Becker County

A Wisconsin man was sentenced to 41 months in prison for a felony DWI conviction in Becker County. Kristopher Michael Owen, 35, had four prior DWI’s when he was arrested last August when a Becker County Sheriff’s Deputy observed him blowing through a stop sign at 260th Avenue...

A Minneapolis man made his first court appearance on a felony count of issuing dishonored checks. Anthony Johntay Carrillo, 23, faces up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine for writing five separate dishonored checks totaling $611.70 to Becker County businesses, including...

A Ponsford woman charged with felony check forgery made her first court appearance. Lee Ann Jones, 27, is accused of attempting to cash a stolen paycheck of $450. According to the complaint, Jones showed the employee at the Osage Country Store — where she was trying to cash...

The men charged with burglarizing the Wolf Lake Liquor Store last month have made their first court appearance. Kevin Jerome Basswood Jr., 19, of Mahnomen and Eric Jerome Goodman, 27, of Park Rapids, are charged with third degree burglary. According to the report filed with...

A Waubun man convicted of felony receiving stolen property was sentenced in Becker County court. Lonnie Ray Burrow Jr., 27, was sentenced to 13 months in prison, stayed for five years. He will spend 90 days in jail with credit for time served and pay a $1,000 fine. According...

A rip around town with a stolen vehicle landed a Ponsford man in prison. Travis Jerome Norcross, 31, of Ponsford was sentenced to 51 months in prison for his felony conviction of aiding an offender and being an accomplice after the fact. According to the complaint, Norcross...

A Ponsford woman convicted of biting Becker County corrections officers has been sentenced. Samantha Shantel Burk, 20, will spend 37 days in jail with credit for time served. Burk was arrested on March 25 for shoplifting at Walmart. According to the report filed with the...

The following items were taken from reports at the Detroit Lakes Police Department and Becker County Sheriff’s Office. Friday, May 30 At 3:13 p.m. a theft was reported at Zorbaz. At 4:21 p.m. the theft of an air conditioning unit was reported from a trailer parked...

The Becker Soil and Water Conservation District (SCWD) is seeking applicants for the 2014 Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve Riparian Buffer Easement Program. The program creates vegetated buffers on riparian crop land adjacent to streams and lakes through the purchase of conservation...

Filing closed Tuesday with the addition of several more candidates running for office in Becker County. There are four candidates for county recorder: In addition to Sandra (Sandee) Listul and Patricia Swenson, Darryl Hensel filed Monday and Karen Wenner filed Tuesday. Long-time...

There is now a contested race in Becker County commissioner district 2. Mark Hagedorn is challenging incumbent Ben Grimsley for a seat on the County Board. Hagedorn filed Wednesday. Others who have filed for county office include: Darin Halvorson and Mary E. Hendrickson both...

Two people have stepped forward in the race to fill the vacant Becker County auditor-treasurer position. Darin Halvorson and Mary E. Hendrickson both filed for office Tuesday. The auditor-treasurer position has been vacant since Ryan Tangen took a job with the Detroit Lakes...

Drug Court in Becker and Clay counties is a successful one. Tuesday morning, those operating the drug court presented the Becker County Board of Commissioners with an update on the court, which has been in existence since 2007. While the court has the capacity for 30 participants,...