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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CROOKSTON, MN—A homeless shelter in Crookston is holding a dinner to raise money for buying a cargo van. Tom Anderson, board chairman of Care and Share, talks about the dinner, which is called “Open Hearts, Open Doors.” Care and Share in Crookston also operates a soup kitchen and food shelf. If you’d like tickets for…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The Care and Share homeless shelter in Crookston is holding a fundraiser next month to buy a cargo van. Tom Anderson, Care and Share board chairman, tells us about “Open Hearts, Open Doors.” Anderson tells us how much has been raised for the cargo van so far. “Open Hearts, Open Doors” will take place…
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CROOKSTON, MN—A homeless shelter in Crookston is asking for your help this holiday season. Care and Share has been providing shelter since 1986. They also have a soup kitchen and food shelf. Jane Freeman, Care and Share’s outgoing director, tells us what type of donations they’re looking for. Care and Share is located at 220…
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UPDATE 2:24pm: The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has recovered the body of a man from the Red Lake River. Law enforcement began searching the river in Crookston after reports of a vehicle driving off the road and going into the water. The initial call came in around 2:20 a.m. on Friday, October 13 for a…
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