DETROIT LAKES, MN (KVRR) – Outdoor sports enthusiasts braved the cold to ride and admire their prized antique snowmobiles. The 22nd Annual DL Vintage Snowmobile Rally and Swap Meet kicked off in front of Zorbaz at about 8 AM. 21 trophies were given out in the showcase portion of the day, where the sleds were judged in individual classes, while…
UPDATE (5PM 02/16/25) The victim’s name is Benjamin Hellerman, 39, of Sauk Centre, Minnesota. BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man has died after crashing his snowmobile into an unoccupied fish house on Two Inlets Lake in Becker County, Minnesota. The sheriff’s office was notified last night around 9:30. They say two men were snowmobiling across the lake when one…
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A major blow for workers at Arctic Cat in Thief River Falls and St. Cloud as the company announces layoffs and the suspension of snowmobile, ATV and UTV production. According to a Securities and Exchange filing, Textron, the Cessna jet maker that owns the company, is exploring alternatives for its powersports product line. They…
NORTH DAKOTA – Big day for outdoor recreation enthusiasts. It is the official start to snowmobile season in North Dakota. The state has 2,800 miles of snowmobile trails to cruise and explore. However, it takes work keeping that much area safe and well-maintained. So trail groomers are out and about, making sure there’s adequate snow cover and putting signs in…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two anglers are credited with rescuing a Jamestown man after his snowmobile plunged through thin ice on Jamestown Reservoir. Authorities say it happened around noon Monday when Cody Deese’s snowmobile broke through the ice. Skylar Schmeichel and Shane Weiss, who were fishing nearby, saw Deese struggling in the icy water, called 911, and started a rescue,…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Minnesota State Senator Torrey Westrom is injured in a snowmobile crash on Lake Ida. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call around 3:00 this afternoon. On the north end of the lake, deputies and first responders found Westrom and a 13-year-old boy who had been driving. They say the snowmobile hit a packed snowdrift…
BOWDON, N.D. (KVRR) — Authorities identify the Jackson, Minnesota man killed after crashing his snowmobile in Wells County. Sixty-seven-year-old Bruce Hanson was pronounced dead at the scene early Wednesday evening on January 25. The crash happened 10 miles southeast of Bowdon, North Dakota. North Dakota Highway Patrol says there were no witnesses to the crash. The crash is under investigation….
BECKER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Fargo man dies after his snowmobile rolled in a ditch northeast of Detroit Lakes. A 911 call came into Becker County Sheriff’s Office around 5:30 Sunday night that 34-year-old Scott Fossum had crashed and was not breathing. First responders took Fossum to St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes where he was pronounced dead. The…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — An Ottertail, Minnesota man who died after being pulled from Otter Tail Lake has been identified as 64-year-old Scott Simdorn. Simdorn and riders of two snowmobiles and an ATV fell into lake around 7:30 Saturday evening. According to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office, they responded to a call of vehicles in the northeast…
HARVEY, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the victim as 59-year-old Bradley Patzer of Harvey, North Dakota. **ORIGINAL STORY BELOW** A 59-year-old Harvey, North Dakota man died of injuries suffered in a snowmobile crash Sunday shortly before 5 p.m. It happened on private property near Harvey. The State Patrol said the man was testing a snowmobile…
