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Lorraine Halvorson
Lorraine “Rene” Halvorson, 76, Newfolden, Minnesota, passed away June 24, 2024, at Thief River Care Center, Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Services will be held Monday, July 8, at 2 p.m. at New Hope Lutheran Church in Newfolden. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
FIGHT AT CARE AND SHARE RESULTS IN ONE DEAD AFTER OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
On Sunday, June 30, at approximately 11:46 p.m., officers from the Crookston Police Department were dispatched to a fight in progress at the Care and Share homeless shelter located at 220 East 3rd Street in Crookston. Upon arrival, officers located a man inside the Care and Share who was being combative toward officers and was not following officers’ verbal commands. Less lethal means were deployed before an officer fired their department handgun, striking the suspect. Officers provided life-saving care, but the man was pronounced deceased on the scene. The Crookston Police Department has asked the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to investigate this incident.
HIGHWAY 75 AND COUNTY HIGHWAY 21 INTERSECTION TO TEMPRARILY CLOSE JULY 15
The Polk County Highway Department will close the intersection of Highway 75 and County State Aid Highway 21 (3 miles north of Euclid) to thru traffic starting Monday, July 15. The closure will allow a contractor to reconstruct the intersection with a roundabout. Traffic will be detoured to County Highways...
Crookston police officer shoots, kills man at homeless shelter
Via WCCO: The Crookston Police Department said a man at a homeless shelter was “being combative toward officers and was not following officers’ verbal commands” before an officer fatally shot him with a handgun” late Sunday night. The department made no mention of the man being armed.
SHANNON PROULX NAMED RIVERVIEW HEALTH EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH
“Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” – Vince Lombardi. Shannon Proulx, LPN in RiverView Health’s Internal Medicine Department, and Dr. Bosun Fashoro know what teamwork is all about. Together, the two make running one of RiverView’s busiest practices look easy. For her role in this dynamic duo, Shannon was recently named the Employee of the Month of May.
Man killed by officers in Crookston on Sunday night
CROOKSTON, Minn. — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) responded to a police use-of-force incident Sunday night in Crookston. According to information from the Crookston police department, officers were called to a fight in progress at the Care and Share homeless shelter at 220 East 3rd Street. When...
ARDELL KNUDSVIG AND GARY BRANTL TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE MN WRESTLING ASSOCIATION HOF AS PIONEERS
One of the 2024 Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association David Bartelma Wrestling Hall of Fame Induction ceremonies will be held in Crookston on Sunday, July 7, at the Crookston Inn and Convention Center. Two area wrestling pioneers, Ardell Knudsvig and Gary Brantl, will be honored during the ceremony. The ceremony will...
Minnesota BCA investigating fatal police shooting in Crookston
Crookston police say an officer fatally shot a man while responding to reports of a fight at a homeless shelter late Sunday night. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension confirmed it responded to the northwestern Minnesota city and is investigating the shooting. It’s the second fatal police shooting in Crookston in just over a month.
CROOKSTON NATIVE MARCUS STROMBERG OFFICIATES AT USA SWIMMING OLYMPIC TRIALS
Marcus Stromberg, a 1995 Crookston High School graduate, was one of 72 Swimming Officials who worked at the United States Swimming Olympic Trials in Indianapolis from June 14 to 23. The trials were held in Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts Football team. Stromberg was a three-sport athlete...
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