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56-year-old Reggie Bethel is charged with murder for the beating death of his girlfriend's 11-year-old son who had autism.

More are getting COVID-19 in Otter Tail County as well as in Minnesota. 7:00 pm, Jul. 27, 2021 × It was a message nobody wants to hear. "The pandemic is not over," Public Health Director Jody Lien told Otter Tail County commissioners at their July 27 meeting. “We’re starting to hear some cause for concern." Otter Tail Countys cases have more than doubled from about six cases a week, to about 15 or 16 cases a week, and the county is seeing clusters of cases, particularly among th...

Ex-deputy to plead guilty to being on fentanyl during deadly pursuit Kelly Backman admits he was on drugs during a chase through Fergus Falls last October. Author: Minnesota Judicial Branch A former Otter Tail County deputy who was on fentanyl during a fatal pursuit in Fergus Falls last October will plead guilty to one of the charges against him. Kelly Backman, 43, plans to plead guilty to public officer misconduct, a gross misdemeanor, with a charge of fourth-degree DWI expected to be dismisse...

U.S. government purchase of 42 acres will open opportunities for hunters, hikers Written By: Karen Tolkkinen | × A sign at the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center near Fergus Falls, Minn., exhibits some birds that can be seen on the Pine to Prairie Birding Trail. Mike McFeely / The Forum Hunters, hikers and other outdoor enthusiasts will finally be able to reach a previously landlocked wildfowl production area behind the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center in Fergus Falls. The Otter...

watch live The sentence comes almost a year after the former Glyndon police officer was involved in a vehicle pursuit. In the early morning hours of July 22, Tri had attempted to pull over Destiny Nicole Weaver, 22, of Detroit Lakes, Minn., for driving a vehicle with a burnt-out headlight on U.S. Highway 10 about a mile west of Glyndon, according to a criminal complaint. According to court documents: Weaver fled in her vehicle before going into a ditch. Tri told investigators he got out of his ...

Ex-Minnesota police officer who shot at vehicle during chase avoids jail time Matthew Tri has been sentenced to a year of unsupervised probation for the July 22 shooting. No one was injured. 3:47 pm, Apr. 23, 2021 × Police investigate a chase northwest of Glyndon on July 22, 2020, that involved a then-Glyndon police officer shooting at a vehicle. WDAY photo GLYNDON, Minn. — A former law enforcement officer who shot at a car during a police chase last summer in Clay Coun...

Appeals court backs Otter Tail judge in child murder case Fergus Falls womans 15 year sentence upheld in boys death. “There were “weeks, perhaps months during which (the little boy) was not provided adequate care physically, emotionally, or mentally,” the judge found. Written By: Nathan Bowe | × Bobbie Christine Bishop The Minnesota Court of Appeals has given the thumbs up to an Otter Tail County District judge who gave the maximum sentence to a Fergus Falls woman after she...

Records published Feb. 24, 2021 The Tribune publishes Records as part of its obligation to inform readers about the business of public institutions and to serve as a keeper of the local historical record. All items are written by Tribune staff members based on information contained in public documents from the state court system and from law enforcement agencies. It is the Tribune’s policy that this column contain a complete record. Requests for items to be withheld will not be gr...

The bridge near Star Lake was burned by arson last fall. Written By: Karen Tolkkinen | × The wooden part of the bridge on County Road 41 over a narrow part of Star Lake has been burnt to the point where the bridge is unsafe to be driven or walked across. (RosaLin Alcoser/Focus) Otter Tail County may be close to getting another $100,000 toward the County Road 41 bridge at Star Lake near Dent destroyed by arson last September. County Attorney Michelle Eldien told county commiss...