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Izak Daryn Schermerhorn, 19, of New York Mills has plead guilty to criminal vehicular homicide for his role in a deadly crash last year that killed fellow graduate Blake Unger. The charge stems from a single-vehicle wreck on May 27, 2025, near Bluffton Township in Otter Tail County. Deputies responding to the scene found Schermerhorn’s pickup truck on its side in a ditch, with Unger, 18, pinned beneath it. Unger was pronounced dead at the scene. According to court document

A recent graduate, Blake Unger, 18, is dead, and Izak Schermerhorn, also 18, is in custody at the Otter Tail County Jail following a...

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, on April 11, a Ford Flex driven by Francisco Castro Lorenzo, 46, of Perham, was southbound in...

The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for Robert “Bob” Shaw of rural Henning. Shaw is believed to have walked away...

On Tuesday, May 7, at 1:30 p.m., the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a farm accident with critical injuries...

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On April 29, the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of two adults who were found deceased at a residence in rural...

On April 29, at approximately 8:40 p.m., the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of two adults who were found...

On Thursday, March 31, at approximately 3:18 p.m., the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office was advised there was a stolen vehicle out of...

News from Browerville's Past 25 Years Ago August 29, 1996 The Todd County Commissioners agreed to pay an additional $1.50 per ton in...