Becker County prevails in medical suit filed by former jail inmate
Kyle Allen Rusness, 37, of Detroit Lakes filed a multi-million dollar federal lawsuit against Becker County and eight employees, including Sheriff Todd Glander.
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Kyle Allen Rusness of Detroit Lakes. File photo
A federal court has ruled against a former Becker County jail inmate who claims his civil rights were violated in 2015 when he says he was denied medical attention for what turned out to be leukemia.
Kyle Allen Rusness, 37, of Detroit Lakes filed a multi-million dollar federal lawsuit against Becker County and eight employees, including Sheriff Todd Glander.
5 given Life Saver Awards for role in pulling man from Becker County lake after his canoe capsized
Becker County Sheriff s Office Deputy Adam Douglas, Becker County Sheriff s Office Communications Officer Lynn Schulberg, Detroit Lakes Fire Chief Ryan Swanson, Jeff Friesen and Christine Hoffart were honored with Life Saver Awards at the Becker County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 16. The awards were in recognition for saving the life of a capsized canoeist on Tamarac Lake, near Rochert, in August 2020.
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Becker County Commissioners, members of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander honor Becker County Sheriff s Office Deputy Adam Douglas, Becker County Sheriff s Office Communications Officer Lynn Schulberg, Detroit Lakes Fire Chief Ryan Swanson, Jeff Friesen and Christine Hoffart (not pictured) for saving the life of a capsized canoeist on Tamarac Lake, near Rochert, Minn.
Welcome back: Becker County Sheriff s Office now roomier, better organized
Gone are the tiny rooms (one forced an officer to stand up and push his chair in, so another could get past) and offices that doubled as storage depots.
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Public Safety Communications Officer Lynn Schulberg at work in the renovated dispatch center. (Nathan Bowe/Tribune)
Becker County dispatchers, deputies, investigators and other sheriff’s office personnel are back in their home space in the courthouse, but now there’s more elbow room, and that space is better organized.
Gone are the tiny rooms (one forced an officer to stand up and push his chair in, so another could get past) and offices that doubled as storage depots.
After cease-and-desist from state, lakes area bar owner pleads to open again
The owner of Hooligans Lakeside, on Becker County Highway 6, south of Lake Park, Minn., said, he s cut more than 90% of his staff since pandemic began and doesn t understand why large retailers are allowed to operate in Minnesota, but the small bars and restaurants are not.
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Todd Jacobson, owner of Hooligans Lakeside bar and grill, south of Lake Park, Minn., stands next to his bar. Hooligans Lakeside was issued a cease-and-desist letter from the Minnesota Department of Health after opening for dine-in service in violation of an executive order issued by Gov. Tim Walz. (Michael Achterling / Tribune)
Hooligans Lakeside bar owner pleads for his right to open
The owner of Hooligans Lakeside, on Becker County Highway 6, south of Lake Park, Minn., said, he s cut more than 90% of his staff since pandemic began and doesn t understand why large retailers are allowed to operate in Minnesota, but the small bars and restaurants are not.
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Todd Jacobson, owner of Hooligans Lakeside bar and grill, south of Lake Park, Minn., stands next to his bar. Hooligans Lakeside was issued a cease-and-desist letter from the Minnesota Department of Health after opening for dine-in service in violation of an executive order issued by Gov. Tim Walz. (Michael Achterling / Tribune)