Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

WELLS COUNTY, N.D. - Lloyd Liken, an 81-year-old man from Bismarck who had been missing since mid-November, was discovered deceased in a farmer's field in Wells County over the weekend. Liken's disapp...

WINONA, Minn. - Matthew Manka, 29, from Winona, has been arrested for assaulting a couple in their 60s with whom he was residing. The incident occurred at an apartment on Mankato Avenue. Early Tuesday...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota Democrats have retracted their endorsement of Judd Hoff, a state House candidate with a history of violence, accused of stalking and harassing Republican Rep. Mary Franson,...

STILLWATER, MINN. - Scott Hardy, 36, of Wadena, has been sentenced to over 13 years in prison for his involvement in the death of 80-year-old Shirley Bilden of Maplewood in 2021. Hardy pleaded guilty ...

MOUNTRAIL COUNTY, N.D.- Tragedy struck on April 14 as a Stanley, North Dakota resident, 37-year-old Dale Christopher, lost his life in a crash in Mountrail County, according to the North Dakota Highwa...

BEMIDJI, Minn. - As Minnesota braces for the bustling planting season, the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) emphasizes vigilance on the roads, warning travelers to be mindful of farm equ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Paul police are investigating a sexual assault that occurred after a man broke into a home in the Macalester-Groveland neighborhood. Police responded to a report of a sexual assa...

POLK COUNTY, Minn. - A 36-year-old Grand Forks man was injured after his vehicle collided with a BNSF train on Monday around 4:20 PM. The incident occurred at a railroad crossing on the Highway 75 byp...

FARGO, N.D. - Seventh-grader Kaylee Trana's artwork has been chosen by the city of Fargo to be featured on a MATBUS for one year. The city had invited middle and high school students to submit origina...

MINNEAPOLIS - Bobbi Jo Johnson, also known as Bobbi Jo Kingbird, a 46-year-old resident of the Red Lake Indian Reservation, was convicted last week in federal court of abusing a boy who was in the fos...