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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…

Woman Killed After Crashing Into Street Sweeper Identified

March 1, 2021

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. — The state patrol identifies a 19-year old Ada, Minnesota woman who was killed when her car crashed head-on with a street sweeper last week in Polk County. They say Jayden Anderson was heading south on Highway 75 when she crossed the center line and hit the north bound sweeper. Anderson was thrown from the car and…

Teen Killed In Crash With Street Sweeper

Crash Happened In Rural Polk County, MN

February 26, 2021

Site Staff,

POLK COUNTY, Minn. – A teen is killed after crashing into a street sweeper on Highway 75 in Polk County, Minnesota. A 19-year-old woman from Ada, Minnesota was driving southbound on Highway 75 in Hubbard Township just after 9:45 Thursday night. Minnesota State Patrol says she crossed into the oncoming lane for an unknown reason. She hit a street sweeper…

Man Wanted In Polk County Arrested After Fleeing Traffic Stop In Grand Forks

January 7, 2021

TJ Nelson,

Alex HaaseGRAND FORKS, N.D. — A man wanted on a Polk County warrant is arrested in Grand Forks after fleeing police. Alex Haase was being pulled over around 2 yesterday afternoon for an equipment violation when he refused to stop. He pulled over in the 14 hundred block of 10th Avenue South and fled on foot while his passenger got…

Teen Biker Has Serious Injuries After Being Hit By Car Near Gully, Minnesota

Warren Thompson was taken to Sanford Medical Center with life-threatening injuries

July 1, 2020

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., Minn. — A 16-year-old Gonvick boy is hospitalized with serious injuries after he hit by a car while biking in eastern Polk County. The crash happening on Highway 92 and 410th Avenue near Gully, Minnesota just before 8 this morning. Warren Thompson was taken to Sanford Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the car, 78-year-old James…

Fisher, MN – Town of the Week 1/28/20

January 28, 2020

Max Mueller,

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