HAWLEY, Minn.–A woman has been arrested after she stole a tractor and drove through multiple fields in an attempt to flee police on Thursday. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a stolen John Deere 4320 tractor with a trailer attached at in the area of 100th Avenue and 250th Street South at approximately 3:40 a.m. When Deputies…
OKLEE, Minn. — Dozens of farmers and neighbors with tractors of all shapes and sizes put on a parade north of Oklee, Minnesota. It was in honor of two farm kids who love tractors! The 12th birthday surprise was for Rylan Lundeen and Atley Vettleson. We are told that some even hauled their old tractors in the parade Saturday afternoon…
COOK, Minn. (AP) _ Sheriff’s officials say a man has died after the tractor he was driving fell into a pond in northeastern Minnesota. The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office got a call Sunday night about a skid steer tractor that landed in a man-made pond. Family members attempted to rescue the driver, but couldn’t locate him. A rescue crew…
PORTLAND, N.D. — Authorities identify the man who died Friday evening after rolling his tractor near Portland, North Dakota. North Dakota Highway Patrol says the victim is 77-year Alton Anderson. Anderson was cutting grass in the ditch on 148th Avenue Northeast. Deputies say he went to turn to avoid a culvert at the bottom of the ditch. The front right…
TRAVERSE COUNTY, Minn. — A Traverse County, Minnesota man is dead after a farming mishap. The sheriff’s office was called Sunday night around 7 to check on James Diehl after he missed a dinner engagement and didn’t answer his phone. A deputy found the house empty but later spotted an overturned tractor in a pit of water. A body pinned underneath…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. — The 81st year of the North Dakota Winter Show is running through Saturday. The event draws people from all over the Midwest and Canada and features all things agriculture. “That’s the biggest thing I’ve noticed is there’s something for everybody. So whatever you are, if you’re into vehicles, pickups, you’ll be there tonight, and a different crowd will…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. — A Douglas County, Minnesota farmer is dead after being run over by a chisel plow and dragged. Authorities were called Sunday morning to a farm in Farwell after the man didn’t return home after working alone in the field Saturday night. Deputies searched the farm and found the man’s body which had been run over by…
ROLLAG, Minn. — All the clinks and clunks may surprise you, but those noises come with using some old time farming equipment. “My favorite part of today was riding a tractor,” said Trinity St. Clarre a visitor at the show. Kids, families and generations of threshermen are reliving the good ol’ days by bringing some old farming traditions back to…
MANTADOR, ND — A Mantador farmer is in the hospital after being run over by a tractor. Sixty-two year old Steve Bladow was bailing hay when he got off the tractor and was then run over. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office said Bladow was able to call for help and he was airlifted to a Fargo hospital. His condition has…
GWINNER, ND — An Oakes man died after he rear-ended a tractor pulling a disc plow over the weekend. The North Dakota Highway Patrol identified the victim as 39-year-old Oscar Castro. The crash happened on state Highway 13 east of Gwinner about 10:30 Saturday night. Castro suffered from head injuries and died at the scene. The driver of the tractor…
