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With the COVID-19 pandemic, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has proactively transitioned the entire State of Minnesota into burning restrictions consistent with Gov. Tim Walz’s executive orders. Currently, recreational fires are permissible, but open burning will require a permit within city limits, according to Crookston Firefighter Justin Johnson. “If there is a burning […]
Crookston and area citizens donated 595 masks at the Crookston Fire Hall on Saturday as part of the Minnesota Statewide Mask Drive to provide masks to congregate facilities and those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The masks donated at the Crookston Fire Hall will be shared with the Villa St. Vincent, The
At 10:26 Sunday evening, the Crookston Fire Department was called to investigate a hot smell on the 600 block of Eickhoff Boulevard. A light fixture was found to be overheating and was disconnected.
The Northwest Regional Corrections Center announced the arrests of the following individuals: Wade Gregory Nordrum, 51 of Grand Forks, ND, for felony 3rd-degree possession of methamphetamine in a school, park, or public housing zone. Brandon Lee Simmons, 38 of Crookston, for felony 3rd-degree possession of methamphetamine in a school, park, or public housing zone. Fire
On Friday, Gov. Tim Walz announced a statewide initiative to get Minnesotans to make homemade masks. Walz asked for local fire stations to collect masks on Saturday, April 25 and the Crookston Fire Department will have a collection box at the main fire hall, 620 S Main, said firefighter Chris Klawitter. “This Saturday, April 25,
Fire Calls: The Crookston Fire Department had three calls on Friday. At about 9:00 in the morning, they responded to a general fire alarm in the shared space between RiverView and Altru. The alarm was accidentally triggered during maintenance work. At about noon, they were called to provide mutual aid for a wildland fire in
