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Care Attendant Steals From Employer

A Pelican Rapids care attendant has been accused of stealing over $3,000 from the person she was caring for. In September, Otter Tail County investigators spoke with the victim, who employed 52-year-old Judy Lynn Hunter as a care attendant. The employer said she had discovered multiple check blanks and their carbon copies were missing from her checkbook, which her bank statements showed were written to Hunter. The check dates spanned from April 30, 2025, to September 12, 2025, and totaled $3,487.56. The victim noted discrepancies with how these checks were written and how the victim writes her own checks. She stated she has never given permission for Hunter to write checks from her checkbook. A subpoena showed that the checks in question were deposited into Hunter’s bank account. Hunter started working for the family through a formal agency, and then after the passing of the victim’s husband, continued to work for the victim through a private agreement. The agreement covered a rate per hour for services and mileage. Hunter made her first court appearance Monday morning.

Winter Storm Watch

...DANGEROUS WINTER STORM LIKELY TO BRING EXTREME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS

AND GUSTY WINDS...

...TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A major winter storm will move across the Upper Midwest late

Saturday into Sunday. Model guidance continues to illustrate a

remarkable precipitation footprint across the region which will yield

heavy snow accumulations on the order of 1 to 2 feet. Totals across

portions of western and central Wisconsin could exceed 2 feet. The

combination of heavy snow and gusty winds will reduce visibility and

create periods of blizzard conditions on Sunday across western and

southern Minnesota. Travel is expected to become very difficult or

impossible late Saturday night and Sunday. In addition, the amount of

water in the snowpack will make it wet and very heavy, leading to the

potential for infrastructure damage and a health hazard for those

shoveling. Including the cities of Long Prairie and Alexandria

227 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY

EVENING...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Heavy snow and blowing snow possible. Total snow

  accumulations between 6 and 12 inches possible. Winds could gust as

  high as 40 mph.

* WHERE...Todd and Douglas Counties.

* WHEN...From Saturday evening through Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Widespread blowing snow

  could significantly reduce visibility.

Child Porn Charges

A Fergus Falls man has been charged after police say he was in possession of child porn, some of which were created by AI. Lesley Nielsen is charged with possession of pornographic work involving minors- minor under 14, and possession of pornographic work involving minors. On February 6, 2025 the Fergus Falls Police Department received an Internet Crimes Against Children tip that involved an IP address located in Fergus Falls. Documents say the file involved an 11 year-old girl performing sexual acts on an adult male. According to documents, a search warrant was obtained and executed on May 22, 2025 for Nielsen’s electronic devices. The search resulted in flags for multiple items of pornographic work involving minors (CSAM), as well as multiple items of artificial intelligence. A detective sent the images and videos that were flagged as CSAM to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) for review and possible identification of the victims. The detective received a report from NCMEC on March 4, 2026 that identified over 60 files from Nielsen’s devices containing images of real children from various locations, documents say. The charge involving a minor under 14 carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The second possession charge carries a maximum of 5 years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

One Vehicle Crash

A Little Falls woman was hurt when she crashed her vehicle Tuesday. The incident happened on Hilton Road at around 5:00 p.m. The location is approximately three miles south of Little Falls. The Morrison County Sheriff's Office says the driver, 28-year-old Hannah Enger, was heading north when her vehicle went off the road, down an embankment, and came to rest on the Mississippi River. Enger was taken by ambulance to St. Gabriel's Hospital with unknown injuries. The sheriff's office was assisted by the Minnesota State Patrol, Little Falls Fire Department, and Mayo Ambulance.