A man from Hitterdal has been charged with allegedly having sexual contact with a pre-teenage girl. 36-year-old Anthony James Baumgartner is charged with second degree criminal sexual conduct involving a victim under the age of 13. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office began investigating in November 2024 after a report from social services about conduct that allegedly…
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A man is dead after a Friday morning house fire in rural Ulen. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says they were called around 10:15 am to a home at 21148 160th Avenue North. A Clay County Sheriff’s Deputy was first to arrive and entered the house to look for anyone still inside. The Deputy had…
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A man was airlifted to a Fargo area hospital after his vehicle rolled over Monday night near Glyndon. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says first responders were called to the intersection of 70th Street and 90th Avenue North for a report of a man who was injured after his vehicle rolled over. The first responders…
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HAWLEY, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following: Wednesday’s fire at the Taracon Precast Plant in Hawley has been ruled accidental. According to the Clay County Sheriff’s office and the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s office, the investigation determined that a worker was cutting rebar with a handheld power cutter, which caused…
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GLYNDON, MN—A black bear was killed after it was struck by a pickup early Tuesday morning in Glyndon. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says it was called just after 5am to 28th Avenue South in Glyndon for a report of someone hitting a small black bear with their pickup truck. Sheriff’s Deputies say the bear…
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A man from Ada has died after a two vehicle crash near Glyndon last Friday. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says 73-year-old Harold Myers died after his vehicle collided with an SUV at the intersection of 28th Avenue North and 110th Street North. Myers was airlifted to a local hospital, where he died from his…
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HAWLEY, MN—An abandoned house in Hawley burned to the ground early Thursday morning and investigators are looking for the reason why. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says they, along with the Hawley Fire Department and several other agencies were called around 3am Thursday to 231 270th Street North for a report of a home fully…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. A man from Lake Park has been arrested for DWI in connection to a fatal car crash Saturday night near Ulen. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to an accident in the 18000 block of 250th Street, northwest of Ulen, around 11:40…
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One man is dead as a result of a car crash Saturday night near Ulen. The Clay County Sheriff’s Department tells R&J News deputies responded to a report of a crash in the 18000 block of 250th Street North, northwest of Ulen, around 11:40 Saturday night. The cause of the accident is not known, nor…
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At the Clay County Clay County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday the County honored the heroic actions of Travis and Hunter Owens for stopping to render aid to a male that was involved in a crash on October 8. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says that on October 8 a semi truck was traveling…
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