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    Emergency response personnel work the scene of a fatal crash on Interstate 94 near Osakis this morning. Lowell Anderson / Forum News Service
    Fatal crash in central Minnesota blocks Interstate 94
    OSAKIS, Minn. — Westbound Interstate 94 is blocked between Osakis and Alexandria due to a fatal crash early Tuesday morning, Sept. 28. Minnesota...
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    September 26, 2016
    $114,577 winning lottery ticket sold in Perham at Dean's Country Market
    A Northstar Cash ticket sold at Dean’s Country Market, located at 211 Market Drive in Perham, won the $114,577 jackpot on Sept. 24, 2016. The...
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    U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves as she arrives for a meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a hotel in New York, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
    Newest poll shows 'Minnesota is in play' with Clinton up by 7 percentage points
    ST. PAUL—A new Minnesota presidential poll continues to show a closer contest than is common in the state, with Hillary Clinton up by 7...
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    Perham's Deconcini, Beachy, crowned Homecoming king and queen
    Congratulations to the 2016 Homecoming Queen Josie Beachy, and King Jack DeConcini, who were crowned royalty during coronation ceremonies held Sunday at Perham High School Auditorium. Also planned this week are dress-up days: Tuesday, Sept. 27: Beach Day Wednesday, Sept. 28: Woke...
    News/localSeptember 26, 2016 - 10:22am
    September 25, 2016
    Live stream: Jacob Wetterling funeral service at 10 a.m. today
    ST. JOSEPH, Minn. - A funeral service for Jacob Wetterling, the boy abducted and killed in 1989, is set for 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. The St....
    NewsSeptember 25, 2016 - 7:00am
    September 24, 2016
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    Riders crossing N.D. 'cowboy up' for cancer awareness
    Three people have decided to saddle up and head across the state of North Dakota on horseback to raise money and awareness for a cause near to...
    NewsSeptember 24, 2016 - 8:30am
    September 23, 2016
    Jacob Wetterling File photo/Center for Missing and Exploited Children
    Jacob Wetterling Day announced, memorial ceremony set for Sunday
    ST. JOSEPH, Minn.—The College of St. Benedict in Jacob Wetterling's hometown of St. Joseph will host a memorial service Sunday for the...
    NewsSeptember 23, 2016 - 6:19pm
    September 22, 2016
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    Tipster leads to major drug bust of Minnesota woman
    WILLMAR—A concerned tipster helped CEE-VI Drug and Gang Task Force agents apprehend a Willmar, Minn., woman suspected of possessing to sell...
    NewsSeptember 22, 2016 - 12:55pm
    September 21, 2016
    Sandra Grazzini-Rucki of Stillwater was sentenced Sept. 21, 2016, to 233 days in prison after being found guilty of deprivation of parental rights in Dakota County District Court. (Photo courtesy Dakota County sheriff's office)
    Mom who hid daughters on western Minnesota horse farm going to prison for 8 months
    ST. PAUL—A Stillwater woman who took her two daughters to western Minnesota to keep them from their father in Lakeville will serve nearly...
    NewsSeptember 21, 2016 - 10:49pm
    Country music artist Eric Church attends the game between the Appalachian State Mountaineers and the Miami Hurricanes at Kidd Brewer Stadium last Saturday in Boone, N.C. Photo by Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
    Eric Church concert tickets go on sale Sept. 30
    GRAND FORKS, N.D.—Tickets to see the previously announced Eric Church concert early next year in Grand Forks will go on sale Sept. 30,...
    NewsSeptember 21, 2016 - 9:30pm
    Minnesota House Speaker Kurt Daudt tells reporters on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, that Twin Cities transit funding remains a roadblock to a special legislative session. Looking on are Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk, center, and Gov. Mark Dayton. (Forum News Service photo by Don Davis)
    Special session to address Minnesota public works projects remains possible
    ST. PAUL—Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton declared a special legislative session dead just more than a month ago, but on Thursday, Sept. 22,...
    NewsSeptember 21, 2016 - 5:07pm
    Hilltop Lumber set to expand in Ottertail
    A public hearing regarding a conditional use permit for Hilltop Lumber was held at the beginning of the Sept. 15 regular meeting of the Ottertail City Council. There were no comments from members of the public, so the hearing was closed and the meeting commenced.
    NewsSeptember 21, 2016 - 11:55am
    The Perham Area's latest Little Free Library stands at the end of Aerovilla Road, on Devil's Lake northwest of Perham. Neighbors are invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the small structure this Saturday at 4 p.m. Marie Johnson/FOCUS
    Neighbors come together to erect Perham's latest Little Free Library
    The Perham area just got another Little Free Library. Aerovilla Road residents (on Devil's Lake northwest of Perham) are invited to a ribbon-cutting...
    News/localSeptember 21, 2016 - 11:53am
    Various children’s activities are planned during Maplewood State Park’s Leaf Days Sept. 24-25 and Oct. 1-2, including using a corn sheller, pioneer games, rope making or building a bird feeder.
    Maplewood State Park leaf days begin this weekend
    The color of fall is starting to come and there is no better place to view those fall colors than at Maplewood State Park. Fall days are a great...
    NewsSeptember 21, 2016 - 11:45am
    Damage can be seen at the Thumper Pond Lodge Wednesday, April 15, 2015, in Ottertail, Minn, after the roof over the waterpark collapsed around midnight. Dave Wallis / The Forum
    Ottertail, county approve tax abatements for Thumper Pond
    Local governments are helping Thumper Pond Resort get back on its feet after a catastrophic roof collapse last year. Leaders from both Otter...
    NewsSeptember 21, 2016 - 11:08am
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