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Cody Joe Johnson, 32, of rural Detroit Lakes has been charged in Becker County District Court with felony second-degree controlled substance crime. According to court records, on May 15, a Becker County deputy learned of a large marijuana-growing operation in Becker County, allegedly...

Winona State University has released their list Dean's List qualifiers for the spring term 2017. Area woman, Keanna Thompson-Andrews topped the list. To be named to the Dean's List at Winona State, a student must be an undergraduate enrolled full-time (at least 12 credit hours for...

Mother Nature unleashed her fury late Tuesday evening, June 13, in many sections of Otter Tail County. Residents encountered strong wind, hail, power outages and damage to property. "Our sheriff's office received many calls from Big McDonald Lake, northwest of Dent, which was especially...

Seat belt tickets drop again during summer Click It or Ticket campaign ST. PAUL—For the third year in a row, seat belt tickets decreased during the Minnesota summer Click It or Ticket campaign's two-week extra enforcement wave.

A three-car crash on Highway 80 in Perham left two drivers injured, one critically, Monday morning. At approximately 7:37 a.m., a Volkswagon Jetta, driven by Shania Nicole Peterson, 21, of Perham, was eastbound on Highway 80, while three other vehicles were westbound on the roadway,...

Electronically delivered replica newspapers are all the rage these days. From major-metro dailies to small-town weeklies, publishers everywhere are finding audiences enthused by this modern method of traditional newspaper delivery. Starting today and through June 30, anyone who wants...