the lake. First responders attempted to resuscitate Sveningson, but were unsuccessful. He was pronounced…
Victims In Tuesday Crash With Semi In Polk County Identified
The driver of the semi was not hurt
POLK CO., Minn. — Authorities have identified the two people killed in a crash with a semi Tuesday in Polk County. They say 36-year-old Jacob Anderson of Fertile failed to yield at an intersection on County Road 46. Anderson and his passenger, 33-year-old Alison Reierson of Winger, were pronounced dead at the scene in the noon hour. The driver of…
Two Dead after Crash in Polk County
The crash is still being investigated.
CROOKSTON, Minn.–The Polk County Sheriff’s Office along with Crookston Area Ambulance and the Crookston Fire Department responded to a fatal crash at approximately 1 p.m. on Tuesday. A Mazda SUV was traveling westbound on 270th Avenue SW and failed to yield to a Freightliner traveling southbound. The driver of the freightliner, 57-year-old Robert Arnett of Silver Bay was uninjured. The…
Man Arrested in Fertile on Suspicion of DWI
Brant was placed under arrest for suspicion of DWI and driving after revocation. There were no injuries.
FERTILE, M.N.–The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Tuesday after he struck a building with his vehicle. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to JT’s Station for a report of a vehicle that had struck the building and drove away. A short time later, they received another call stating the vehicle had returned and struck the building again….
Woman Charged After Hitting And Killing Man With Her Vehicle Near Gonvick
47-year-old Beth Windus is accused of hitting 51-year-old Jonathon Sundquist with her vehicle
POLK CO., Minn. — A woman faces two counts of criminal vehicular homicide in Polk County. 47-year-old Beth Windus is accused of hitting 51-year-old Jonathon Sundquist with her vehicle. Deputies responded to a report of an assault in rural Gonvick late Friday night and found Sundquist’s body. Windus is being held in the Northwest Regional Corrections Center without bond. The…
