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CROOKSTON LEGION BASEBALL BEATS WIN-E-MAC, LOSE TO MIDDLE RIVER
The Crookston American Legion Post 20 Baseball team beat Win-E-Mac 10-2 and lost to Middle River Post 444 8-0 in the second game of a split doubleheader at Jim Karn Field in Crookston. WIN-E-MAC GAME. FIRST INNING. Crookston was retired in 1-2-3 fashion to start the game with two flyouts...
Crookston officer involved in 2 fatal shootings in less than 2 months
CROOKSTON, Minn. — According to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), the same Crookston officer involved in a fatal shooting in May was at another scene involving police use-of-force in June. On May 16, the BCA said officers came upon Andrew Scott Dale, 35, walking along the road...
THE CROOKSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY TO HOST EXPLORADOME AT THE HIGH SCHOOL GYM
The Crookston Public Library will host Exploradome, an exploration experience with the University of Minnesota’s Natural History Museum and the Bell Museum Exploradome Traveling Planteaturim. The program is offered free of charge, thanks in part to funding from the Minnesota Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund. This event will occur...
CROOKSTON HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1979 REUNION WILL BE JULY 26-28
The Crookston High School Class of 1979 Class Reunion will be July 26-28, 2024. Below is information on the reunion, hotel rooms, and more. Friday, July 26: Minakwa GC: Social Hour at 4:00 pm with pulled pork dinner at 6:00 pm. Saturday, July 27: Minakwa Golf Course Golf Outing at...
Crookston officer who fatally shot man at homeless shelter also killed hatchet-wielding man in May
CROOKSTON, Minn. — Authorities have identified a man they say was combative toward officers at northern Minnesota homeless shelter late last month, as well as the officer who shot and killed him — who had been on leave for fatally shooting another man a month prior.Crookston police officer Nick Fladland deployed his Taser and fired his department handgun, killing 44-year-old Christopher Ryan Junkin, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Another officer, Corey Rich, deployed his Taser and Polk County deputy April Hansen used a chemical irritant and her Taser.According to the BCA, Crookston police and the Polk County Sheriff's Office...
Crookston officer who killed man in homeless shelter ID'd as same officer who killed man in May
CROOKSTON, Minn. – The Crookston police officer who shot and killed a man at a homeless shelter last week also fatally shot a man six weeks earlier, according to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Nick Gunner Fladland, 31, was identified by the BCA as the officer who used...
A new project by Advance Thief River focuses on welcoming and retaining international workers
THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — Advance Thief River, a regional economic development initiative, is starting a new project that focuses on welcoming and retaining international workers. Brittany Rolf, the project coordinator, said the initiative will benefit Thief River Falls and help expand resources to assist newcomers. “I'm really excited...
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