Local News Monday, June 1, 2026

FROM THE FATAL CRASH, EAST OF ROSEAU, ON HIGHWAY 11 ON FRIDAY… 43-YEAR OLD SHAUNA RAE DOKKEN OF ROSEAU WAS JAILED ON SUSPISCION OF DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, CRIMINAL VEHICLUAR HOMICIDE, AND DRIVING IMPAIRED WITHIN THREE YEARS OF A PRIOR INCIDENT. 82-YEAR OLD BARBARA WELBERG OF BAUDETTE WAS KILLED IN THE CRASH. THE PICKUP DRIVEN BY DOKKEN WAS TRAVELING EAST, THE SUV OF WELBERG WAS TRAVELING WEST.

A FAMILY, INCLUDING A NEWBORN BABY, WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE A VEHICLE FIRE ON HIGHWAY 11, NEAR ROOSEVELT, ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VIDEO SHOWED THE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES, WAITING AT AN INTERSECTION TURNING ONTO HIHGWAY 11. THERE WAS NO FURTHER WORD PROVIDED ON HOW THE VEHICLE FIRE STARTED.

THE ROSEAU CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET TODAY IN THEIR JUNE MEETING. WE’LL FOLLOW WITH SOME OUTCOMES OF THAT MEETING LATER THIS WEEK.

BOTH ZIPPLE BAY STATE PARK AND HAYES LAKE STATE PARK GET SOME LOVE IN AN ARTICLE WITH THE GRAND FORKS HERALD. THE ARTICLE IS WITH KATHRYN SUTTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING WITH EXPLORE MINNESOTA. SHE PICKS THOSE TWO LOCATIONS AS SOME OF HER FAVORITES WHEN IT COMES TO THE “SILENT SPORTS” SUCH AS CANOEING AND KAYAKING, THAT YOU DON’T HAVE TO TRAVEL FAR TO FIND.

FULL-SUMMER OVERWEIGHT PERMITS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE IN THE NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTH FROST ZONES ON MONDAY, JUNE 1, THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ANNOUNCED TODAY.

PLEASE CHECK WITH LOCAL AGENCIES PRIOR TO INCREASING ANY WEIGHTS ON THEIR ROUTES.

TWO PEOPLE HAVE FILED TO RUN FOR ROSEAU COUNTY SHERIFF. THE INCUMBENT
SHERIFF, STEVE GUST, HAS A CHALLENGER FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION; HE’S
ADAM KASPROWICZ.
COUNTY ATTORNEY KRISTI KJOS HAS NO OPPONENT AT THIS POINT.
THERE ARE THREE COUNTY COMMISSIONER SEATS ON THE FALL BALLOT. LAURA
PHILLIPE LARSON HAS FILED FOR WHAT IS AN OPEN SEAT IN DISTRICT ONE,
WHERE GLENDA PHILLIPE IS RETIRING. INCUMBENT LEVI NOVACEK HAS FILED FOR
A SECOND TERM IN DISTRICT THREE, AND CURRENT COMMISSIONER DARYL WICKLUND
IS THE ONLY CANDIDATE (SO FAR) IN DISTRICT FIVE.
THE FILING PERIOD FOR THOSE ELECTED COUNTY OFFICES ENDS AT THE END OF
THE DAY TOMORROW (Tuesday, June 2).

ROSEAU COUNTY HAS SIGNED ON TO A MINN-DOT SPEED STUDY ON COUNTY ROAD
NINE, WHERE THE PROPOSED SPEED LIMIT WOULD BE INCREASED FROM 55 MILES
PER HOUR TO 60 MILES PER HOUR, BASED ON THE STUDY RESULTS.  MARSHALL
COUNTY ALREADY APPROVED A SPEED STUDY FOR COUNTY ROAD 54, WHICH CONNECTS
WITH COUNTY ROAD NINE AT THE ROSEAU COUNTY LINE.

ON MONDAY, JUNE 1, ROSEAU COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WILL HOLD A QUARTERLY CALL WITH ALL OF THEIR PARTNERS. THEY WILL HAVE UPDATES FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LIFECARE PUBLIC HEALTH. RICH GROSS WILL ALSO SPEAK IN DETAIL ON WHAT HAS BEEN A BUSY SPRING, AND THEIR RESPONSE TO ONE OF THE BIGGER STORIES OF THE SPRING, THE CN TRAIN DERAILMENT IN WARROAD.

ELIJAH BELGARDE OF THIEF RIVER FALLS IS CHARGED WITH TWO FELONIES, BURGLARY AND CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, FOLLOWING A DISPUTE WITH FAMILY ON MAY 16. DURING THOSE EVENTS HE MADE THREATS AND THREW A ROCK THREW A HOUSE WINDOW. WHILE FLEEING POLICE, HE BROKE ENTRY INTO ANOTHER HOME.

TWO WOMEN GROUNDED THEIR BOAT ON A SANDBAR NEAR RED LAKE FALLS AND SPORTSMANS PARK LATE ON SATURDAY EVENING. AUTHORITEIS WERE CALLED TO ASSIST IN GETTING THEM BACK TO SHORE. THEY WERE ABLE TO DO SO WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

IN STATEWIDE POLITCAL NEWS THIS WEEKEND… AMY KLOBUCHAR WAS GIVEN THE DFL ENDORSEMENT IN THE RUN FOR GOVERNOR, WHILE KENDALL QUALLS WAS GIVEN THE GOP ENDORSEMENT.

Last modified: 06/01/2026