Category Archives: Community

The Perham 2024 Main Street restoration project is scheduled to start in early Spring.
The Perham 2024 Main Street restoration project is scheduled to start in early Spring. The Perham City and Chamber are putting together a meeting entitled NAVIGATING THE RETAIL ROADBLOCK. They invite ...
Paul Torres Feb 20, 2024

Man Calls 911 to Report he Shot and Killed his Brother
(Elbow Lake, MN) -- A man is in jail for the shooting death of his brother in Elbow Lake. Grant County Sheriff Jon Combs says his office received a 911 call from a 30-year-old man at about 11 Sunday n...
Paul Torres Feb 20, 2024

A Fergus Falls man has been found guilty in the shooting death of his girlfriend
Matthew Phillip Ecker, 45, from Fergus Falls has been found guilty in the shooting death of his girlfriend in her St. Paul Apartment. After an eight-day trial it took a Ramsey county jury, just seven ...
Paul Torres Feb 19, 2024

Authorities are investigating a shooting incident that left three first responders dead in Burnsville
(Burnsville, MN) -- Authorities in the south metro are investigating a shooting incident that left three first responders dead in Burnsville. The Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association says t...
Paul Torres Feb 19, 2024

Lawmakers will be back in St. Paul today to the start the 2024 legislative session
ST. PAUL, Minn. - MN Lawmakers will be back in St. Paul Monday afternoon for the start of the 2024 legislative session. This marks year two of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's hold on the trifecta ...
Paul Torres Feb 19, 2024

The YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties are merging with the Fergus Falls Area Family YMCA
"We are going to be able to take the strengths of both organizations and utilize them as a stronger single entity," YMCA of Cass and Clay Counties CEO Steve Smith said. Both boards voted unanimously i...
Paul Torres Feb 19, 2024

It's Presidents day
It's Presidents day and there is no school in the area and City offices are closed.
Paul Torres Feb 19, 2024

Crash in Otter Tail County early Saturday morning
OTTERTAIL TWP, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Two people were hurt after a crash in Otter Tail County early Saturday morning. The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office says they were dispatched to a crash ar...
Paul Torres Feb 17, 2024

The Detroit Lakes City Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Thursday
The Detroit Lakes City Planning Commission meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 5:30pm in the Conference Room (C101) at the Minnesota State Community and Technical College located ...
Paul Torres Feb 16, 2024

Lawmakers have launched a new effort to require insurance carriers to cover the cost of fertility treatments
ST PAUL, Minn. - DFL lawmakers have launched a new effort to require insurance carriers to cover the cost of fertility treatments here in Minnesota. The "Minnesota Building Families Act," introduced a...
Paul Torres Feb 15, 2024