Fertile, MN

Leitz opened the business she calls The Lake House Retreat this spring, after spending the previous four months renovating it with the help of friends and family. The Lake House Retreat is available for rent to individuals or groups for whatever length of time they want to spend there. Bookings...

No one was injured over the lunchtime hour Friday in downtown Crookston when a fire broke out in an upper-level apartment in the Union Building on Robert Street. The building decades ago was home to Quist's Trading Post on the main floor. An emergency responder on the scene told the...

ST. MICHAEL — Rarely one for too many words, Emma Borowicz let her silence do the talking. When faced with the question of if she was satisfied with the ending of her high school track and field career, Borowicz paused for four seconds, appearing to soak in the moment and state the obvious all at once.

CROOKSTON, Minn. - Finding your niche. This has been the story of Amanda Crook’s life from Brandon, Manitoba to her current role in agronomic research for The Little Potato Company. At the University of Minnesota Crookston, she was able to cultivate a passion for agronomy and agricultural business and steer...

Polk County (MN) could be on the hook for $695,712 as part of a property tax challenge by Enbridge Energy. The courts have ruled that Minnesota overvalued the oil pipeline company’s tax assessments from 2012-2016. A total of 13 northern Minnesota counties are impacted by the ruling – a dollar figure that could exceed $27 million.

The Crookston Fire Department responded to a fire in downtown Crookston on Friday afternoon. According to the (CFD) the fire is still being investigated and more details will be released after a thorough investigation is complete. The fire started and was limited to inside the Union building and the apartments above the former Quist trading post.

MAHNOMEN COUNTY, M.N. (Valley News Live) - A former Mahnomen County Sheriff is behind bars after court documents say he violated a protection order. 67-year-old Brad Athmann was arrested Tuesday after a woman reported Athmann was within 20-feet of her home which violated a harassment protection order the woman had recently been granted against Athmann.

June 19, 2011 -- When Terry Bradley gives the downbeat to the Bemidji Area Community Band, many of the players will be welcoming back their former band director. The band director for the past few seasons, Dave Murphy, retired to the percussion section. This band is unique having players who are 80-plus years old, to the youngest player who is going into the eighth grade.