Fergus Falls

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. -- One person is dead after a two-car crash in Fergus Falls Wednesday, and authorities say alcohol was a factor. The crash, at the intersection of Brenvei Drive and County Road 1 between Hoot Lake and Wright Lake, happened at about 10:15 p.m. and involved two...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. -- One man was arrested for drunken driving after driving into Otter Tail Lake on Saturday night. According to police, about 9 p.m. Saturday, Fergus Falls resident Taylor Ray Perala drove into open water on Otter Tail Lake, about 20 miles north and east of...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A 21-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl has been acquitted of two felony charges in Otter Tail County. Joseph Daniel Anderson, of Pelican Rapids, was released from custody Tuesday, the same day a jury found him not guilty of...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. -- A 45-mile chase with speeds up to 125 mph on Interstate 94 ended in Fergus Falls late Friday evening. Boon Vang, 28, of Minneapolis, was finally stopped with tire disabling devices. Vang was heading west on I-94 at about 10:30 p.m. Friday when a Minnesota...

FERGUS FALLS, MN - The person killed following an 11 mile police chase in Otter Tail County has been identified as Fergus Falls City Council member Timothy Rundquist. It happened just after 5:00 p.m. Monday on Highway 54 near Elbow Lake and Interstate 94. The state patrol...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A woman who triggered a police standoff after reporting a man threatening her with a gun in her home may have been hallucinating, a Fergus Falls police said Thursday. Witnesses who spoke with the woman before the standoff told police she “was experiencing...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office said a fishing boat capsized near here Wednesday, drowning one man and forcing the other to swim for shore. Otter Tail Deputy Jim Iverson said deputies responded at about 1:20 p.m. Wednesday to a report of...

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. -- A former Mille Lacs County deputy received a 33-year prison sentence Thursday for sexually assaulting children on fishing trips in Otter Tail County. Aaron Joseph Heuer, 30, of Isle, must serve 22 years before he is eligible for supervised and conditional...

Forum News Service FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – Michael Alan Burris, who is accused of killing his nephew over a drug debt, has been returned to Otter Tail County to face murder charges. The 65-year-old was returned to Minnesota on a governor’s warrant and...

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP) — The driver of a car reported stolen in Fergus Falls is dead after crashing during a police chase in western Minnesota. A Becker County sheriff's officer spotted the car early Friday and started to chase it. The stolen vehicle sped up, lost control...

BEMIDJI — With two impressive victories under its belt the Bemidji High School football team will head to Fergus Falls tonight seeking to up its record to 3-0. The Lumberjacks began the fall with a 39-7 pasting of Grand Rapids and last week BHS made the most of its home opener...