Park Rapids

AKELEY, Minn. – A Park Rapids woman was seriously injured when an SUV she was driving rolled near here early Sunday morning, the State Patrol reported. Cindy L. Lundmark, 56, was traveling westbound on Highway 34 about 2 a.m. when she left the road, drove into a ditch, and then...

An armed robber remained on the loose five days after a Park Rapids convenience store was robbed at gunpoint of $200. Park Rapids Police Chief Terry Eilers said investigators were looking into the possibility that the robber or possible cohorts purchased lottery tickets from another...

PARK RAPIDS - Two straight drives resulting in touchdowns to start the third quarter was enough of a cushion for the Detroit Lakes’ defense, as the Class 4A No. 6 Lakers escaped with a 14-7 win on the road against the Class 3A No. 9 ranked Park Rapids Friday evening. The Lakers...

A Park Rapids man was sentenced late last week in Becker County District Court on a felony charge of motor vehicle theft. Jeremy Alan Holder Jr., 26, of 1213 Fish Hook Drive, Park Rapids, was given a stay of imposition on a potential prison sentence, on conditions including completion...

A rural Park Rapids man has been sentenced to a total of 68 months (5½ years) in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felony counts of theft and burglary involving eight separate court cases. Michael Nicholas Thelen Jr., 40, of 37075 County Road 127, Park Rapids, pled guilty...

Jenna Cardinal of Park Rapids was named to the spring semester 2013 dean’s list at the University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC). Cardinal is majoring in Agricultural Education. To qualify for a place on the Dean’s List, students must complete 12 or more letter-graded (A-F)...

Taylor Wheeler, of Park Rapids, has been named to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2013 semester at Concordia University, St. Paul. Wheeler is a sophomore majoring in Christian Ministry. Students with a grade point average of 3.5 or higher are recognized for superior academic performance...

Michael Atneosen of Park Rapids, a fourth-year student in the packaging science program in Rochester Institute of Technology’s College of Applied Science and Technology, made the Dean’s List for the Spring 2013 quarter.

The Park Rapids Municipal Airport continues to see increased traffic and will be receiving improvements and see expansion in the near future. An agreement was passed at Tuesday’s Park Rapids City Council meeting for TKDA and Trillion Services to work on a development plan for...

The 35th annual PBR Bull Ride will be one to remember, said Randy Jokela, show producer for Jokela ProWest. The Professional Bull Riders Challenger Tour will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July 4-6 in Park Rapids. Jokela ProWest produces Minnesota’s largest PBR-sanctioned...

An unknown relationship between two Hubbard County men has led to the death of one and murder charges against the other. According to Hubbard county authorities, the body of James Michael Schwartzbauer, 57, was recovered from a fire in a home on Beauty Lake in Lake Hattie Township...