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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 […]
The Northwest Regional Corrections Center announced the arrests of the following individuals: Emanuel Garza, 31 of Crookston, for felony 5th-degree drug possession. Fire Calls: At 4:15 Thursday afternoon, the Crookston Fire Department responded to a report of a carbon monoxide detector sounding on the 400 block of Sheridan. The cause was a faulty furnace in
Today’s Severe Weather Awareness Week topic is Extreme Heat. Heat-related deaths account for more deaths on an average year in the United States than floods, tornadoes, lightning, and hurricanes combined, according to Crookston Firefighter Brian Hanson. “Heat-related fatalities outpace deaths in several other weather categories,” said Hanson. “Based on the national average, excessive heat claimed
Thursday is the Minnesota Statewide Tornado Drill. Tornadoes are nature’s most intensely violent storm, and Minnesota averages 40 tornadoes per year, although, in 2010, Minnesota led the nation with 113 tornadoes. A tornado watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes, remain alert for approaching storms. A tornado warning means a tornado has been sighted or
The Northwest Regional Corrections Center announced the arrests of the following individuals: Todd Leslie Goodwin, 50 of McIntosh, for felony 3rd-degree possession of methamphetamine in a school, park or public housing zone. Released on personal recognizance. Samuel Paul Dubuque, 44 of Crookston, for felony 5th-degree drug possession. Jerold Leslie Vos, 50 of Minneapolis, for misdemeanor
The Tuesday topic for Severe Weather Awareness Week is Severe Weather, Lightning, and Hail. Warm, humid conditions are favorable to storm development and storms typically are small producing heavy rain and wind over a relatively small area for a brief period of time explains Crookston Firefighter Justin Johnson. “They are relatively small, about 15 miles
