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Man with local ties injured in explosion
A 2014 graduate of Detroit Lakes High School was injured Sunday morning in a gas explosion in a fish house in a parking area in Moorhead. Michael Herzog is in critical condition after sustaining second- and third-degree burns over 90 percent of his body, according to a CaringBridge...
 News/accidents 9 hours 56 min ago
Law Enforcement Blotter: March 15-17
DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Friday, March 15 Information, report of vehicle spun out, in center median, Interstate 94, Highway 27 W. Traffic...
 News 12 hours 9 min ago
Missing woman found safe
An 89-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease who walked away from her residence in Alexandria Sunday evening was found safe. According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, the woman was last seen at 5:45 p.m. Around 6:56 p.m. Sunday, March 17, the sheriff's office received a report...
 News March 17, 2019 - 11:40pm
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Parkers Prairie junior guard Alex Koep floats to the bucket in front of the Henning defense during the first half of Friday's Section 6A title game. (Eric Morken / Echo Press) play button
Boys basketball: Henning storms back to edge the Panthers for a 6A title
Two programs separated by less than 20 miles played for a little bit of school history on Friday night in the Section 6A title game. A win for...
 sports/basketball March 15, 2019 - 10:13pm
Gov. Tim Walz urges homeowners to prepare for natural disasters, purchase flood insurance at a meeting outlining forecast flooding across the state of Minnesota on Friday, March 15, 2019. Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service
'There’s no doubt about it': Minnesota flooding imminent, could rival 1965 levels
ST. PAUL — Spring flooding across the state is imminent and potential damage could rival that caused by historic 1965 floods, which are remembered...
 News/government and politics March 15, 2019 - 5:01pm
Wayne and Sandy Holck donated a video magnifier to the library in memory of Sandy's father, Ole Nyland. (Ari Leuthner / Echo Press)
Video magnifier aids with reading
Through the donations of an Alexandria couple, Douglas County Library users who have trouble seeing fine print are now able to do so through...
 lifestyle March 17, 2019 - 8:48am
Olympic gold medalist John Landsteiner slides the rock down the ice at the Runestone Bonspiel at the RCC in Alexandria Saturday morning. (Jared Rubado / Echo Press)
Curling: Gold medalist returns to RCC
John Landsteiner was curling in a much more stressful environment 13 months ago than he was on Saturday morning. The Olympic gold medalist returned...
 sports March 14, 2019 - 5:00pm
Dr. Joseph Gaugler of the University of Minnesota answers a question from an audience member during a break in his lecture Thursday at Alexandria Technical & Community College. (Ross Evavold / Echo Press)
Alzheimer's talks strike a nerve
The Alzheimer's Association released its 2019 Facts and Figures Report last week, showing that 97,000 Minnesotans are living with the disease....
 News March 14, 2019 - 6:31am
VA to hold town hall at Grand Arbor
Details of a bill expanding veterans' access to health care are among the topics of a veterans town hall meeting next week in Alexandria. The event will also feature a ceremony honoring Vietnam veterans from west-central Minnesota. Those men and women from the area who served on active...
 News March 17, 2019 - 11:22am
Disability advocates rally for more pay
After struggling to find staff to care for a disabled married couple in their Douglas County home, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota made the difficult decision to end services to them in 2018, and the couple ended up in a nursing home. "It became harder and harder to find staff...
 News March 16, 2019 - 9:48am
Olympic gold medalist John Landsteiner slides the rock down the ice at the Runestone Bonspiel at the RCC in Alexandria Saturday morning. (Jared Rubado / Echo Press)
Curling: Gold medalist returns to RCC
John Landsteiner was curling in a much more stressful environment 13 months ago than he was on Saturday morning. The Olympic gold medalist returned...
 sports March 14, 2019 - 5:00pm
Parkers Prairie junior guard Alex Koep floats to the bucket in front of the Henning defense during the first half of Friday's Section 6A title game. (Eric Morken / Echo Press) play button
Boys basketball: Henning storms back to edge the Panthers for a 6A title
Two programs separated by less than 20 miles played for a little bit of school history on Friday night in the Section 6A title game. A win for...
 sports/basketball March 15, 2019 - 10:13pm
Law Enforcement Blotter: March 14
DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Thursday, March 14 Suspicious person, caller reported driving by a male walking three times, person was reportedly...
 News March 15, 2019 - 10:45am
Robert Hedlund of Garfield has been named the 2019 Carver of the Year by the Mid-State Chapter of the Minnesota Darkhouse and Angling Association. The northern pike decoy he is holding will be auctioned off during the Rudy Zwieg Decoy and Sportsman Show at the Runestone Community Center in Alexandria this Saturday. (Lowell Anderson / Echo Press)
Working art: Garfield man recognized as Carver of the Year
Although Robert Hedlund of Garfield creates beautiful works of art, they are also functional: It's up to his customers as to how they will use...
 sports/outdoors March 14, 2019 - 6:02pm
Dr. Joseph Gaugler of the University of Minnesota answers a question from an audience member during a break in his lecture Thursday at Alexandria Technical & Community College. (Ross Evavold / Echo Press)
Alzheimer's talks strike a nerve
The Alzheimer's Association released its 2019 Facts and Figures Report last week, showing that 97,000 Minnesotans are living with the disease....
 News March 14, 2019 - 6:31am

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