The Polk County Health Department is warning of a surge in school illnesses. The department says 14 county schools are seeing more than 10% of students out sick. Some of those illnesses include ...

Bowlus is a town of 279 people that was settled in the early 1900s, platted in 1907 and became incorporated in 1910. Bowlus ...

There is a big problem when it comes to Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteers, according to a school board member who is ...

When we spoke with Jason Carlson, CEO of Tri Valley Opportunity Council, it became clear that the Tri-Valley Opportunity Council was yet another Crookston organization created out of a desire to meet ...

POLK COUNTY, Minn. — An East Grand Forks man is being held on a $100,000 cash or surety bond after being accused of sexually ...

As Juliann Van Liew begins her new position as the director of the Polk County Health Department, she’ll also be pursuing her ...

POLK COUNTY, Minn. — A Crookston man was sentenced Thursday, Jan. 23, to 135 days for swindling two individuals out of nearly ...

The best criminal justice reporting tagged with "Polk County, Minnesota," curated by The Marshall Project.

The Northwest Minnesota Arts Council has announced a call for entries for its 2025 Annual Art Exhibit. The deadline to submit artwork is Feb. 28. Artists from the council's seven-county service area ...

Clay, Polk and Norman counties in Minnesota, along with Cass and Traill counties in North Dakota, are jointly applying for a ...

The Crow Wing County Attorney's Office said that Officer Nick Fladland's use of deadly force was authorized under Minnesota ...

Plus Polk County over-policing, a plea for high-speed rail, and talkin' about the weather in today's Flyover news roundup.