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A shed, skidsteer, about 30 bales of hay and several other farm items were lost in a fire in New York Mills on Friday. Charles Jacobson, of 36691 County Highway 67, reported that his shed was on fire, with flames exiting the roof, at about 6:45 p.m., according to the Otter Tail County...

Two Fergus Falls men have been arrested in connection with a string of area burglaries over the past several months. Adam Sundby and Adam Devorak, both age 25, were arrested Friday after early morning burglaries that day at homes along Highway 78 near Otter Tail Lake. The Otter Tail...

A westbound train smashed into an empty semi-trailer in Perham on Monday afternoon. There were no injuries, but the stopped train blocked passage through downtown for more than three hours dur-ing an investigation, frustrating travelers. The semi driver, Edward Hodge, of Missouri,...

The Perham area was pummeled with well over 12 inches of snow on Sunday, keeping many people snowed in at home and leading to school cancellations in Perham, New York Mills and throughout the region. Monday night's school band concert was postponed to a later date, and the Perham...

Dozens of Perham residents felt the sting of the city's snow emergency parking ordinance yesterday when they opened their mail and found $50 fines. A total of 39 parking tickets were issued to vehicle owners in town after Monday night's big snowfall.

A victim was extricated from a car using the Jaws of Life after a two-car accident in Perham at noon on Sunday. A total of six people were involved in the crash. According to Perham Fire Chief Mark Schmidt, one adult victim was removed from the backseat of a four-door Chrysler sedan...

A conservation officer with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recently netted an angler in Otter Tail County with nearly 250 fish...

Meet Maverick, the miracle dog. After being hit by a car at the beginning of December, this yellow lab lay in an icy ditch for nearly two weeks, freezing cold, a leg severed, while his worried family searched for him every day.

Two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident near Perham on Thursday. The crash happened at the intersection of Highway 34 and 410th Avenue...

A semi truck collided with a train and rolled over in an accident just outside of Perham last Sunday afternoon. The semi was northbound on 450th...