Perham Focus

Amid the charred treetops and smell of smoke are the ashes of some people's most personal belongings, including their homes. I'm here at the incident command center they've set up here in downtown Menagha. Tonight you can see there is still a lot of action taking place. Multiple...

United States Senator Amy Klobuchar has asked the U.S. Department of Energy to investigate the steep increase in Minnesota gas prices over the past few weeks. Gasoline industry officials say regional gas prices have jumped 80 cents in the past month and 30 cents in the past week...

The First National Bank of Ottertail will hold the 10th annual Ottertail Area Trade Show this Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to noon at Thumper Pond Golf Course and Resort in Ottertail. Admission to this event is free. The show will include more than 40 local businesses showcasing...

Minnesota senators took nearly 17 hours to approve a bill allowing childcare providers and personal care attendants to unionize. The bill passed 35-32 a little after 8 a.m. today after senators debated it continuously since Tuesday afternoon. “Republicans stalled all night,...

Firefighters are working to contain a wildfire that is now between 3,000 and 4,000 acres in north-central Minnesota as of Wednesday morning. Officials are now calling it the Green Valley Fire. It started at about 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon southwest of Park Rapids near Menahga...

Statewide fire conditions have led the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to place burning restrictions in the following counties: Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Dakota, Douglas, Hennepin, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec,...