Cass County News

Cass County authorities say Nathan S. Awalt's body was found by divers about an hour after he disappeared on Friday afternoon.Awalt was pronounced dead at the scene.An autopsy has beenscheduled.

The 19-year-old Brainerd man who drowned after swimming with a group of people in Gull Lake in central Minnesota has been identified.

Cass County dispatch confirmed a body was pulled from East Gull Lake Friday.

Officials are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 71-year-old woman from Nisswa.

If federal legislation is approved, Cass County stands to gain $5 million to upgrade County State Aid Highway 1. Cass County Board Chair Jeff Peterson and County Engineer David Enblom met recently with Rep.

A North Carolina man is charged with sex crimes in both North Dakota and Minnesota in connection with an alleged incident aboard a Greyhound bus.

Thirty-nine-year-old Giir Biar of Charlotte is accused of inappropriately touching a sleeping woman passenger on the bus early Thursday morning.

He's charged with sexual assault in North Dakota's Cass County and with two counts of criminal sexual conduct in Minnesota's Clay County. The counties border one another.

Biar's bail is set at $10,000.

KARE does not endorse any candidate or advertiser Car-train collision kills 2 near Bena Two people are dead after their car collided with a freight train in northern Minnesota.

Two individuals were arrested, May 28, and charged with felony wildfire arson after allegedly starting a series of fires on Highway 84 near Longville.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources removed fire restrictions on open burning permits in Carlton, Becker, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Clearwater, Itasca, the southern half of Beltrami, and the remainder of ...

Cass County authorities report a 17-yearold male from Pine River and a 20-year-old man from Longville were arrested May 28, around 3:30 pm, after allegedly setting a number of fires along Minnesota Trunk ...

Protecting lakes and rivers, along with building the next generation of water stewards, are the main advantages of establishing healthy lake and river management plans.

Cass County authorities are investigating a home invasion that was reported to the Sheriff's Office last week.

Cass County residents are being asked to approve a sales tax that might also benefit Minnesota's Clay County, where the proposal is not on the ballot.

Casselton Mayor Ed McConnell said he has heard grumblings that the tax would be levied only in Cass County, yet the economic development group pitching the proposal also covers the county across the Red River.

"If they make sure it (the tax money) stays on the North Dakota side of the river, it probably would be good for us," McConnell said.

Forests are big. In 2005 the U.S. Forest Service reported that Minnesota's total forest area was estimated to be 16.3 million acres or 32 percent of the state's land area.

The Cass County Sheriff's Department is investigating a burglary that occurred in East Gull Lake on Monday.

“If families are going to change, you have to stick with them for three years”

Cass County Family Centers are struggling to stay open, because prior funding sources have reduced or phased out payments. via Pequot Lakes Echo - Pine River Journa...

“A lot of the people in this area were there themselves or had family members there. ... They have a lot of ties and it's hard to let it go.”

Fresh air, open spaces and good food. When it came to treating tuberculosis in the early part of the 20th century, that's just what doctors ordered. via Finance and Commerce

“She missed the birth of twin granddaughters the excitement of first days of school for her grandchildren and all the things that go with the blessings of being a grandparent”

The signs along highway 371 whisper North Country. But a recent addition featuring a photograph of murder victim Rachel Anthony just says sad. via KARE-TV Minneapolis

“It's not so much Lake Shore we are concerned with. We need to determine what's in our watershed”

After considerable discussion with a packed city hall Monday night, the Lake Shore City Council agreed to spend $7,061 for an animal census study for the Lake Margaret Watershed. via Pequot Lakes Echo - Pine River Journa...

“I can guide the questioning to hopefully get the issue solved, with the senior there, giving permission”

Seniors in the Hackensack area will now be able to receive free face-to-face help through the newly opened Hackensack Senior LinkAge Community Access Site. via Pequot Lakes Echo - Pine River Journa...