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Sept. 12 • Karen Maleese Wallgren, 75, of Wadena, was issued a citation for unlawfully parking and blocking a private driveway. • Charliyn Justine Rodriguez, 19, of Wadena, was arrested on a Kandiyohi County warrant. Rodriguez was transported to the Wadena County Jail. Sept. 14...

10 years ago Excerpts from the Sept. 21, 2006 Pioneer Journal • Suspicious fires burn around DC A spree of 11 suspicious fires in rural Deer Creek spanning nearly two years has the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office and State Fire Marshall's Office looking for information from the...

Sept. 8 • A laptop was found near the Marsh Landing with the name of a couple on it. The laptop appeared to be damaged. Sept. 9 • Bell Hill Recovery Center reported someone broke into a patient's room after he had been incarcerated. Nearly all of his property was gone. The center...

Minnesota is about to increase its campaign warning about the dangers of pain killers known as opioids. State officials also plan to work with medical and pharmaceutical professionals about the risks of over prescribing the drugs. The state announced Monday, Sept. 19, it is receiving...

M State prepared to serve ITT students Minnesota State Community and Technical College is prepared to assist students whose college education plans have been disrupted by the recent closing of ITT Educational Services. M State offers more than 300 classes and 25 programs and majors...

Speeding Penny Jo Affolter, 53, West St. Paul, 69/55, fees $140. Christine Lynn Boswell, 45, Rochester, 75/65, fees $130. Robbin Marie Chase, 19, Sebeka, 64/55, fees $130. Violet Luella Dahlvang, 76, Verndale, 65/55, fees $130. Stuart Gene Foster, 56, Lees Summit, Mo., 74/55, fees...

A Brainerd man faces four felonies after allegedly threatening to stab and chop up two women while wielding an arrow, a hammer and a saw. Marshall Thomas Jarvela, 35, was charged in Crow Wing County District Court following the incident that occurred about 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept....

Chester Cole, 54, of Perham, died last week from burns sustained in what the Perham Police Department said was an accident. Emergency responders, including EMS and the Perham Police and Fire Department, were called to 447 5th St. NW in Perham after witnesses reported seeing the victim...