Category Archives: (KBRF & Fergus Now) KBRF Local-News

Fergus Falls Aquatic Center Holding Open House, Opens Monday
Fergus Falls, MN – The City of Fergus Falls is hosting an Open House this evening (May 29th) to check out the new Aquatic Center ahead of Monday’s Grand Opening. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., peo...
Derek Sidian May 29, 2025

Two Riders Injured in Monday Night Motorcycle Crash
At 8:20 Monday night, the Becker County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call of two people injured in a single motorcycle crash on County Road 56, east of County Road 117, near Toad Lake. Emergency pe...
Dave Bishop May 28, 2025

One Arrested and One Dead Following Suspected Drunk Rollover in Wadena
Izak Schermerhorn. (OTCDF) Wadena, MN – One person is dead and another is in custody following a crash in rural Wadena late Tuesday night (May 27th). Otter Tail County Deputies say that 18-year-...
Derek Sidian May 28, 2025

Today is Sentencing Day for Men Convicted in Freezing Deaths of Family from India
Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel. (Facebook, Sherburne County Sheriff) Fergus Falls, MN – Two men are being sentenced in federal court in Fergus Falls this afternoon for their roles in the death...
Derek Sidian May 28, 2025

Otter Tail County Commissioners Tour Projects Across the County
PHOTO: (Left to right front) Commissioner Bucholz, Commissioner Lahman, County Engineer Foster, Engineering Supervisor Ehlert, Community Development Director Baldwin, Deputy Administrator Penke-Valdes...
Derek Sidian May 28, 2025

Minnesota Representatives Urging Full Defunding of US Department of Education
Representative Michelle Fischbach Washington D.C. – Minnesota's Republican congressional delegation is urging committee leaders to fully defund the US Department of Education. In a letter to lea...
Derek Sidian May 27, 2025

No One Injured in RV Fire in Rural Ottertail
vero_ro39 / Depositphotos.com Ottertail, MN – First responders were called to an RV fire in rural Ottertail this Memorial Day weekend. Otter Tail County Deputies, along with Ottertail and Hennin...
Derek Sidian May 27, 2025

Police Release the Name of a Man Who was Found Dead Near the Red River on Sunday
Oak Grove Park. (Fargo Park District) Fargo, ND (KFGO) – Fargo Police have released the name of a man who was found dead near the Red River Sunday in Oak Grove Park. He was Aaron Hadley, 28, wit...
Derek Sidian May 27, 2025

Fergus Falls Memorial Day Service
The Fergus Falls Veterans Council invites you to join us for this year's Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 26th, 2025, at 10:00 AM at Veteran's Park. Each year, we gather as a community to honor the...
Dave Bishop May 25, 2025

Wadena Man Accused of Setting Fire to a Camper Has Been Sentenced to Probation and Time Served
Sean Weber (OTCDF) Wadena, MN – A man from Wadena that was accused of setting fire to a camper during a domestic assault incident has been sentenced. Otter Tail County prosecutors say 50-year-ol...
Derek Sidian May 24, 2025