FARGO, N.D. — Thomsen Homes in Fargo is doing its part to make sure kids aren’t going hungry. The custom home builder company handed over a check of $48,000 to Great Plains Food Bank. Earlier this month, Thomsen Homes committed to giving $500 per house closing to go to the BackPack program. That money is enough to supply 100 backpacks…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — One person is dead after a fire breaks out in a Detroit Lakes condo. Fire crews responded to Edgewater Condominiums at 315 Park Lake Boulevard around 2:30 on Saturday. When they arrived, firefighters found the remains of 72-year-old William McGrath. McGrath lived in the 4th floor unit of the building. The Minnesota State Fire Marshall’s Office…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Senator Al Franken says he plans to return to work Monday and is “embarrassed and ashamed” of the groping allegations against him. The democrat spoke with Minnesota Public Radio this morning along with other news outlets for the first time since four women accused him of misconduct. Franken says, “The ethics committee is looking into…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two women are alleging that Senator Al Franken touched their buttocks during events for his first campaign for Senate. The women say the events happened in Minneapolis in 2007 and 2008. In a statement, Franken says, “It’s difficult to respond to anonymous accusers, and I don’t remember those campaign events.” Last week, Franken was accused of…
GRAND FORKS, ND — A high risk sex offender has moved to Grand Forks. Kelly Tanner was recently released from the North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown. Tanner is now living at 1001 University Avenue #2. He has convictions for gross sexual imposition in 2003 and sexual assault in 2008. Both cases involved juveniles. Tanner will have to register as…
MINOT, ND — Minot police have located a homicide suspect. Kommika Gregory, 38, was taken into custody without incident near New Town around 4 o’clock this afternoon. Police say Gregory is a suspect in the shooting death of an acquaintance. Officers were called to a home this morning and found a 58-year-old man had been shot dead. Authorities say the…
RED LAKE COUNTY, Minn. — Two people are dead after a car collided with a train in Red Lake County. The Minnesota State Patrol says 78-year-old Emilie Skjerven of Plummer failed to yield on a private driveway around 10:45 this morning and was hit by a Canadian Pacific train. It happened near Highway 59 north of Plummer. Skjerven, and…
SABIN, Minn. — The pilot of a single-engine airplane landed the aircraft on a highway near Sabin, just south of Moorhead. Clay County Sheriff Bill Bergquist says one person was aboard the airplane when it landed late this morning on Old Highway 52, about two miles south of Sabin. Bergquist says no one was hurt. The circumstances surrounding the…
WEST FARGO, ND — The West Fargo Police Department is warning people after a series of vehicle break-ins were reported. Around 9 o’clock yesterday morning, police responded to multiple break-ins in the area south of 32nd Avenue West and west of Sheyenne Street. They want to remind people to not leave anything valuable their vehicles and to lock their…
GRAND FORKS, ND — One man is in custody after a home invasion and robbery in Grand Forks on Friday that left a woman hurt. Authorities have arrested 19-year-old Garrett Featherstone of Arvilla for criminal conspiracy and possession of a controlled substance. They are still searching for 40 year old Casey Featherstone who is wanted for robbery, burglary, aggravated assault…
