OTTER TAIL COUNTY
Thanksgiving Day fire heavily damages rural Dent, Minn., home 
A chimney fire heavily damaged a rural home Thursday, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office reported. The fire was reported about 12:34 p.m. at the Daniel Hokanson home, 42220 Fawn Oaks Road, the Sheriff’s Office reported.
By Forum Communications , November 25, 2011
Pelican Rapids man arrested in death of girlfriend's 5-month-old baby
A Pelican Rapids man is charged with manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend's 5-month-old son. Thirty-year-old Pedro Mendoza remains in the Otter Tail County Jail. Unconditional bail is set at $300,000, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed a detainer on Mendoza should he be released.
By Associated Press , November 23, 2011
Minnesota man in custody for infant's death in Otter Tail County
A 30-year-old man is in custody in the death of an infant in Otter Tail County. Police say officers got a call late Friday on a report of a child not breathing. The child was taken to a local hospital then transferred to a hospital in Fargo where he died the following day.
By Associated Press , November 21, 2011
Fergus Falls man with dementia found after accident near Brainerd
George Alfred Hanson received a minor leg injury and was taken to Essentia Hospital in St. Joseph, according to a press release by the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office.
By Forum Communications , November 12, 2011
Officials ask for help in finding missing Fergus Falls man
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an 88-year old man who drove away from his home here Friday and is now missing. George Alfred Hanson was last seen around 2 p.m. Friday driving a light tan 2000 Buick LeSabre with Minnesota license plates VYJ337.
By Forum Communications , November 12, 2011
Cass County, N.D., administrator faces Minnesota drunken driving charge
Court documents show that Keith Berndt's wife, Carol, called authorities to report her husband was driving drunk. He has pleaded not guilty. He is due in court Nov. 29.
By Associated Press , October 27, 2011
At least 9 die in Minnesota weekend accidents
At least nine people died in accidents on Minnesota roadways over the weekend, with two accidents claiming multiple lives.
By St. Paul Pioneer Press / MCT , October 10, 2011
Pelican Rapids, Minn., barn fire kills 9,000 turkeys
Losses are estimated at up to $750,000. Firefighters were on the scene for about four hours.
By Associated Press , September 29, 2011
Man accused of using machete to kill mother indicted
A Dalton, Minn., man accused of killing his mother with a machete has been indicted by a grand jury with a first-degree premeditated murder charge. James Francis Howard, 27, is accused of using an 18-inch machete to inflict head and hand injuries on 68-year-old Barbara Howard in April. She later died at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo. The grand jury indictment was handed down Thursday in Otter Tail County.
By Forum Communications , September 23, 2011
Falling tree crushes woman, 80, near Vergas, Minn.
The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Department says 80-year-old Florance Soland died while helping family members cut firewood on Saturday west of Vergas, near Detroit Lakes.
By Associated Press , September 19, 2011
Michigan, N.D., man crash-lands plane in slough near Fergus Falls, Minn
A pilot from northeast North Dakota sustained minor injuries when his airplane crashed into a slough Thursday in Otter Tail County.
By Forum Communications , July 22, 2011
Man dies from injuries in ATV crash near Fergus Falls
A 39-year-old Campbell, Minn., man died from injuries he suffered in an ATV crash near Fergus Falls, said the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office.
Lance Lyngaas was riding an ATV on Sunday afternoon with four other riders following behind him in a single file line on County Highway 15 south of 110th Street, authorities said. Lyngaas stopped abruptly and was struck by the ATV rider behind him, authorities said.
By Associated Press , June 14, 2011
Winds knock out Fergus Falls power
High winds buffeted Fergus Falls, Minn., and Otter Tail County on Monday morning, leading to power outages around the city and a high wind warning from the National Weather Service.
By Fergus Falls Daily Journal / MCT , June 13, 2011
Sheriff IDs Fergus Falls man found dead on tractor
The Otter Tail County sheriff's office identifies the man as 61-year-old Robert Piekarski.
By Associated Press , May 20, 2011
Fergus Falls man found dead in tractor
Authorities have found the body of a Fergus Falls man inside a tractor left running in a field early today.
By Associated Press , May 19, 2011
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