Clearwater County, MN

BAGLEY, M.N. (Valley News Live) - Two more victims are coming forward against an already troubled former sheriff’s deputy and school resource officer with claims of sexual abuse that went on for years. 34-year-old Neil Dolan is charged with seven felonies between two new criminal cases, with all charges...

A 27-year-old Bemidji area man has been arrested after allegedly leading authorities on a chase in a stolen Bagley police car. According to a release from Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson, at about 12:45 AM on Sunday, a Bagley police officer saw his squad car being driven away from the Bagley Police Department by Shane Mason Teigland of Shevlin, who broke through a side window to get into the running vehicle. A Clearwater County deputy located the vehicle on Lower Rice Lake Road and began a pursuit.

Lake Agassiz Regional Library (LARL) is partnering with Moorhead Area Public Schools in building a community of readers. This collaborative project, launching this fall, offers another layer of support and access to books and other resources for students and families. Instead of a physical card with a barcode, the virtual...

The proposed U.S. Economic Development Administration’s regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, and Lake of the Woods County is now available for public review and comment. The Headwaters Regional Development Commission develops and maintains the CEDS. Click here to review or print the document 2022-2026 HRDC CEDS.

A common saying among veterans of war is that a soldier cannot leave their post without being properly relieved. One Clearwater County veteran finally finished his service this past Saturday. Hosted by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War in collaboration with the White Earth Band Honor Guard, Private Scott LaPrairie was finally relieved of his duty 85 years after his death.

BELTRAMI COUNTY, Minn. — Bruce Lundmark’s family is making good on his last wishes. As his brother went through Lundmark’s belongings following his death three years ago, he found a note that read, “if I die, sue the (expletive) out of the Beltrami jail.”. A KARE...

A 22-year-old woman from Bemidji has died in a rollover crash in Clearwater County. Morgan Taylor Avenson passed away in the accident yesterday on Highway 92 and 506th Street in Gonvick around 2:51 A.M. Minnesota State Patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow reported that a 1998 Toyota 4runner was traveling east on...

A fatal rollover crash was reported on Highway 92 and 506th Street near Gonvick, in Clearwater County. An SUV traveling Eastbound on Highway 92 lost control, entering the south ditch of Highway 92, rolling multiple times before final rest. The 22-year-old female driver was unbelted and died in the crash.

CLEARWATER CO., Minn. (KVRR) — One woman is dead and a second woman is at Sanford in Fargo after a single-vehicle crash in Clearwater County. The crash happened Sunday just before 3 a.m. State patrol says a vehicle driven by 22-year-old Morgan Avenson of Bemidji left Highway 92 near...

Clearwater County Veterans Service Office has announced the county will host the Traveling Vietnam Veterans Wall July 7-10 in Gonvick. Veterans Service Officer Logan LeClair told local media the wall will be in Gonvick at the fire hall on the north side of town. “In addition to the wall being...