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Has our youth gone mild? Incarceration rates at historic low
The number of minors locked up in the nation’s correctional facilities is lower now than it has been in 35 years. Since 1975, juvenile incarceration rates have fluctuated, hitting a high in 1995 of 107,637. The total plummeted to 70,792 in 2010. A similar trend was observed in Douglas County with a higher number cited in 1997, 532, than in more recent years.
Friday, May, 24, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Mom who pushed DUI bill, cited for DUI
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Tuesday, May, 07, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Afton man accused of strangling family cat
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in Minnesota and North Dakota.
Thursday, April, 11, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Drug crimes, burglaries up
The good news: The number of car accidents, domestic violence calls and drunk driving arrests in Alexandria dropped in 2012. The bad news: Burglaries skyrocketed, and assaults, felony arrests and drug-related crimes are all on the rise.
Wednesday, March, 27, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

APD's stealthy steel steeds ready for summer thanks to donation
Downtown Alexandria will be transformed into a pedestrian paradise in the next few years through the city’s “complete street” construction plan. The plan, scheduled to begin in 2014, includes adding bicycle paths along Broadway and now the Alexandria Police Department (APD) will be better equipped to patrol the new avenues.
Friday, March, 15, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Homeowner turns Taser on burglary suspects
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.
Thursday, February, 28, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

Dog saves owner, scares off burglars
At 65 pounds and a mop of hair, 7-year-old Clancy sleeps at the end of his master’s bed every night “He smells really well but doesn’t see very well because he has so much hair that goes right over his eyes,” laughed Agnes Larson, the woman who has been the soft-coated wheaten terrier’s whole world since he was an 11-week-old puppy.
Friday, February, 22, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Stolen guns, drugs found in bust
Stolen guns and marijuana were turned up in a drug bust in Osakis on January 28. According to the West Central Narcotics Task Force, a search warrant was issued at 11 West Main Street in Osakis, where officers recovered two stolen guns, marijuana, scales, packaging supplies and $2,310 in cash near the drugs.
Friday, February, 08, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

A prescription for trouble
Locally, there’s an increase in heroin use. “We have a big problem that we see on the horizon and we need to get [information] out there as quickly as possible,” Douglas County Attorney Chad Larson told the Echo Press on Tuesday. “We can’t ignore it.”
Friday, January, 25, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Plow truck scam leads to burglaries
Don’t get plowed by a burglar. Douglas and other counties in close proximity have experienced daytime burglaries in recent weeks.
Friday, January, 18, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Man charged with attempted murder for hammer attack
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in Minnesota and North Dakota.
Thursday, January, 17, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

Top 10 - a look back at top 10 stories of 2012
2012 was a year of new beginnings and tragic endings in Douglas County. The year marked the start of construction on a new Alexandria high school. Students at Alexandria Technical and Community College also moved into a new home, Foundation Hall, the college’s first on-campus housing facility. There were also new beginnings on the health care scene. Broadway Medical Center merged with Sanford Health, and Alexandria Clinic merged with Douglas County Hospital.
Friday, December, 28, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Man dies in snowmobiling accident in Otter Tail County
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communications Company newspapers in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.
Thursday, December, 27, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Burglary suspect sentenced
An Alexandria man who pleaded guilty to committing a series of residential burglaries in Alexandria last February and March was recently sentenced in Douglas County District Court.
Friday, December, 14, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Christmas tree, baby Jesus sculpture stolen
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota.
Tuesday, December, 11, 2012 - Forum Communications Company - News

Lowry arsonists left DNA evidence
Three Douglas County residents were arrested on Thursday in connection with an arson incident that occurred in Lowry.
Wednesday, December, 05, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Bill cracks down on rise in metal theft
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar today introduced bipartisan legislation to crack down on the growing problem of metal theft.
Tuesday, November, 27, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: BSU athletic director on way out
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in Minnesota and North Dakota.
Tuesday, November, 27, 2012 - Forum Communications Company - News

News Briefs: Wolf quota reached in northeast zone
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in Minnesota and North Dakota.
Thursday, November, 15, 2012 - Forum Communications Company - News

Douglas County residents urged to keep an eye out for burglars
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office received seven burglary reports yesterday.
Wednesday, October, 24, 2012 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

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