An Elk River man was taken into custody at the Otter Tail County Detention Center after being arrested on Nov. 18, for trying ...

Many have heard the Greek mythos of Icarus, the young man who, with his man made wings, flew too close to the sun, melting ...

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The Humane Society of Otter Tail County has reached a milestone with a push of recent donations and pledges that has fully ...

New federal testing data shows that reading scores among U.S. teens are lower than they have been in decades, raising concerns about long-term impacts on academic and personal development.

Despite the shutdown being over, food insecurity still remains. With the price of increasing grocery items going up, the ...

The Fergus Falls Otter girls represented well at the 2025 Minnesota State High School League Girls' Swimming and Diving Tournament, which took place from Nov. 13-15, at the Jean K.

The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man found dead in a field he had been burning on Nov.

In the wake of the government shutdown there has been a lot of talk about food insecurity. I am proud of the many businesses and people in the community who ...

A pilot project is occurring in downtown Fergus Falls to assess the difference between utilizing four-way stops or traditional stoplights.

While a planned donation of $25,000 from the city to the Otter Tail County Humane Society for its current capital campaign ...

Many of us who enrolled in college oftentimes refer to “positive lifelong impacts” that continue to shape who we are as individuals long after attending classes on college campuses. These ...