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Grand Forks coach charged with luring 12-year-old girl

GRAND FORKS - A former Edmore teacher and coach working this year in Grand Forks schools was accused Wednesday of luring a 12-year-old girl from his former school with sexual...

news / crime Thu, Jan 10, 2013 - 11:03am

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Minnesota woman charged with shooting estranged husband in sauna

CARLTON, Minn. - A Cloquet woman was charged in State District Court in Carlton on Tuesday with attempted murder in the first degree in the shooting of her estranged husband...

news / crime Wed, Jan 09, 2013 - 11:03am

Bemidji pastor facing charge of obstructing legal process

BEMIDJI - A local pastor believes an armed police officer should have provided him an explanation before going through his church in pursuit of a woman suspected of a probation...

news / crime Thu, Jan 03, 2013 - 9:53am

Tabitha Belmonte holds her daughter Emma in this undated family photo. Special to The Forum

Judge awards custody to Cox family

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. - A bitter custody battle between the families of a teenage boy and the girlfriend he killed in a murder-suicide, orphaning their infant daughter, ended this week...

news / crime Wed, Jan 02, 2013 - 6:03pm

Charges filed in horse abuse case

Charges have been filed against the owners of the 11 horses seized Nov. 9 from a farmstead north of Perham. Assistant County Attorney Heather Brandborg said owners Bruce and Allison...

news / crime Wed, Jan 02, 2013 - 12:24pm

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This photo, taken from the Hightail Horse Ranch website, show a skin-and-bones Zane the day of his arrival at the shelter, Nov. 9.

A new year, a fresh start; Horses rescued from Perham area farmstead are recovering, ready for adoption

Eleven neglected horses rescued from a farmstead north of Perham about eight weeks ago are now being rehabbed, and most are ready to settle into new, permanent homes. It hasn't...

news / crime Wed, Jan 02, 2013 - 12:04pm

Former Lake George minister gets 30 years for abusing teen

A former Lutheran minister from Lake George was sentenced Friday to 30 years in prison for sexually assaulting a teen-aged step-daughter many times over three years. Darwin Schauer, 71, asked...

news / crime Wed, Dec 26, 2012 - 1:46pm

Man arrested after leaving crash scene on Highway 10

Two people were injured and one man was arrested after leaving the scene of a broadside accident on Highway 10 between Wadena and Verndale Monday. Michael R. Kohler, 21, of...

crime / news Wed, Dec 26, 2012 - 6:59am

Crookston man indicted for August stabbing

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. - A grand jury has indicted a Crookston man on three counts of first-degree murder involving criminal sexual conduct on Wednesday, according to a WDAY news...

news / crime Thu, Dec 20, 2012 - 12:51pm

Henning man charged with felony assault, making terroristic threats

A Henning man is facing felony charges after an alleged confrontation that involved the use of a firearm. Dean Moats, 43, was charged in Otter Tail County Court Dec. 10...

news / crime Wed, Dec 19, 2012 - 2:34pm

County residents report phone scam

The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Department said two potential scams were averted over the weekend. The scams, which involved MoneyPac cards associated with PayPal, were reported by county residents who...

news / crime Wed, Dec 19, 2012 - 2:33pm

Perham Police Report

Dec. 10 6:45 a.m. Dog at large transported to Lakeland Vet Hospital. 11:30 a.m. Deer Creek man issued citation for driving after suspension. 1:07 p.m. Chamber of Commerce reported a...

news / crime Wed, Dec 19, 2012 - 2:31pm

New York Mills Police Report

Dec. 11 10:25 a.m. Cited a motorist for no seatbelt, no insurance and driver's license in possession. The motorist arranged for a tow. 11:23 p.m. Arrested a person on a...

news / crime Wed, Dec 19, 2012 - 2:29pm

Perham man sentenced to jail for meth

A Perham man is facing jail time after police pulled him over and found a bag of methamphetamine in his vehicle. Kenneth James Vanysseldyk, 43, was pulled over for a...

news / crime Wed, Dec 19, 2012 - 2:27pm

UPDATE: Suspects named in Kelliher bank robbery

BEMIDJI - The two suspects in Monday's robbery of a Kelliher bank currently live in Bemidji but grew up in Kelliher, according to new information from the Beltrami County Sheriff's...

news / crime Thu, Dec 13, 2012 - 2:24pm

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