Clearwater County News

Authorities are investigating a fire that destroyed a town hall in a northern Minnesota community.

The Clearwater County sheriff's office has identified the man found dead Monday in a Gonvick house fire as 66-year-old Clifton "Buzz" Gustafson.

Beginning April 20, burning restrictions will go into effect in the following 13 counties: Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Mahnomen, Ottertail, Polk , St Louis , and all of Wadena County.

A former Hubbard County deputy will not be charged with an alleged sexual assault he was accused of last summer.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is adding Wadena and several more counties to the list of those designated for burning restrictions.

The Legislature has approved a plan to designate Highway 53 from Virginia to International Falls as the "Speaker Irvin N. Anderson Memorial Highway." Passed without dissent in the House and Senate, the measure now goes to Gov.

The springtime flooding in the Bemidji area and surrounding communities continues to prompt road closures and assistance from volunteers.

The Beltrami County Sheriffa TMs Office has released an updated list of closed roads, and also roads that are passable, but caution is advised.

Health care and higher education are bright spots in West Central Minnesotaa s labor market, according to one state analyst.

At 17.9 percent, Kanabec Countya TMs current unemployment rate is the second highest in Minnesota and more than double the state and national averages, according to figures released last week by Minnesotaa TMs ...

Several new maps released by The New York Times and the Washington Post bring the harsh realities of unemployment and incarceration rates across the country to light.

Judges in the Senate election trial want county officials' help. The court on Thursday ordered 63 counties and some cities to examine roughly 1,500 uncounted absentee ballot envelopes to determine whether ...

Hubbard County has convened a special meeting Jan. 26 as it begins its difficult budgeting process.

The Clearwater County Sheriffa s Office, White Earth Police Department and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension responded at 9 a.m. Wednesday to a report of an unresponsive male in a rural Clearwater ...

Even though Beltrami County faces the potential loss of state aid, commissioners Tuesday night voted themselves a salary hike.