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April 14, 2018

The Hart family, formerly of Alexandria, Minn., were in a van that ran off a cliff along the California coast on Monday, March 26. Investigators now say the driver, Jennifer Hart, was intoxicated and that the crash was likely intentional. (Courtesy of Mendocino County Sheriff's Office)

Former Minnesota mother of six was drunk when she drove her family off a cliff

Jennifer Hart was drunk when she drove her wife and six adoptive children off a northern California cliff last month in what is believed to have...

news/crime-and-courts April 14, 2018 - 11:40am

March 30, 2018

Dalainah Gustafson

UPDATE: Missing 15-year-old Alexandria girl found safe

UPDATE: A 15-year-old runaway from Alexandria has been found and is safe. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office issued a news release Friday morning,...

news/crime-and-courts March 30, 2018 - 9:38am

March 29, 2018

The Hart family, formerly of Alexandria, Minn., were in a van the ran off a cliff along the California coast on Monday, March 26. (Courtesy of Mendocino County Sheriff's Office)

Former central Minn. family of 8 presumed dead after vehicle plunges off Calif. seaside cliff

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—Mike Fealy remembers former Alexandria residents Sarah and Jennifer Hart — two of the women killed in a northern...

news/accidents March 29, 2018 - 5:37pm

March 28, 2018

State Rep. Mary Franson, R- Alexandria. (Courtesy of the Minnesota House of Representatives)

Minn. legislator apologizes for posts about Florida student protesters

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—State Rep. Mary Franson, R-Alexandria, issued an apology Wednesday for a series of Facebook posts that appeared to compare...

news/government-and-politics March 28, 2018 - 6:13pm

New carrier vests, helmets and more are lined up for area law enforcement agents before a presentation Saturday, March 24 at the Law Enforcement Center at Alexandria Technical and Community College. The kits were donated through the organizations We Got Your Back and Shield616. Celeste Edenloff / Forum News Service

Central Minn. supporters give gear to officers, deputies through national organization

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—As Jake Skifstad looked over the crowd Saturday afternoon, March 24, at the Law Enforcement Building at Alexandria Technical...

news March 28, 2018 - 6:00am

March 27, 2018

Rep. Mary Franson, R- Alexandria. Courtesy of the Minnesota House of Representatives

Minn. lawmaker draws criticism for Facebook posts about Parkland students

ST. PAUL—Minnesota state Rep. Mary Franson was accused this week of comparing the Florida high school students who led the March for Our...

news/government-and-politics March 27, 2018 - 9:42pm

Travis Pennig

Driver comes forward in central Minn. hit-and-run

The person believed to have struck and killed an Alexandria man in a hit-and-run has contacted the Alexandria Police Department and is cooperating...

news/accidents March 27, 2018 - 9:46am

March 23, 2018

Alexandria police released this photo Friday of a vehicle as part of their investigation into a March 19 fatal hit-and-run. Anyone with information about the vehicle or driver is encouraged to contact the Alexandria Police Department at 320-763-6631.

Alexandria police release images that could yield clues in fatal hit-and-run

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. - The Alexandria Police Department has released images of a vehicle that may provide more clues to a fatal hit-and-run that...

news/accidents March 23, 2018 - 7:28pm

March 13, 2018

Chad Legare

Judge keeps bail high as man accused of attempted murder of priest appears in court again

TOWNER — The trail led from Alexandria, Minn., to Minot, N.D. In between the two cities, a priest was beaten, strangled and left unconscious...

news March 13, 2018 - 8:49pm

March 9, 2018

State Hockey: Alexandria stuns defending champs

ST. PAUL—Alexandria (19-10-1) upset top-seed Hermantown with a 6-1 victory in the 2018 MSHSL Class A Boys' Hockey Tournament semifinals at Xcel Energy Center on Friday afternoon. The Cardinals (19-10-1) advance to the state championship for the first time in program history...

sports March 9, 2018 - 11:11pm

February 6, 2018

Rev. Robert Wapenski

Minn. man charged with attempted murder after priest attack at rural ND church

BISMARCK, N.D. — A Minnesota man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection to an attack last week on a priest...

news/crime-and-courts February 6, 2018 - 3:54pm

February 5, 2018

Central Minn. woman's lottery win tops $120,000

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—An Alexandria woman had the trip of a lifetime, winning more than $120,000 while waiting for her plane to take off. Elizabeth...

news February 5, 2018 - 6:02pm

January 19, 2018

Alexandria's Jim Dresch with his Grandpa Jimmy's Ice Hole Trap, an ice fishing product he created to keep fish from getting away after they get free near the top of the hole. Eric Morken / Forum News Service

A unique contraption for the ice angler

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. —- Jim Dresch was ice fishing with his good friend, Roger Van Surksum, a couple years ago when Van Surksum latched into...

sports/outdoors January 19, 2018 - 12:51pm

January 18, 2018

Victim identified in Alexandria fatal fire; two others recovering in Twin Cities hospital

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—A 19-year-old woman who died in an apartment fire in Alexandria on Monday, Jan. 15 has been identified as Shandiin Goodbird of Alexandria. The Midwest Medical Examiner's Office positively identified the woman, according to a news release issued Thursday afternoon...

news January 18, 2018 - 4:20pm

Coyotes are often mistaken for wolves in this part of the Minnesota. This graphic shows the differences in sizes between the two animals. Graphic courtesy of the International Wolf Center

The not so 'big bad wolf:' Animal killed in central Minn. weighs less than originally estimated

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.—A wolf hit and killed by a truck in Douglas County last week turned out to weigh a little less than originally thought....

sports/outdoors January 18, 2018 - 2:01pm