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Child care providers estimated Wednesday that over 20,000 children in over 4,000 programs could be affected by a freeze. One ...

The Gophers football program will not retain special teams coordinator Bob Ligashesky for the 2026 season, a source told the ...

Here are five young players who would do themselves good by shining for the Vikings this weekend: It sounds like quarterback ...

PERHAM — Larry Burian McClendon Jr., 55, who lives on Third Street NW in Perham, faces three felony charges in Otter Tail ...

PERHAM — The No. 10-ranked Perham girls basketball team secured a Holiday Hoops at The Hive crown before the new year on ...

PARKERS PRAIRIE , Minn. — Just after 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31, Otter Tail County Dispatch received a report of a house ...

CO Patrick McGowan (Cass Lake) worked Leech lake throughout the week for angling activity. Most anglers are reporting a slow ...

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A column by Winona LaDuke, an Ojibwe writer and economist on Minnesota’s White Earth Reservation. She also is co-curator of ...

A lot can happen in a year. The Perham Focus published hundreds of stories in 2025, documenting life in Perham. Here are 10 ...

Senate Minority Leader Mark Johnson, R-East Grand Forks, said he thinks it “would be best,” while Speaker of the House Lisa ...