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18-Feb-2025

One Person Has Died In a fire In Wadena

One person has died after a fire in Wadena, Minnesota. Area fire departments have been on scene at 123 Bryant Ave SE since roughly 10:45 Sunday night. They say heavy flames were coming from an upstairs window. They say one person was found deceased and 12 other residents were displaced. Their identity will be shared by the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office once family is notified. Seven residents were evacuated from a nearby apartment building, 115 Bryant Ave SE, but will soon be able to return. The Wadena County Human Services Department opened at 8:30 a.m. Monday to assist those impacted by the fire. Subzero temperatures and wind chills made firefighting efforts more difficult, causing four trucks and two ladders to freeze up. For anyone who would like to help those who have been displaced, Human Services cannot accept cash or used items. They are in need of Walmart gift cards to purchase coats, boots and toiletry items. Human Services is open to drop off gift cards. Take them to the front desk. They will be logged in and given to the displaced people.

18-Feb-2025

SUV/Logging Truck Accident

A woman was hospitalized after the SUV she was traveling in was T-boned by a logging truck in northern Minnesota. The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened on Sheep Ranch Road about 25 miles north of Orr just after 2 p.m. Saturday, with a Toyota Highlander involved in a "low-speed T-bone type, side swiping collision" with a semi-trailer hauling logs. "The passenger side door panel of the Highlander was sheared off as a result of the collision," the sheriff's office said, adding that the 36-year-old woman sitting in the front passenger seat was injured. The woman, from International Falls, was taken to Cook Hospital via ambulance. The three other people in the SUV were not injured, nor was the semi driver. The incident remains under investigation.


17-Feb-2025

Fatal Snowmobile Crash

A Texas man died in a snowmobile crash in northern Minnesota. The Cass County Sheriff's Office says the incident happened on Friday night just before 9:00. They received a report of a snowmobile crash in rural Walker. A 50-year-old man from Corpus Christi was driving the snowmobile when it left the road and struck a snow embankment and some trees. The man was taken to a hospital in Park Rapids where he died. Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in the crash.

17-Feb-2025

Gas Prices

Gas and diesel prices continue to rise. Gas Buddy says the average gasoline prices in Minnesota have risen 5.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.08. The national average price of gas has risen 2.2 cents per gallon, averaging $3.11. The national average price of diesel has increased 0.8 cents in the last week and stands at $3.63 per gallon. The national average has inched higher, driven primarily by sharp gas price increases on the West Coast, where refinery maintenance and outages have created a ripple effect in neighboring states. Meanwhile, oil prices remain subdued in the low $70s as President Trump works on a potential peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, an event that could have significant implications for oil markets.

17-Feb-2025

Police Standoff In Stearns County

A Stearns County man faces a number of charges after allegedly firing several gunshots at police officers during a standoff. Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the 25000 block of County Road 34 Saturday morning on a report of a domestic disturbance. The home is located in Paynesville Township. Deputies made contact with the victim and determined there was probable cause to arrest 58-year-old Nicholas Kaufenberg. Officers made contact with Kaufenberg who refused to exit the home, allegedly made threatening comments to deputies if they tried to enter, and said he had several guns and was willing to use them. After hours of negotiating, the Stearns-Benton SWAT Team was activated just before 2:00 p.m. At 7:35 p.m., officers breached a bedroom window. Kaufenberg is accused of firing several rounds from a shotgun at officers, striking one officer in his safety glasses. The sheriff's office says several officers were protected from the gunfire due to large armored vehicles on site. Kaufenberg was taken into custody without further incident. No one was hurt in the incident. Officers used a search warrant at the home and found several guns and spent shell casings inside the house.

17-Feb-2025

Sauk Centre Man Dies In Snowmobile Crash

Authorities in Becker County are investigating a deadly snowmobile crash on Two Inlets Lake. The report says a machine driven by 39-year-old Benjamin Hellerman of Sauk Centre collided with a fish house on Saturday night and he was found not breathing. Paramedics tried to save him, but Hellerman died at the scene. Sheriff's deputies say Hellerman was riding with a friend and the other snowmobiler lost sight of him before the crash. No one was inside the fish house that he struck.

17-Feb-2025

Scam

Last Thursday (02/13/2025), The Todd County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a phone scam that occurred to a citizen in our county. A scammer had pretended to be the granddaughter of a Todd County citizen, claiming they were in legal trouble and needed money to get bailed out of jail. The money was requested to be sent through UPS. TCSO reminds citizens that if you get a call like this, call your family members and check in with them. Also, TCSO reminds citizens if you are requested to send payments of large amounts of cash, payments in gift cards or cryptocurrency, this is probably a scam. Also, please use caution with phone calls, emails, and text message you are not familiar with.
17-Feb-2025

Shooting In Rural Backus

One person is hurt and another in jail after a shooting in rural Backus, Minnesota. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 13. Deputies responded to a residence in rural Backus and say a 34-year-old man had been shot while getting out of a vehicle. The victim was flown to Fargo to be treated for his injuries. Deputies interviewed several people who witnessed the shooting and say a suspect was quickly identified. A 47-year-old man from Hackensack was arrested during a traffic stop and booked into the Cass County Jail. Deputies say it appears the victim and suspect know each other and there is no current threat to the public. The investigation into what led up to the shooting continues. The Minnesota State Patrol, Backus Fire and First Responders, North Memorial Ambulance and North Memorial Air Care assisted the sheriff’s office at the scene.

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