MAHNOMEN, MN—The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that a body was found in a ditch just south of Mahnomen Friday morning….the victim of what appears to be a car vs. pedestrian crash. A release from the Sheriff’s Office says they received a report of a man lying in the ditch near the intersection of…
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The White Earth Police Department is investigating the death of an infant in Rice Lake. On Wednesday, October 16, the White Earth Police Department responded to a call in Rice Lake for an infant who was not breathing. Law enforcement says they performed life-saving measures on the one-and-a-half month old child, but were unsuccessful. In…
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White Earth Tribal authorities have closed Lower Rice Lake as they search for a missing man. White Earth Police say they are looking for 54-year-old Randy Lee Hanks after his vehicle was found on one of the landings at the lake Tuesday night. Police say they are searching for Hanks and are asking anyone who…
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White Earth Police rescued two people from Lower Rice Lake Wednesday morning. Police say they have responded to several incidents, involving lost individuals in the area, in the past 24 hours. Police weren’t able to find the missing people using drones, loud speakers and other search methods. They were found with an airboat later, near…
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The Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Office and White Earth Police responded Monday night to a report of a woman who was bleeding from the arm and unresponsive. The call came at 10:38pm Monday to a Naytahwaush residence. At first, it appeared the victim had been cut. She was taken by ambulance to the Mahnomen Health Center,…
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A man from Borup was found dead over the weekend inside a fish house on Norcross Lake. White Earth Police say they were called to conduct a welfare check on Saturday. They found 37-year-old Nathan Ray of Borup inside the fish house and he was unresponsive. Investigators believe Ray died from carbon monoxide poisoning, but…
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