News, weather, sports, music and a bunch of other stuff.
Grab a cup of coffee and tune in.

06-Dec-2024

Deadly Crash

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a deadly crash that happened near Wall Lake on Thursday morning. It happened around 9:20 a.m. about five miles east of Fergus Falls along HWY 210. Officials say the crash involved a semi and a passenger vehicle. The driver of the passenger vehicle was killed in the crash. The driver of the semi was taken by ambulance to Lake Region Hospital for non-life threatening injuries. The State Patrol was assisted by the OTC SO and Fergus Fall Fire Department. Officials say the crash remains under investigation, and more information will be posted online as it becomes available.

06-Dec-2024

Stolen Truck Hit By Train

A Hallock man faces a number of charges, accused of stealing a vehicle which was eventually hit by a train. According to court documents, 20 year old Curtis Kovach,  stole a Ford Explorer out of another person’s driveway. It was later abandoned and hit by a train near Highway 75 and South Bryan Avenue in Hallock. According to the charging documents, Kovach also stole a credit card from the vehicle and looked through a number of other vehicles for things to steal. He was eventually arrested at a nearby hotel. But police say Kovach struggled with law enforcement at the jail, causing Hallock Police Chief Mike Docken to break his leg. Kovach now faces a number of felony charges, including motor vehicle theft, burglary, and obstructing the legal process in a way that risks deaths of substantially bodily 

06-Dec-2024

Two Vehicle Crash

One person was hurt in a two-vehicle crash in Morrison County. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened at about 4:45 p.m. Thursday on Highway 27 west of Pierz. A Chevy Silverado driven by 56-year-old Karl Purinton of Pierz and a Chevy Uplander driven by 54-year-old Mark Brummer of Hillman were both traveling west on the highway when Brummer slowed to make a left turn onto Lake Road and was struck by Purinton's vehicle. Brummer was taken to St. Gabriel's Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

 

 

 

 

 

05-Dec-2024

Fatal Car Crash

A Worthington man was killed early Wednesday morning after his car rolled into a ditch in southern Minnesota. Minnesota State Patrol said the incident happened on Highway 60 in Jackson County at around 6:20 a.m. According to the crash report, the road was covered in snow and ice. The driver, 43 year old Miguel Angel Heredia,was driving his Ford Edge eastbound on Highway 60 when the car rolled into the south ditch. The crash report states that he died at the scene.  The state patrol says that Heredia was not wearing a seat belt. No other cars were involved in the crash, and alcohol is not a factor.

05-Dec-2024

Two Injured In Car Crash

Two people from Avon were hurt in a crash in northern Minnesota. The Minnesota State Patrol says the incident happened just after 11:00 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 25 in Carlton County near Barnum. They say 61-year-old Deedee Blatner of Avon was in the left lane when she lost control of her vehicle in some slush and ice and slid to the right striking a tree. Blatner and her passenger, 62-year-old John Blatner of Avon, were both taken to the hospital in Moose Lake with non-life-threatening injuries.