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On Wednesday, February 14th at 9:00 am, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Northwest Regional Correction Center in Crookston about an unresponsive male inmate. Crookston Area Ambulance also responded and transported the male to Riverview ER. The male was later pronounced dead at the Hospital. The inmate’s name will not be released until…
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Bagley High School made their seventh consecutive and eleventh overall appearance in the State One Act Play Festival in St. Paul on Thursday. Bagley had the first of the eight Class “A” performances at 9:15 am. Bagley did not receive a star performance and continue to look for their first ever star performance at a…
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Bagley High School hosted the Section 8A One Act Play Competition on Saturday with eight schools performing their plays. First place went to Bagley with their show, a cutting and adaptation of William Shakespeare’s comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” directed by Marilyn Hood. Second place went to Crookston for their production of “The Inexplicable Chaos…
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Two People are safe after their pickup plunged through thin ice on Union Lake southwest of Erskine at around 4:00 pm on Sunday. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says the truck went through the ice in an area of narrows on the west side of the lake that has approximately five inches of ice. Both…
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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office continues the investigation into a possible abduction of a teenage girl. After further examination, investigators say there is no known threat to the public but have not released any further information. A person who lives in the area notified authorities Monday afternoon that he found the 17 year old girl…
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On Monday, January 29th at approximately 4:30 pm, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office received the report of a female tied up on the side of the roadway by a local resident along 410th Avenue SW in Bygland Township. Polk County Deputies responded and located a 17 year old female who reported being abducted and brought…
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Bagley High School will be hosting the Section 8A One Act Play finals on Saturday, February 3rd. Eight teams will perform and three judges will decide which will play will advance to the State One Act Play Festival on February 8th and 9th. Saturday’s competition will begin at 10:00 am with plays beginning approximately every…
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The Minnesota State Health Regulation Division will host an online public hearing to give people the opportunity to discuss the closing of Essentia Health’s labor and delivery services unit in Fosston. According to the Department of Health, labor and delivery services that had been provided in Fosston will go to Essentia St. Mary’s Regional Health…
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A Blackduck area woman was killed in a two vehicle accident over the weekend in Beltrami County. According to the Minnesota State Patrol Kathleen Rose Patch, age 76, was killed when the westbound 2014 Buick Verano she was driving crossed into the eastbound lanes of Lumberjack Road in Alaska Township. The Buick collided with a…
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On Sunday, January 14th at approximately 12:05 am, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a bar fight at Little Bobby’s Bar and Grill in McIntosh. Upon arrival, deputies located multiple individuals who had sustained injuries and required medical attention. One individual was transported to the hospital by ambulance and a second…
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