14-Nov-2025

ATV Accident

A man is in a life-threatening condition after an ATV crash in rural Minnesota on Wednesday evening. The crash was reported on Grand Avenue in McKinley Township, St. Louis County, around 10:15 p.m., with a call reporting a man with "severe medical trauma" was found lying next to an ATV. Responders arrived to find the 40-year-old man from rural Gilbert semi-responsive next to the ATV. Friends told police they had not witnessed the crash, and found him as they were returning after watching the northern lights together. The injured party had left the group earlier on his ATV, and was not wearing a helmet. Police say alcohol "appears to be a factor." He was airlifted to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Details of his condition on Thursday have not been provided.

14-Nov-2025

Officer Involved Shooting in Bagley

A man is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Bagley, Minnesota. According to a release from the Clearwater County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy was on patrol near a Cenex Convenience store in the 1300 block of Central Street West. The deputy recognized a man who had a felony warrant for his arrest at the gas pumps. The deputy approached the man with the intent to take him into custody when a physical altercation took place. The man was able to get into his vehicle and flee the scene. The deputy pursued the man, who fled east on Highway 2. Attempts to block the vehicle were unsuccessful. He then drove through a yard of a house and north onto McDougal Avenue NW before he was stopped in another yard. According to the release, deputies and officers from the Bagley Police Department attempted to get the man out of the vehicle. At this point, the man fired what was described as a “flare type projectile.” A deputy then fired their weapon, striking the man. Lifesaving measures were performed, but the man died on the scene. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension was called in to investigate. No names are being released at this time.

13-Nov-2025

Man Charged With Sexual Conduct

A 24-year-old Detroit Lakes man has been charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a minor in connection with an alleged assault that occurred in January 2022.Jonathan Dale Eifealdt was charged September 22 in Becker County District Court with criminal sexual conduct in the third degree. The felony charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison or a $30,000 fine. According to the criminal complaint, an investigator Becker County Sheriff’s Office received a report on June 4, 2025, of a past sexual assault. The victim, now 18, told investigators that Eifealdt sexually assaulted her when she was 14 years old. The victim told the investigators Eifealdt came to her residence to console her about an argument that had taken place in the house. She reported that Eifealdt sexually assaulted her despite her resistance. She also said that she lost consciousness during the assault and that Eifealdt was gone when she woke back The victim reported having bruises on her legs and arms following the alleged assault. Court documents show Eifealdt is 78 months older than the victim. Eifeldt has another hearing scheduled for this case on December 1.

29-Oct-2025

Man Shoots Himself In Leg

A 42-year-old man was hospitalized in Bemidji after suffering what authorities are calling an accidental self-inflected gunshot to his leg. Beltrami County Sheriff Jason Riggs said in a press release that the man had exited a vehicle and shot himself while attempting to unload a firearm. The shooting was reported around 11 p.m. on Monday in Sugar Bush Township, located northwest of Pennington. The driver of the vehicle began traveling to Cass Lake Indian Health Service with the victim, but law enforcement and emergency medical services intercepted the vehicle and began rendering medical care. The man was then taken by ambulance to Sanford Health in Bemidji, where his condition is unknown. The victim’s name has not been released.