Grant County News

Many travelers going to and from Wendell may not know therea s a gem of a picnic area and public lake access just north of town.

A ditch system in St. Olaf Township has the Otter Tail County ditch inspector stumped.

Attendees at a tax day protest in Elbow Lake Wednesday said they're concerned rising national debt will fall on the shoulders of their children.

The federal stimulus package has created an opportunity for the Minnesota Department of Transportation to move up road projects in Otter Tail County.

Flooding on the roadway has prompted the Minnesota Department of Transportation to close a small section of Minnesota 55 in western Minnesota.

At first blush, Rick Hansen, DFL-South St. Paul, would seem an unlikely lawmaker to earn the scorn of the folks he professes to support: hunters and anglers.

David Sabby sat with his shoulders hunched, head down, as an Otter Tail County District Court judge read aloud the 10 criminal charges against him.

An Elbow Lake man was charged Tuesday with kidnapping his 17-year-old stepdaughter from a mall parking lot, then taking her to a lake cabin and sexually assaulting her.

Authorities are investigating a reported kidnapping at gunpoint in Fergus Falls tonight and are currently trying to locate both the suspect and 17-year-old victim.

"Be Inspired" is the theme of the adult reading and film series for the next 15 months at Elbow Lake's Thorson Memorial Library.

Deputies investigating a sewer problem at a Minnesota home smelled something amiss - a strong odor of marijuana.

A Herman man was being held in the Otter Tail County Jail on Friday after $10,000 worth of marijuana was found in a large drug growing operation in the mana s home.

The Otter wrestling team placed fourth at the Grant County Wrestling Tournament in Barrett Saturday, behind meet champions Jesse Laugen, Ryan Jacobson and Colton Thorson.