Polk County News

You have more opportunities to get your child vaccinated against the H1N1 flu. Fargo Cass Public Health is holding a vaccine clinic Saturday at Fargo north high from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. It's for children six months through 18 years, pregnant women, and anyone caring for a baby under six months of age.

An East Grand Forks mother who tried to poison her two young daughters and herself with vehicle exhaust took responsibility for her crimes at her sentencing hearing Monday.

Minnesotans who aren't health providers continue to wait for the H1N1 vaccine, but the story is different to the south.

New census reports list four Minnesota counties in the top 100 fastest-growing counties in the nation since 2000, as measured by new housing units: Growth National since 2000 Rank Scott 49% 21 Wright 41% 52 Sherburne 40% 56 Carver 37% 74 Signs for new housing More from East Metro W hen Paul Mayer was a boy in New Richmond, Wis., he was one of 3,000 ...

It's game over for some police officers who played video games while they raided a convicted drug dealer's home in central Florida.

Gov. Tim Pawlenty yesterday announced the appointment of Christy Jo Fogarty, Sandra M. Hooker, and Keith Mykleseth to the Board of Water and Soil Resources .

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Breezetta Etienne already was the focus of a months-long felony drug investigation when she tried to kill her two children and herself last summer in East Grand Forks, according to new charges filed against her in Polk County District Court last week.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has removed 29 underweight hunting dogs from an unsanitary outbuilding at a rural residence near Erskine, Minn.

Polk County Prosecutors say 31-year-old Breezetta Etienne pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of second-degree attempted murder.

The St. Croix River divides Interstate State Park between Minnesota and Wisconsin near Taylors Falls, Minn.

A Twin Valley, Minn., man convicted of killing his wife eight years ago is set to be resentenced in a Polk County courtroom Tuesday.

Polk County's Drug Task Force, in its first year of operation, was responsible for almost 50 arrests in 2008, and some task force members expect to see more action in future years, particularly a resurgence of methamphetamine.

The old Palace Hotel in downtown Crookston is back on a list of Minnesota's "10 Most Endangered Historic Places." The four-story structure, also known as the Wayne Hotel, was built in the 1890s.

On Tuesday, representatives from the City of Perham, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Otter Tail County will meet with the Becker County Board to discuss the proposed expansion of Perhama s solid waste incinerator.