A Crookston man is facing six federal counts after a grand jury indicted him on charges of filing false tax returns and submitting fraudulent refund claims totaling more than $500,000. Philip Nelson Green was indicted March 17 in U.S. District Court in the District of Minnesota. He faces four counts of filing false tax returns…
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Firearms Safety Hybrid Class in Crookston Saturday, September 12, 2026 from 8am-3pm Instructor: Steve Videen Students MUST pre-register by contacting Steve Videen at 218-289-2115 or stevevideen@yahoo.com Provide the following when registering: Students full name Age Parent/Guardian name and contact information Requirements: Must be 11 years of age before class start date listed above to be…
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CROOKSTON, MN—A Crookston man is in custody after prosecutors say he threatened to set her on fire and physically assaulted her during a domestic dispute. 20-year-old Jimmy Allen Gray, Jr. is facing two felony charges: threats of violence and domestic assault. The incident happened last Friday, February 27 at a Crookston residence. According to the…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The Crookston School District has named six finalists to become its new fulltime superintendent. They are Fosston Superintendent Todd Selk; South Koochiching/Rainy River Superintendent Jeremy Tammi; Tara Lere, Superintendent for the Plummer-Worley, Idaho, School District; Bemidji High School Principal and Career Academies Director Jason Stanoch; Renville County West Superintendent Brad Johnson; and Red Rock…
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FARGO, ND—A man from Crookston is facing felony child neglect charges after Fargo Police found him drunk and unresponsive in a running vehicle in downtown Fargo with two children in the back seat. Fargo Police responded around 1am Sunday to a report of a man passed out in a vehicle behind Bell Bank on Broadway…
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CROOKSTON, MN—A Crookston man is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after police say he threatened and assaulted four juveniles in an alleyway. 28-year-old Casey Kelly was charged Monday in Polk County Court with a felony count of threats of violence and two misdemeanor counts of fifth-degree assault. The charges stem from an October 17 incident…
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CROOKSTON, MN—A ten-year-old boy is in the hospital after he was struck by a SUV Thursday afternoon in Crookston. Crookston Police say around 3:35pm Thursday the boy was riding his bike at the intersection of East Robert Street and Bridge Street in Crookston when he was struck by a SUV driven by 20-year-old Kyrie Schehr. …
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CROOKSTON, MN—A member of the Ada Borup West Hall of Fame has died. Helmer Ardell Knudsvig passed away August 31 at the age of 86. Knudsvig taught and coached at Ada High School from 1960 to 1975. He then taught in Crookston from 1975 until his retirement in 1998. He coached wrestling at both Ada…
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A woman from Fisher was injured in a two vehicle accident Tuesday morning in Crookston. The Minnesota State Patrol says cars driven by 46-year-old Jennifer Johnson of Fosston and 38-year-old Nalin Mondor of Fisher collided at the intersection of US Highway 75 and County Road 9 at 7:25am. Mondor was taken to a Crookston hospital…
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