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Jennifer Marie Stately of Red Lake, Minn. is no longer in custody at the Todd County Jail, and her charges have been dismissed.
An AMBER alert was issued on March 15 that resulted in Stately’s arrest. The missing toddler was found with Stately in a vehicle on Highway 71 in Todd County.
After the...
The Long Prairie River and Lake Osakis remain on the impaired waters list (IWL) as well as several lakes and streams in Todd County.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the proposed IWL for 2024, adding 197 impairments over 54 water bodies and delisting 27 water bodies.
In Todd...
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Jose Reyes Escobar, Motley. Speed 75/60. Fine $60. Fee $85.
Ayla Jane Gross, Roseau. Speed 46/30. Fine $60. Fee $85.
Alfredo Jiminez Munoz, Montevideo. Driving without a valid license for vehicle class or type. Fine $100. Fee $85.
Karina Cruz Lopez, Long Prairie....
Members of the Sheriff’s Office and Long Prairie Police Department attended active shooter training this week. The City of Eagle Bend allowed the departments to utilize the former school for a training facility. Officers practiced very important skills and tactics during this training.
The City of Long Prairie is still waiting for a new city administrator as the city council decided to hold second interviews for the top two candidates.
At a special meeting held April 24, the Long Prairie City Council voted to hold second interviews with Steve Jones, Clary City administrator, and...
A former choir director at Fertile-Beltrami was convicted and sentenced for third degree criminal sexual conduct on April 18 at the Todd County Courthouse.
Richard John Schrom, 31, pleaded guilty to third degree criminal sexual conduct with a 15-year-old and was sentenced by Judge Daniel Benson to...
A motorcycle accident in Long Prairie resulted in a fatality on Sunday, April 21.
The driver, Dan Joe Denny of Carlos, reportedly lost control of the motorcycle and hit a tree. The incident occurred near 520 Second Avenue SW at about 3:30 p.m.
Long Prairie Police and Fire Departments responded to...
Last Tuesday, the Osakis High School auditorium was filled with concerned lakeshore owners and others. While their concerns differed, they were both after one thing—a cleaner, and deeper lake. What remains is a matter of how they get there—through a LID or by using existing structures and...
On April 11, the Todd County Planning Commission voted in favor of a request for the construction and operation of an anaerobic methane digester at Dairy Ridge.
On May 7, the Todd County Board of Commissioners is expected to consider this request officially made by North Star RNG, LLC, a renewable...
Todd County commissioners are about to make decisions on feedlot ordinance amendments, but setbacks weren’t added to the proposal.
A thorough review of the feedlot ordinances was requested by the commissioners, and on Jan. 4, 2024, the first public hearing was held by the Planning Commission. A...
