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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

Commissioner cautious of clutter in Douglas County
Permit applications, donations, and bid contracts rounded out a fairly routine Douglas County board meeting on May 14. Inquiries from a first-term commissioner added a few points.
Wednesday, May, 22, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Man pleads guilty to molesting two girls
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Tuesday, May, 21, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

BBB offers tips for seniors to avoid these six scams
May is Older Americans Month and the Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) is reminding seniors and their loved ones – as well as caregivers – of the importance of being vigilant in regard to scams.
Sunday, May, 19, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Grass carp near Sartell is northernmost find for Asian carp
An angler bowfishing on the Mississippi River north of Sartell last week shot a 25-pound grass carp, an exotic species that previously has been found only much further south in Minnesota, including lower portions of the Mississippi, according to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
Thursday, May, 16, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Death near Williston ruled a homicide
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Thursday, May, 16, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Truck driver given jail time for fatal crash
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Tuesday, May, 14, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Alexandria man sentenced to more than eight and half years for meth crime
Last Friday, John Hinderschied, 28, of Alexandria, was sentenced to 104 months in prison for a first degree controlled substance crime involving methamphetamine.
Friday, May, 10, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Meeting - Douglas County Commissioners May 14

Thursday, May, 09, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Public Notices

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: Suspect arrested in airport bomb threat
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in Minnesota and North Dakota.
Monday, April, 29, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

Editorial - Senior numbers rising and so is risk for scams
Here’s a fact to ponder from the Minnesota Department of Commerce: Within this decade, there will be more Minnesotans older than age 65 than children enrolled in our public schools.
Wednesday, April, 24, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Two inmates who escaped Becker County jail are back in custody
Two Becker County jail inmates are back in custody after a short-lived escape Saturday.
Monday, April, 22, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Walleye poaching arrests make northern Minnesota case largest in 22 years
Authorities in Minnesota are bringing criminal charges against 21 people in the largest case of commercialized poaching of fish in the state in at least 22 years.
Monday, April, 15, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

Woman killed by arrow injuries in Detroit Lakes
A man taken to the hospital from a Detroit Lakes apartment where a woman was found dead of arrow injuries Wednesday is a convicted sex offender.
Friday, April, 12, 2013 - Forum News Service - 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

News Briefs: Man accused of beating roomie over barking dog
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in North Dakota.
Tuesday, April, 09, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

Wear denim to take a stand against rape
The second annual Denim Day for Douglas County will be on Wednesday, April 24. Someplace Safe invites the Alexandria area to wear denim to show their support for victims of sexual violence and their support against the victim-blaming myths that surround sexual assault.
Friday, April, 05, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Garfield man sentenced for building road through wetland
A Garfield man won’t serve jail time for constructing a road through land that authorities said he knew was a federally protected wetland basin.
Wednesday, April, 03, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

County board briefs: Sheriff's office and jail, Miltona housing expansion and Red Willow Arts Coalition
Staff at the Douglas County Jail is preparing to be compliant with the national Prison Rape Elimination Act and the next generation of 911 service is progressing at the sheriff's office. The Red Willow Arts Coalition will once again grace the courthouse lawn with groovy tunes and a housing expansion is planned in Miltona.
Tuesday, April, 02, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

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