Caucuses tonight for Republican and DFL parties

Here's where to meet for the political caucuses tonight for Republicans and DFLers.

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Miltona, Minn., man arrested for ‘fish hooking’ Grand Forks cab driver

A 42-year-old Miltona, Minn., man was arrested early Sunday morning for threatening a Grand Forks cab driver and assaulting him with a head lock and “fish hook” in a dispute over a fare.

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Crookston man arrested in fatal stabbing of father

Neighbors report victim’s son was holding knife, yelling in apartment hallway CROOKSTON – Police arrested a Crookston man in the North Broadway Apartment building here Sunday night as the suspect in the stabbing death of his father, 58-year-old Jerome Anthony Abel.

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Minnesota wife accused of running over husband, dragging body into the woods

WALKER, Minn. – A 61-year-old Garrison woman is charged with first-degree murder and interference with a dead body, accused of dragging her husband’s corpse into the woods to cover him up with tires and rims to keep coyotes from pulling him into the open.

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Accused Bemidji dog hoarder to remain in hospital pending hearing

BEMIDJI, Minn. - Carol Schmidt, 63, who had more than 100 dogs removed from her property near Bemidji two weeks ago, will remain at a behavioral health hospital pending her commitment hearing scheduled for Friday.

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Foggy crash on Highway 10 critically injures one

Two people from Sauk Centre, Minn. were injured in a crash Thursday night that temporarily shut down traffic on U.S. Highway 10 west of Wadena.

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Forum Communications releases photo gallery app for iPad

Forum Communications Co. has released a new iPad app designed to aggregate the work of its award-winning photojournalists from newspapers throughout the Upper Midwest.

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Dripping-wet Perham man walks half-mile home in stocking feet after sinking new pickup on lake's open water

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. – A 45-year-old Perham man was driving his 2011 Ford F-150 pickup on Little Pine Lake here Friday night before dense fog led him to sink it in open water.

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Trophy whitetails up 400 percent over 30 years

Trophy whitetail entries from 2011 hunting seasons are beginning to pour into Boone and Crockett Club headquarters.

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Missouri men sentenced in Perham stabbing case

The two Missouri men involved in an October stabbing of a woman outside the Super 8 motel in Perham were sentenced Friday in Otter Tail County Court.

Out-of-control car leaves trail of destruction

A Duluth woman managed to leave her mangled car and walk to an ambulance with assistance Saturday morning after being involved in a one-car accident that police said covered 1,000 feet.

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DWIs up in Minnesota on Super Bowl Sundays

MOORHEAD – The Minnesota Department of Public Safety said Super Bowl weekend can be deadly on the road.

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Most area county attorneys support bill to carry firearms

MOORHEAD – Otter Tail County Attorney David Hauser finds it hard to accept that someone who wants to attack him while he’s on duty knows he won’t be carrying a gun if he’s following state law.

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Ottertail man injured after pickup hits ditch

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. – A 43-year old Ottertail man suffered nonlife-threatening injuries when he did not stop at a posted intersection Friday and ended up in a ditch, reported the sheriff’s department here.

Homelessness persists in Bemidji area

A 10-year-old boy was getting dressed for school when he looked at his mom and started to cry, “I miss my bedroom.”

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Republicans hope to get noticed in caucus poll

ST. PAUL — Minnesota Republicans get their time in the spotlight during Tuesday night’s precinct caucuses.

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‘You gotta keep laughing’: Emmanuel Nursing Home residents rediscover the joy

There can oftentimes be a dreary stigma attached to nursing homes.

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Sex offender moved to rural Waubun in Becker County

A level 3 sex offender is now living in Becker County in rural Waubun.

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Frazee-Vergas School Board eyes its options for filling superintendent post

Looking for productive conversation and direction for the school, the Frazee-Vergas School Board met last week to discuss personnel options, including how to fill the superintendent position.

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WDAY unveils new way to watch weather

Weather may not be an exact science, but with the new weather tracking system that made its debut on WDAY/WDAZ TV in Fargo on Thursday, residents of the Red River Valley and surrounding areas will be getting forecasts that are a lot more accurate than in the past.

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WE man to be sentenced

A White Earth man will be sentenced Feb. 21 in Becker County District Court on a felony charge of domestic assault-inflict harm. Peter Eugene St. Clair, 24, of 2231 230th Ave., White Earth, pled guilty to the charge on Monday in Becker County District Court. A second count of felony domestic assault is expected to be dismissed.

Detroit Lakes man sentenced for DWI

A Detroit Lakes man was sentenced Wednesday in Becker County District Court on a charge of driving while intoxicated.

DL man charged for crashing car into house

A Detroit Lakes man whose car reportedly collided with a home on Bowling Avenue in Detroit Lakes on Jan. 29 has been charged with criminal vehicular operation-serious bodily harm.

Frazee woman sentenced for fleeing, DWI

A Frazee woman was sentenced Monday in Becker County District Court on a felony charge of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle as well as a gross misdemeanor count of second degree driving while intoxicated.

Republicans push right-to-work amendment

ST. PAUL — Republican legislators want to give Minnesotans the option to opt out of unions, a subject that has created heated debate in many states.

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The apple of Daddy’s eye

Although they dream of it, it isn’t often that little girls truly get to be the belle of the ball — a princess who is the apple of her daddy’s eye.

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The want-to-have-a-baby blues

Infertility has many levels. There are a lot of reasons for not obtaining pregnancy. There can be various options for trying to increase the ability to get pregnant. It can get quite expensive, and it can get quite stressful.

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Bemidji gang leader arrested

Native Mob has ties in four states BEMIDJI, Minn. – A Bemidji man, the suspected leader of the Native Mob gang with ties to reservations in four states, is accused of directing a widespread criminal enterprise, including violence against witnesses and rival gangs.

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