According to Cass County Sheriff Bryan Welk, a 2007 Dodge Ram pickup with an attached snowplow was being driven on the lake when a large crack formed and the vehicle went through the ice.
After being canceled last year due to the pandemic, the Moondance festivals are now ready to make a comeback this summer in Walker, organizers announced Friday, March 26. The 15th annual Moondance Jammin Country Fest is scheduled for June 17-19, and the 30th anniversary of Moondance Jam will be held July 22-24.
WALKER, Minn. — The first Frozen Block Party was held in Walker this past weekend, a time when the unexpectedly canceled International Eelpout Festival would have been in full swing.
WALKER, Minn.-"Who loves America?" an announcer yelled to a growing crowd that had gathered around a rectangular hole in the ice on Leech Lake. The crowd "woo"-ed in agreement and, minutes later, teams of people in lifeguard suits and star-spangl...
WALKER, Minn.-A Cass Lake, Minn., woman police say was present for the shooting death of Brandi Shank-also known as Brandi Strong-was charged Friday, Jan. 26, with two counts of aiding another who they say committed second-degree unintentional mu...
WALKER-Kid Rock will headline Moondance Jam 27 in Walker in summer 2018.According to a press release, Kid Rock will headline the July 20 performances of the annual three-day festival, which runs July 19-21. Kid Rock will be his Greatest Show on E...
BEMIDJI, Minn.--After 38 years in Walker, Minn., the International Eelpout Festival may be moving to Lake Bemidji in 2018. According to the agenda for the Beltrami County Commission meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 17, an application has been made to the c...
WALKER, Minn.--A Remer man was sentenced Monday, Aug. 7, to 12 years in prison for criminal sexual conduct. Jacob John White, 32, of Remer, was sentenced for first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and the 12-year sentence will run concurrently wit...
A 31-year-old Bena man who was allegedly drinking faces criminal vehicular homicide charges after the car he was driving went off the road and hit three trees last month near Walker, killing his passenger.
