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Gov. Tim Walz Authorizes National Guard to Support Emergency Flood Operations in Northwestern Minnesota

April 24, 2022

TJ Nelson,

ST. PAUL — Following severe spring storms across northwestern Minnesota, Governor Tim Walz today declared a peacetime emergency and authorized the Minnesota National Guard to provide support for emergency flood operations, including personnel, equipment, and resources. The assistance is authorized via Emergency Executive Order 22-08. “When our neighbors are in trouble, we step up to lend a hand,” said Governor…

$5,000 reward offered for information on rural Climax fire

March 25, 2022

Austin Erickson,

POLK COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office needs your help in its investigation of a suspicious fire in rural Climax. It happened around 3:00 Thursday morning at a home on the 32000 block of 320th Street Southwest. Authorities say the flames caused $100,000 in damage. The Sheriff’s Office has not said what makes the fire suspicious. There…

Man Wanted For Head-on Crash That Killed Two Teens Is Behind Bars

November 24, 2021

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man wanted for a crash that killed two teens in June is behind bars. 20-year-old Valentin Mendoza is in the Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston. He is charged with two counts of criminal vehicular homicide for the June 17 crash on Highway 220. Both the 17-year-old male driver and 16-year-old male passenger died…

Polk Co. House destroyed by fire after propane tank brought inside to thaw

November 21, 2021

TJ Nelson,

TRAIL, Minn. (KVRR) — A house in Polk County is destroyed by fire after a 20-pound propane tank is brought inside to thaw out, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office tells KVRR Local News that it happened just after noon at 302 Birch Street in Trail, Minnesota, north of Fosston. They report minor injuries among the…

Fire Destroys Detached Storage Shed & Damages Vehicle Near Gully, MN

November 13, 2021

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Polk County Sheriff’s Office says clothes left next to a wood stove set off a fire that destroyed a detached storage shed and damaged a nearby vehicle. It was reported just before noon on Saturday at 40333 270th Street Southeast in Section 35 of Gully Township near the City of Gully. Gonvick Fire Department and Oklee…

19-Year-Old Shot While Hunting In Polk County, Non-Life Threatening Injuries

November 13, 2021

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man suffers non-life threatening injuries in a hunting accident this morning in Polk County. According to the sheriff’s office, it was after 10 a.m. when an officer responded to the area of Highway 2 and 380th Avenue SW for a report of a hunter with a gunshot wound. First responders arrived on scene and…

28-Year-Old Man Walking On Railroad Tracks Hit & Killed

September 23, 2021

TJ Nelson,

CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) — A Crookston man is dead after being hit by a BNSF train. Polk County Dispatch was notified around 2 Thursday afternoon. Authorities say the 28-year-old man was walking on the railroad tracks and did not respond to the trains horn before he was hit. It happened near 411 North Main Street in Crookston. His name is…

Governor And Ag Commissioner Stop By Polk County Farm to Survey Drought

July 22, 2021

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. — Governor Tim Walz and Department of Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen are getting an up close look at drought conditions in Polk County. They stopped by the Reitmeier Farm to see the impact the drought is having on producers in the western part of the state. Walz says they are working to mobilize state and federal resources…

Hay bale starts quonset on fire in Angus, Minnesota

Polk County authorities say the fire caused $30,000 in damages

May 9, 2021

Alison Voorhees,

ANGUS, Minn. — Fire crews responded to a quonset on fire in Angus, Minnesota. The fire was at 13407 US HWY 75 North, owned by Arlen Stroble. A deputy says a nearby burning hay bale started a the quonset on fire. The building and everything inside is a total loss, estimating about $30,000 in damages. No was was injured in…

Cause of Large Grass Fire Near Mentor Monday Under Investigation

March 30, 2021

TJ Nelson,

MENTOR, Minn. — Around twenty agencies helped fight a massive grass fire Monday in Polk County. Between 13,000 and 15,000 acres were consumed by fire from three miles west of Highway 32 to about 1 mile west of Mentor. It was mainly between U.S. Highway 2 and County Road 45. Highways 2 and 32 and County Road 45 were shut…

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Gov. Tim Walz Authorizes National Guard to Support Emergency Flood Operations in Northwestern Minnesota

$5,000 reward offered for information on rural Climax fire

Man Wanted For Head-on Crash That Killed Two Teens Is Behind Bars

Polk Co. House destroyed by fire after propane tank brought inside to thaw

Fire Destroys Detached Storage Shed & Damages Vehicle Near Gully, MN

19-Year-Old Shot While Hunting In Polk County, Non-Life Threatening Injuries

28-Year-Old Man Walking On Railroad Tracks Hit & Killed

Governor And Ag Commissioner Stop By Polk County Farm to Survey Drought

Hay bale starts quonset on fire in Angus, Minnesota

Polk County authorities say the fire caused $30,000 in damages

Cause of Large Grass Fire Near Mentor Monday Under Investigation

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