Rothsay

Man Arrested After Pursuit On Roads and Multiple Fields Near Rothsay, MN

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man is arrested after a pursuit through multiple fields and roads northeast of Rothsay, Minnesota. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s deputies were trying to arrest 33-year-old Levi Barry of Pelican Rapids on Saturday afternoon. Barry was wanted on multiple arrest warrants. Officers were finally able to stop him and make the arrest. No injuries…

Former Rothsay, MN City Clerk Accused of Theft

ROTHSAY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A former Rothsay, Minnesota city clerk is charged with ten counts of theft and accused of stealing over $48,000 from the city. 37-year-old Lisa Zimmerman is accused of taking cash utility payments and not depositing them into city accounts. City leaders told law enforcement that they noticed a drop in utility deposits starting in September 2019,…

Investigation underway into the death of a Rothsay child

ROTHSAY, Minn. (KVRR) – The Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that a seven-year-old child from Rothsay has died and an investigation is underway. On Wednesday, emergency crews from Rothsay Rescue responded to a call for an unresponsive child in the 100 Block of 2nd Ave. NW close to 3 p.m. The child was taken to the Lake Region Hospital…

Rothsay kids make a stop at KVRR during field trip

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — We were lucky to host to some middle schoolers this afternoon. Fifth and sixth graders from Rothsay got a tour of the KVRR news station. The students took pictures at the anchor desk with TJ, Alison, Max and Adam. They were even able to try out the weather green screen and made a stop in the…

Traffic stop in Rothsay leads to meth arrests

During a search of the vehicle, 12 ounces of meth was found

WILKIN COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Two people are arrested when law enforcement finds 12 ounces of meth during a traffic stop in Rothsay. The driver Brett Anderson, of Moorhead, and his passenger Alyssa Gregor, of Wolverton, are in the Wilkin County Jail. The sheriff’s office says they started a narcotics investigation at 209 1st Street in Wolverton. After a few…

Teens Make Lasting Memories With Pilgrimage To Buttzville

Road Trip To Buttzville, North Dakota Helps Teens Make Memories Before College

  BUTTZVILLE, N.D. (KVRR) – A group of five fresh high school grads wanted to make some memories and go on one last journey together as a group before they all went off to college. And I was honored to be able to help them figure it out. A couple weeks ago a guy named Corey emailed me. He and…

Rothsay Public School bomb threat deemed not credible

Courtesy: Rothsay Public SchoolROTHSAY, Minn. (KVRR) – The Rothsay School District says nothing was found while law enforcement was investigating a bomb threat at a school on Wednesday. Superintendent Wade Johnson says he was told around 12:20 PM a note was found in an elementary bathroom saying “the bomb’s going off at 1 pm.” The Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office was…

Snow covered roads causing slippery driving in MN

ROTHSAY, MN (KVRR) – Minnesota State Patrol are responding to several rollover crashes, spin outs & jackknifed semis. MNSP says several motorists are driving too fast for obvious slippery conditions. A semi on I94 near exit 15 went into the ditch, no one was injured. MNSP says please move over to give us room. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags:…