Author: Alison Voorhees

Fire Starts in Insulation Truck in Fargo

Fire crews responded around 1:30 this afternoon to put out the truck on fire

FARGO, N.D. — Fire crews in Fargo respond to a truck filled with insulation that started on fire. The truck was parked in front of 2542 West Country Club Drive South. When firefighters arrived, they say the body of the box van was heavily involved in fire. The box of the vehicle was full of insulation that continued to smolder…

Multiple People Injured After Deck Collapses

It happened at a Sioux Falls, South Dakota home around noon on Thanksgiving

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — At least three people are injured after an upper level deck collapses at a Sioux Falls home. Authorities say a half-dozen people were on the deck at the time. It happened shortly after noon. Three adults were taken to local hospitals with back and hip injuries. None of the injuries were life-threatening. An infant was also…

Police Identify Woman Struck, Killed by Train

Woman hit by BNSF train on November 5 in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Police identify the person who was struck and killed by a train last week in Moorhead. The victim is 47-year-old Becky Bachmeier of Moorhead. She was struck by a BNSF train last Monday around 4:30 this afternoon near the corner of 14th Street and Main Avenue. Several crossings in the area were blocked, backing up traffic. Police…

Measure 3 Voted Down in North Dakota

Measure 3 would legalize recreational marijuana in the state

NORTH DAKOTA — With 378 out of 424 precincts reporting, 162,862 ‘No’ votes and 108,366 ‘Yes’ votes are being reported. Measure 3 would legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota. If passed, North Dakota would have been the tenth state to legalize marijuana. Two years ago, North Dakota voters agreed to pass a measure to allow medicinal marijuana. Categories: Local News,…

Man Arrested in Grand Forks Stabbing

Police responded to the disturbance at 11098 North 39th Street

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police arrest a man after responding to reports of a stabbing at a Grand Forks apartment. Thirty-seven-year-old Dickie Demery was arrested for allegedly stabbing a 65-year-old man at 11098 North 39th Street around 3 this afternoon. Demery is charged with Aggravated Assault and Terrorizing. The extent of the victim’s injuries is unknown. Police say the two…

Body Found in Central Minnesota Field Identified

The body was found in a Kandiyohi County field on Halloween

WILLMAR, Minn. — Authorities in central Minnesota say they have identified a body that was found in a Kandiyohi County field on Halloween. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the body as that of 24-year-old David Medellin Jr of Willmar. The manner of death has been ruled a homicide. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office says it received a call…

Moorhead Officer Charged with Assault of Woman Under Arrest

Jennifer Thomas was arrested in September for an incident involving a gun at the Moorhead Buffalo Wild Wings

FARGO (KFGO) – A Moorhead police officer is on paid administrative leave after being charged with felony assault in Fargo. According to court documents, Officer Matthew Lambert struck Jennifer Thomas with his elbow, causing injuries to her face. Thomas was arrested in September for an incident involving a gun at the Moorhead Buffalo Wild Wings. Thomas was allegedly assaulted by…

St. Thomas Teen Injured in Four-Wheeler Crash

The crash happened on Pembina County Road 11, three miles east of St. Thomas

ST. THOMAS, N.D. — A 17-year-old from St. Thomas, North Dakota is injured after crashing his four-wheeler into a moving vehicle. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened on Pembina County Road 11, three miles east of St. Thomas shortly after 1:00 this afternoon. The teen failed to yield at an intersection and hit the back end of…

Police Arrest Woman in Fargo Hotel Stabbing

41-year-old Sunnie Darville, of Fargo, was taken into custody

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo officers arrest one woman after responding to a stabbing at a hotel. Forty-one-year-old Sunnie Darville, of Fargo, was taken into custody after responding officers found a man with a stab wound to his forearm. It happened at the Woodspring Suites at 1090 35th Street North around 1:30 this afternoon. The man’s injuries are non-life threatening. Darville…