Stories from Thursday, July 5, 2012

A black Toyota Solaria driven by 23-year-old Kai Anthony Fritz-Watson of Eagan, Minn. was stopped by the Spirit Lake Police Department at about 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 4 on 240th Avenue near Templar Park for speeding. Upon further investigation, the Spirit Lake Police Department's K-9, Yaria, conducted a sniff of the free air around the vehicle...

The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, Emmet County Sheriff's Office and Estherville Police Department are all participating in sTEP, the special traffic enforcement program. Personnel from the agencies will be aggressively steeping up their enforcement efforts as part of the ongoing "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" crackdown. The goal is to find and arrest impaired drivers who put themselves and others at risk...

Hot and humid temperatures pose several heat related illnesses. Lakes Regional Healthcare (LRH) encourages people to understand how to recognize symptoms related to overexposure to high temperatures and how to care for those experiencing such symptoms...