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MENAHGA, Minn. – A woman found dead in a home here Saturday has been identified by law enforcement. Kelly Marie Lund, 32, of Detroit Lakes, was found dead shortly before...
One person is dead following a collision with horses on the highway five miles south of Park Rapids early Saturday morning. The name of the victim is Troy Hargreaves, 43,...
Forum News Service ST. PAUL — Gov. Mark Dayton declared a state of emergency Thursday in 35 Minnesota counties in response to flooding and other problems related to heavy rainfall...
Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill that legalizes the limited use of some forms of medical marijuana into law last week. Here's what you need to know: Can I smoke pot legally now? No. But can I smoke pot with a prescription? No. Wait.
The city of Ottertail is getting a rockin' new summer event. The first-ever OtterJam, a day-long music festival featuring local and national country and rock bands, is coming to town on Saturday, June 7. On the lineup are Minnesota celebrity Jeremiah James Korfe — of "Sweet Home Alabama" fame — a Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band called Freebird, and the award-winning group country-rock group, The Kentucky Headhunters. That's on the main stage.
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. -- A citizens group seeking to protect the region's natural resources has come up with two alternative routes for Enbridge Corp.'s proposed Sandpiper oil pipeline. The group,...
ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton Thursday signed into law a bill to allow the use of medical marijuana. Unlike many major bills, the signing was not held in...
PARK RAPIDS, Minn. -- "She was a hot one!" Russ Knowles said as he recalled watching a raging wildfire blow past his Wadena County home, taking his garage with it. Across the road, his son, Derek, had just lost 1,000 Norway pines close to his home. It was May 14, 2013. A new steel garage stands on the Russ Knowles property south of Park Rapids.
A 5 year-old boy in Becker County was killed in a farm accident Thursday evening near Menagha. The boy was attempting to get into a skid steer loader by crawling...
A father driving 100 mph down Interstate 694 on Friday night in Fridley smashed into the back of a semi-truck, killing himself and his pregnant wife and leaving their 1-year-old...