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Pope Francis dies at the age of 88

Story by the Associated Press- Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88. Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read out by Cardinal Kevin Farrell from […]

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TWO ARRESTED IN FENTANYL DEATH IN POLK COUNTY

On July 26 at approximately 8:50 pm, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a possible death on Hwy 102 approximately seven miles from Fertile.  Katie Elizabeth Flick (32) of Erskine was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to UND Pathology for an autopsy.  Georgie Piatkoff (29) of Erskine was transported to

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ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON INCREASES CHARGE ON DEREK CHAUVIN AND CHARGES THE 3 OTHER COPS IN THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (pictured below during a visit to Crookston) made several announcements today in the prosecution of the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis. First, Attorney General Ellison announced that he has filed a charge of second-degree murder against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The new second-degree murder

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MN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH UPDATES COVID-19 NUMBERS (APRIL 6)

The Minnesota Department of Health has released the latest COVID-19 numbers for the state.  They are below- Updated April 6, 2020 Updated daily at 11 a.m., with data current as of 4 p.m. the previous day. Dates provided are those when the case, hospitalization, or death was first posted in this situation report. Testing Total

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CROOKSTON HIGH SCHOOL GRAD KIRK RONGEN DIES IN AN AVALANCHE IN IDAHO

Crookston High School graduate, Kirk Rongen, was killed in an avalanche on Wednesday, January 15, while snowmobiling in Sawtooth National Forest in the Baker Creek drainage approximately a half-mile northeast of Baker Lake, Idaho. Rongen was one of two snowmobilers caught in the avalanche near an elevation of 9,000 feet. One of the riders escaped

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