Month: December 2021

The Northwest Regional Corrections Center in Crookston reported the following arrests.

Roger Lee Passa, 36 (no address given) for Contempt of Court.

Gaylord Arthur Christianson, 37 of Halstad, for Fourth-Degree DUI.

Travis Levar Johnson, 39 of Grand Forks, for Damage to Property.

Robin Marie Archambeau, 38 of Fisher, Probation Violation.

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Highland Elementary School Principal Chris Trostad will be offering a supplemental driver education meeting on Thursday, December 30, for parents and their children at 6:00 p.m. inside of Highland. Trostad tries to perform one once a year but put this one together last minute due to Covid and the mask requirement at Highland.

With the mask requirement now lifted, Trostad wanted to get a group together to help parents and their children understand the importance and dangers of driving. Trostad talked about what the meeting entails. “For driver education, the state of Minnesota offers a supplemental driver education meeting for children and their parents,” said Trostad. “We invite the city police officers, county engineer, state troopers, and they’re able to share lots of great information about dangerous places where accidents happen in Crookston and within the county. We invite as many people as we can, and lots of great information gets shared.”

The class is free to attend with no pre-registration required. Trostad discussed the advantage of attending the meeting for both the parents and the students. “Any parents that want to attend. needs to attend with their child, and then you will receive a certificate that reduces the hours the student will need to log behind the wheel by ten,” said Trostad. “You typically have to log fifty hours of driving with fifteen of those coming at night, but this class will reduce that to forty hours and only ten at night. The biggest benefit, though, is that studies have found parents that sit through the class with their children have significantly fewer accidents than ones who do not.”

The meeting is open to anyone who has already gone through drivers education within the past year, currently going through it, or for students taking the driver’s education course this upcoming spring or summer. Trostad is hopeful parents will show up and commit some time to sit through the class with their child. “Hopefully, parents will show up, there is no registration required, and you’ll get your certificate at the end but more importantly gain valuable information that will help your child be safe on the roads,” said Trostad.

The meeting will be on Thursday, December 30, at 6:00 p.m. at Highland Elementary School and will last approximately one hour.

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The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a Winter Storm Warning for portions of northwest and west-central Minnesota and eastern North Dakota from 3:00 p.m. on December 26 to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, December 27.
The warning Includes the Minnesota cities of Crookston, East Grand Forks, Ada, Twin Valley, Halstad, Moorhead, Detroit Lakes, Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, Perham, New York Mills, Parkers Prairie, Henning, and Battle Lake.
The warning includes the North Dakota cities of Cando, Langdon, Cavalier, Walhalla, Drayton, Pembina, Neche, St. Thomas, Fort Totten, Maddock, Leeds, Minnewaukan, Devils Lake, Grafton, Park River, New Rockford, Lakota, Mcville, Aneta, Tolna, Grand Forks, Cooperstown, Finley, Hope, Mayville, Hillsboro, Hatton, Portland, Valley City, Fargo, Lisbon, Enderlin, Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, Rutland, Wahpeton, Edinburg, Adams, and Lankin

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST MONDAY…

* WHAT…Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 11 inches. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph.

* WHERE…Portions of northwest and west-central Minnesota and northeast and southeast North Dakota.

* WHEN…From 3 PM this afternoon to 6 PM CST Monday.

* IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. The cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.

Stay tuned to KROX Radio and KROXAM.com for updates to the storm system as it gets closer.

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On Thursday, December 23 at approximately 7:27 pm, a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old female drove through the south entrance of Red Pepper.  Initial investigation of the crash indicates that the driver lost control of her vehicle while traveling northbound through the parking lot, striking the building.  There was significant damage to the vehicle and the front entrance of the building.  The driver was not injured and no customers to the business were struck.

The driver of the vehicle was cited for Reckless Driving.

The Grand Forks Police Department would like to remind all drivers to operate their vehicle in a safe and prudent manner at all times.

The Grand Forks Fire Department also assisted with this incident.  If anybody has any further information regarding this incident they are encouraged to contact the Grand Forks Police Department at 701-787-8000.

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