Dripping-wet Perham man walks half-mile home in stocking feet after sinking new pickup on lake's open water

A 45-year-old Perham man was driving his 2011 Ford F-150 pickup on Little Pine Lake here Friday night before dense fog led him to sink it in open water.

DL man charged for crashing car into house

A Detroit Lakes man whose car reportedly collided with a home on Bowling Avenue in Detroit Lakes on Jan. 29 has been charged with criminal vehicular operation-serious bodily harm.

Crookston woman killed in head-on U.S. 2 collision near Fisher

A Crookston, Minn., woman was killed early this morning in a head-on collision along U.S. Highway 2, west of Fisher, Minn.

Know when to walk away? Dispute over 7th-place poker finish spurs assault charge

A 49-year-old Hillsboro man faces an aggravated assault charge after an argument about his seventh-place finish in a poker tournament turned violent.

GF county officials say vets services continue despite resignations

Grand Forks County officials say that the abrupt resignations of the top two officials in the Veterans Services office last week haven’t had a huge impact on the services provided.

Patrol investigating fatal crash near Fisher

The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash early today on U.S. Highway 2 west of Fisher.

Two Native Mob members captured, one remains at large

Two of three Native Mob members at large were apprehended Wednesday night without incident in northeast Minneapolis.

Owners of Shakers vodka file Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition

The company that put Benson on the map as a distiller of fine spirits and Shakers on store shelves as an ultra-premium vodka has filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition.

Mental health petition sought for woman with dogs

A petition to commit Carol Schmidt, who had more than 100 dogs removed from her property near Bemidji last week, said the 63-year-old woman should be committed for mental illness, in part because of animal neglect nine years ago.

• Carol Schmidt

Santorum's Bemidji campaign visit to include stop at maker of his sweater vests

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will bring his “Made in Bemidji” threads and Main Street America message to town this weekend.

• Santorum sweater

Running event to honor missing Montana woman

Sherry Arnold, the Sidney, Mont., woman who authorities said was kidnapped on Jan. 7, has inspired a “virtual run” that includes people from around the world.

• Sherry Arnold

Charges declined in fatal September Fargo stabbing

Cass County prosecutors have declined to file charges against a Fargo man who fatally stabbed another man during a fight on Sept. 11, saying they couldn’t prove it wasn’t self-defense.

• Tremaine Settles

US Marshals seek 3 suspected Native Mob members from Minnesota's Bemidji, Cass Lake and White Earth

The public is being asked to help federal officials locate three men suspected of ties to the Native Mob.

Moorhead rape trial delayed because defendant's bipolar meds went unfilled

A trial scheduled to begin today for a Moorhead man accused of a raping a 22-year-old woman was delayed by a week because he ran out of medication in the Clay County Jail last Friday.

Rick Santorum visits Luverne

Santorum touts faith, family and overcoming diversity during first Minn. visit LUVERNE — At the Palace Theatre in Luverne, Republican Presidential candidate Rick Santorum spoke to a full house Monday night. He told the crowd they had the power to change a country that was leaning toward statism and socialism — that had become far from perfect.

• Rick Santorum