CROOKSTON, MN—The University of Minnesota Extension and Northwest Minnesota Foundation are hosting a Farm Couple Night Out this coming Thursday night in Crookston. Farm Counselor Monica McConkey talks about the evening. McConkey says couples who work on a farm have different things that cause stress compared to couples in conventional relationships. The Farm Couple Night…
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Snowmobile Safety Hybrid Class Location: Crookston Class date & time: 01/04/2025, Saturday 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Instructor: Michael Boucher Students MUST pre-register by contacting Michael at 218-280-3385 or email mjb86@yahoo.com. Provide the following when registering: 1. Students full name 2. Age 3. Parent/Guardian name and contact information Requirements: Must be 11 years of age…
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A Crookston woman suffered non-life threatening injuries after a crash in Polk County Tuesday night. The Minnesota State Patrol says a Ford Taurus and a Dodge Caravan were both traveling eastbound on Highway 2 just after 7:30pm Tuesday when the vehicles collided at the intersection of Highways 2 and 75. The driver of the Caravan,…
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A Crookston city council candidate was in court Thursday. 36-year-old Derek Jon Brekken is accused of violating a domestic abuse no-contact order. The incident allegedly happened this past Tuesday at 8:12 AM at 217 S Broadway in Crookston, according to court documents. No further information about the offense is available at this time.
On Monday’s “Food For Thought” program on KKCQ, Polk County Commissioner Joan Lee spoke about the County’s share of money from the state’s settlement with companies that make and distribute opioids. Lee says so far, Polk County has received just over $550,000. But getting that money will be complicated. Lee says distributing the money to…
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CROOKSTON, MN—One man is dead after a shooting late Sunday night in Crookston. Crookston Police were called to the Care and Share homeless shelter around 11:45pm for a report of a fight. When officers arrived, they found a man who would not respond to the officers. Less lethal ways were used to subdue the man,…
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A Crookston Democrat has filed his nomination for State Representative in House District 1B. Mike Christopherson was endorsed earlier this month at the Polk/Red Lake County DFL convention in Crookston. Christopherson is a former reporter for the Crookston Times and currently serves as a full-time substitute teacher at the Fisher Public School. He will be…
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CROOKSTON, MN—Crookston Police say they shot a man early Thursday morning after he approached them with a hatchet. Just before 1am, Crookston Police officers say they encountered a man in the street on East 7th Street…and he was swinging a hatchet. Police say when they tried to make contact with the man, he started to…
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New information is available about the death of an inmate at the Northwest Regional Correction Center in Crookston. Back on February14, an inmate was found unresponsive in his cell. The man had been arrested for a DWI in Norman County. The final autopsy reports show the man’s death was a suicide by hanging.
A Crookston man has been sentenced for stabbing his mother in March of last year. 37-year-old Kevin Corona was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for second degree intentional murder. Charges of first degree intentional murder, first and second degree assault and felony domestic assault were dismissed. Court documents say on March 3, 2023,…
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