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Ice, Wind, Result In Power Outages In Jackson & Martin Counties
March 31, 2025
(Jackson, Mn.)– Wintry weather over the weekend left some customers of Jackson-based Federated REA without power. The cooperative says about 573 customers were left in the dark Sunday after the wind caused ice-covered power lines to gallop and slap together. Operations Manager George Madden says most of the outages affected customers served by a substation […]
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Walk To End Veteran Homelessness Coming Up May 3rd In Okoboji
March 31, 2025
(Okoboji)– Emmet County Veterans Affairs will hold their second annual walk to end veteran homelessness on May 3rd in Okoboji. Casee Ross, Administrator with Emmet county Veterans Affairs, says they hope to build on last year’s event… Ross says this year the money raised will go to Moving Veterans Forward of Algona… Ross says the […]
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Ruthven Man Escapes Injury In Semi Crash
March 31, 2025
(Hospers)– A Ruthven man escaped injury Saturday evening in a semi crash on Highway 60 two miles south of Hospers. The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office says 34-year-old Kody Upton of Ruthven was driving a 2017 Peterbilt pulling a tank trailer southbound when he lost control of the rig. Deputies say Upton overcorrected and the semi […]
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Spencer Fire/Rescue Responds To Fire On The Back Of A Residence
March 30, 2025
(Spencer)– The Spencer Fire Department was called around 8:30 pm Saturday to a report of a fire on the back of a residence at 1108 3rd Avenue West in Spencer. A press release from the department says the fire was out when they arrived on the scene, but some vegetation that had been burning damaged […]
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Pursuit That Started In Clay County Saturday Ends In Dickinson County
March 30, 2025
(Spencer)– A pursuit Saturday morning that began in Clay County ended in Dickinson county with the suspect vehicle and a patrol car being totaled. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy was attempting to pull over a vehicle for speeding on Highway 18 around 6:18 am, but the driver refused to pull over, resulting […]
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Spencer Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Charge
March 28, 2025
(Sioux City)– A Spencer man has pled guilty guilty in federal court to a charge of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Dylan Halbur entered the plea today (Friday). Sentencing will be scheduled later. Evidence presented at a plea hearing showed that on August 26th, 2024, law enforcement searched a camper in Spencer where Halbur […]
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Storm Spotter Class That WAS Scheduled For Next Week In Milford Has Been Cancelled
March 28, 2025
(Milford)– KUOO news learned late this (Friday) afternoon the storm spotter class that had been scheduled for this coming Thursday, April 3rd in Milford, has been cancelled by the National Weather Service. No reason has been given for the cancellation and it’s uncertain if it’s due to federal budget cuts. We’re told there’s a possibility […]
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SL Firefighters Respond To Controlled Burn That Got Out Of Control
March 28, 2025
(Spirit Lake)– The Spirit Lake Fire Department spent about an hour today (Friday) putting out a fire after a controlled burn got out of hand. Firefighters were called a little after 10:30 am to 15715 250th Avenue, north of Elinor Bedell State Park. Authorities say it’s a reminder to use extreme caution whenever burning and […]
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Spencer Firefighters Respond To Another Dumpster Fire
March 28, 2025
(Spencer)– For the second time in less than a week, the Spencer Fire Department was called Thursday evening to put out a fire in a dumpster next to a building. Firefighters were called a little after 7:00 pm to 829 South Grand Avenue and found the dumpster, intended for cardboard recycling, on fire. They prevented […]
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