Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Derek Sidian recaps this week's biggest local news stories. The Weekly News Recap is brought to you by Fergus Falls Monument, online at foreverstonememorials.com, Memorials That Matter. FOLLOW US FOR ...

A sixth-grade teacher at Underwood Public School has been charged with malicious punishment of a child after allegedly stepping on a student during a school lockdown drill. According to court document...

A Fergus Falls woman is pushing for tougher drug laws after losing her mother in a crash involving a suspected drug-impaired driver. Ilona Tervola says her mother, Gisela Tervola, would have turned 84...

A 63-year-old man has died after being pulled unresponsive from the Red River in south Moorhead on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Moorhead Police Department, officers responded to a missing per...

Residents and local officials in Vergas say ongoing delays at rail crossings are becoming a public safety issue, and they're calling for action. On Wednesday, Otter Tail County, the City of Vergas, to...

The Minnesota DNR is sharing two springtime updates: one about a returning pair of peregrine falcons on their live FalconCam, and the other about a statewide call for private woodland owners to help g...

A crash involving a Verndale school bus Thursday morning sent three people to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and is now under investigation by the Wadena County Sheriff's Office and t...

Jason Rogers (Underwood School Directory) Underwood, MN – A sixth grade teacher in Underwood is charged with malicious punishment of a student. According to court documents, 47-year-old Jason Ro...

Area residents are reporting a new scam text message falsely claiming to be from the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). The message threatens legal action over an unpaid toll and urges re...

Emergency crews responded to a water rescue on Wednesday afternoon, March 26, near the 4300 block of South River Haven Road in Moorhead. Moorhead Police were dispatched just before 5 p.m. following a ...