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2025 Safety Town Program is underway in Crookston

The 2025 Safety Town Program is underway this week with lots of great things for the young kids of Crookston to have fun with while learning about safety.  On Tuesday, the kids heard from Safe Kids of Grand Forks, BNSF Railway, the Minnesota DNR, the Polk County Sheriff’s office, and the Crookston Police Department. Luckily, […]

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CROOKSTON CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET MONDAY

The Crookston City Council will meet Monday, August 24 at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at city hall. The Council will have two public hearings, one for Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad to vacate 15.23 feet of West 5th Street and 2.33 feet of North Front Street, the second on parcels qualifying for

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TRAIN STRIKES SEMI IN GRAND FORKS, NO INJURIES REPORTED

On Monday, January 20 at approximately 5:05 p.m. officers of the Grand Forks Police Department were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash in the 1600 block of Old Mill Rd. involving a train and a semi-truck.  Initial investigation determined that a BNSF train was traveling northbound on the tracks and struck an eastbound semi-truck.  The

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GRAND FORKS RESIDENT SUSTAINS MINOR INJURIES IN CRASH WITH TRAIN SUNDAY MORNING

The Grand Forks Police were dispatched to a Train/ Vehicle crash at Demers Ave. & 42nd St., around 10:56 a.m. on Sunday, January 12. The crash involved a 2012 Chevy Equinox driven by 87-year-old Grand Forks resident, Theresa Knutson. Knutson’s vehicle was pushed off the roadway and onto BNSF property, east of N 42nd St.

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MALFUNCTIONING RAILROAD CROSSING ON HIGHWAY 2

The railroad crossing arms on Highway 2 are malfunctioning in the down position causing delays on the north end of the Crookston.  The Crookston Police Department said they first received a call about the malfunction around 9:00 a.m. and requests have been placed to the railroad to get them repaired.  Many drivers are attempting to

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CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON HIGHWAY 59 AND HIGHWAY 2 OVERPASS MONDAY

Construction will begin on Hwy 59 bridges crossing Hwy 2 and BNSF Railroad east of Erskine, on Monday, May 20. Highway 59 will be closed at that time. Thru Hwy 59 traffic will be detoured using county roads 35, 8 and 41 to McIntosh. Currently, crews are working on reconstruction and replacement of the concrete pavement on Hwy

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