The need for blood donations continues as we get closer to the holidays. Vitalant has several blood drives in the area over the next few days….and some incentives to donate. All Vitalant blood donors in November will be entered to win one of three $10,000 prepaid gift cards in Vitalant donor rewards. Also, now through…
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Snowmobile Safety Hybrid Class in Crookston Saturday, January 2, 2027 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Instructor: Michael Boucher Students MUST pre-register by contacting Michael at 218-280-3385 or mjb86@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…
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CROOKSTON, MN—A Crookston man who was already on probation for a felony is now in more hot water. 24-year-old Dustin Thomas Williams has been charged with engaging in electronic conversation relating to or describing sexual contact with a child. According to a criminal complaint filed in Polk County, Williams was sentenced in October 2025 to…
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN—A student from Crookston is a finalist at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. Ella Capistran talks about her project. Capistran says her project wasn’t originally intended for FFA. The National FFA Convention runs through Saturday in Indianapolis. Several students and teachers from the region are attending the convention. (Audio courtesy: Red River Farm…
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Two people were injured in a two vehicle accident Sunday morning in Polk County. The Minnesota State Patrol says an SUV driven by 73-year-old Judy Lynn Pesek of Mayville was going north on County Road 4 in Columbia Township around 11:40am when it collided with an SUV driven by 71-year-old Lynn Ferrie of Bagley that…
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CROOKSTON, MN—A corrections officer at the Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston is accused of sexually assaulting two female inmates. According to a criminal complaint in Polk County District Court, 47-year-old Irving Emmanuel Jacobo Bravo is charged with two felony counts of third degree criminal sexual contact involving a prohibited occupational relationship. An investigator from…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The former office manager for two Crookston rental companies is accused of embezzling more than a quarter of a million dollars in rent and deposit money over several years. 53-year-old Cathy Ann LaJesse of Grand Forks is charged with eight counts of felony theft by diverting corporate property and eight counts of felony theft…
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EUCLID, MN—A Crookston man was not injured after his utility trailer was hit by a train Wednesday morning in Euclid. The Polk County Sheriff’s Department tells R&J News a deputy and first responders were called to US Highway 75 and 133rd Street SW in Euclid at 10:45 Wednesday morning. The driver of the trailer, 55-year-old…
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CROOKSTON, MN—Three men are facing felony charges after they allegedly attacked a co-worker with a rock inside a Crookston hotel room. The incident happened last Thursday (July 23) at the Crookston Inn. According to criminal complaints, the three men were part of a grain bin construction crew staying at the hotel. Two of the three had…
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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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