11-Nov-2025

Hunting Accident

A 25-year-old man was shot in the leg on the opening day of the deer rifle season in Marshall County, Minnesota. According to a release by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, they received a call on November 8 that a 25-year-old man had been shot in the thigh while hunting near Florian Slough. The caller stated that the man was alert and conscious, and the bleeding was under control. Two brothers were hunting and took a break, laying their guns in the back seat of the vehicle. They put all their hunting gear on top of the guns. When they removed the gear from the vehicle, the gun went off and shot the man through the upper thigh. The Minnesota DNR, Karlstad Ambulance, and Newfolden Rescue responded to the scene. The man was taken by ambulance to Sanford in Thief River Falls.

11-Nov-2025

Shed Fire

A wood stove is the likely culprit behind a large fire that heavily damaged an equipment shed near Holdingford on Sunday. The Stearns County Sheriff's Office was notified of the fire in the 43000 block of County Road 3 at around 10:45 a.m. The caller, 64-year-old Gerard Pintok of Holdingford, said he went inside his 40-by-110-foot shed to start a fire in the wood stove. The sheriff's office says he left the stove door slightly ajar to help feed it oxygen while he went to tend to his cattle. Pintok said a short time later, he looked over and saw fire and smoke billowing from the shed, which was beyond his ability to put out himself. Several fire departments responded to the scene and were ultimately able to extinguish the flames. The equipment shed and all of its contents are considered a total loss.

10-Nov-2025

Boating Accident

On Sunday 11/09/2025 morning at 8:08 am the Todd County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a flipped over boat with two people in the water on Mud Lake, 29088 County 16, Browerville. Contact was made with the juvenile males and efforts were made to rescue the juveniles. The Todd County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by Minnesota DNR, Browerville Fire Department, Browerville Ambulance and Long Prairie Fire Department.

10-Nov-2025

Fatal Car Crash

On Saturday 11/08/2025 afternoon at 4:14 pm, the Todd County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a one vehicle accident near the intersection of County 12 and 281st Avenue, Long Prairie. A 2008 Pontiac G6, being driven by Jason Fingers of rural Long Prairie was traveling eastbound on County 12, when he lost control of the vehicle , left the roadway and hit  a tree. Fingers was pronounced deceased at the scene. The Todd County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by Long Prairie Fire Department, CentraCare Ambulance and Minnesota State Patrol.

10-Nov-2025

Gas Prices

Average gasoline prices in Minnesota have risen 13.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.99.  The national average price of gasoline has risen 4.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.03.  The national average price of diesel has increased 6.5 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.72 per gallon. Gas Buddy says refinery issues in the Great Lakes and West Coast have kept prices elevated, and gasoline inventory data from the government showed another large weekly drop in supplies, which has temporarily propped up prices.  With thousands of flight cancellations ahead of Thanksgiving due to the FAA flight cuts, there could be slight shifts in gasoline demand.

10-Nov-2025

Man Dies After Crashing Car

A Brainerd man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Crow Wing County on Friday evening.  The Minnesota State Patrol reports that 56-year-old William J. Gardner was driving a 2004 Honda Civic when he crashed on Highway 18 in Oak Lawn Township.   The crash report says Gardner was traveling west on Highway 18, to the east of County Road 144, when he went off the road and struck a tree.  Gardner died at the scene. He was wearing his seatbelt, and alcohol was not a factor in the crash, the State Patrol says.  Traffic deaths are down this year in Minnesota. According to the state's Office of Traffic Safety, there were 324 deaths on Minnesota roads through Nov. 7. At the same point last year, there had been 402 deaths, with the total in 2024 reaching 477 deaths.

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.