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Three Perham police officers or other emergency responders may soon be earning their wings, thanks to a donation that will cover their flight training. Richard McCrady, the man behind Wings Flight Training in Perham, has donated three scholarships to the city of Perham to make...

ST. PAUL — Minnesota students would be guaranteed school lunches if senators agree with a House vote. By 130-0, representatives on Thursday approved pumping $3.5 million into the school lunch program. The action came after a February report released by Mid-Minnesota Legal...

The Perham-Dent School Board is moving forward with a professional assessment of the condition of the district’s school buildings. The board voted at a special meeting March 6 to continue working with ICS Consulting, a move that will allow ICS to move ahead with the first two...

Two separate thefts were reported in the area last week. A dishwasher was stolen from a residence on Rose Lake, near Vergas. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office said the dishwasher later turned up after being pawned. The call came in on March 7. Also, sometime between March...

A public hearing has been scheduled to address proposed amendments to Otter Tail County’s water plan. Bill Kalar, the county’s land and resource director, said the public hearing will take place on May 13 at 10 a.m. at the Otter Tail County Government Services Center in Fergus...

The Perham High School Interact Club is kicking off a new fundraiser to provide safe, clean water to people in developing countries. The Interact Club, which is the student branch of Rotary, will be collecting donations starting next week, March 17, through March 31. Club member...

FARGO – A second woman has come forward to tell authorities she was a kidnapping and rape victim of the accused “vampire trucker” authorities arrested in November at Moorhead truck stop. Timothy Jay Vafeades, 54, appeared Wednesday in U.S. District Court here on kidnapping,...

MINNEAPOLIS - A motorcyclist is dead after hitting a pothole Tuesday night at more than 100 mph on Interstate 394 in Minneapolis. Eyewitnesses saw two motorcyclists traveling east on I-394 at “very, very high rates of speed,” said Minnesota State Patrol Lt. Jason Bartell. The...

RED LAKE, Minn. - A woman was taken into custody after a Red Lake Tribal Council member was found dead Saturday with a gunshot wound. About 7:40 p.m. Saturday, Red Lake tribal police received a call regarding a shooting at a Red Lake residence, said a news release sent Wednesday...

COOKE CITY, Mont. – An 18-year-old man from Lake Lillian, Minn., died Tuesday afternoon after being buried in an avalanche while snowmobiling in the Yellowstone area of south-central Montana. The victim was identified as Zach Joseph Junkermeier by family members through the Peterson...

ST. PAUL -- Minnesotans might be surprised to learn that the government can track their movements. "They are literally shocked that the government can access the location of your cell phone without notice," Rep. Joe Atkins, D-Inver Grove Heights, said Tuesday before a state House...