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Man accused of assaulting state trooper arrested following manhunt

Suspect accused of assaulting state trooper arrested following manhunt

November 20, 2020

Jim Monk,

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Authorities have arrested a man accused of assaulting a state trooper in Stearns County and leading law enforcement officers from 16 agencies on a manhunt. The Minnesota State Patrol says the 29-year-old man was arrested without resistance about 6:30 p.m. Thursday near Sagatagan Lake on the campus of St. John’s University in Collegeville. The search for the…

Moorhead landmarks to be lit purple in honor of pandemic victims

November 19, 2020

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The Hjemkomst Center, Stave Church and Moorhead City Hall will be lit purple Thursday night. It’s part of a statewide plan to honor COVID-19 victims and medical workers. Gov. Tim Walz says cities, museums, libraries, companies, and more will take part in the event. “When times are tough, Minnesotans rise up by coming together,” Walz said….

Update: Body of Moorhead man reported missing has been found

November 19, 2020

Jim Monk,

Marwan AsaadMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The body of a Moorhead man who had been missing since last week has been found. The body of 28-year-old Marwan Asaad was found in the 2900-block of 17th St. S. Thursday afternoon. Moorhead Police Captain Deric Swenson says the case is currently being treated as an unattended death. Police had earlier asked the public…

North Dakota airports recovering slowly from pandemic effects

November 19, 2020

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – North Dakota’s airports are seeing more passenger boardings, as air travel continues to slowly recover from the effects of the pandemic. The state Aeronautics Commission reports 47,574 passenger boardings in the month of October. State Aeronautics Commission director Kyle Wanner says that’s 47 percent of the passengers that flew last year at this time. Wanner says…

Mayo Clinic: 905 staff diagnosed with COVID in past 2 weeks

November 19, 2020

Jim Monk,

Mayo ClinicROCHESTER, Minn. – More than 900 staff members in the Mayo Clinic Health System have been diagnosed with COVID-19 over the last two weeks. Dr. Amy Williams is executive dean of Mayo Clinic Practice. She says this week that that number accounts for 30% of all staff that have contracted COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Williams says 93% of…

North Dakota COVID-19 cases rise again to more than 10,000

November 19, 2020

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The North Dakota Department of Health is reporting 10 additional deaths from COVID-19. There are currently 10,131 active cases in the state, an increase of 154 since Wednesday. Cass County reported the largest number of new cases with 302. North Dakota has 276 people hospitalized with COVID-19. BY THE NUMBERS 10,325 – Total Tests from Yesterday* 1,043,959 –…

Staples man pleads guilty to arson conspiracy

November 19, 2020

Jim Monk,

Bryce WilliamsMINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – A Staples, Minn. man has pleaded guilty to a federal arson conspiracy charge in connection with a fire at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct. Twenty-six-year-old Bryce Williams was indicted by a federal grand jury in August. The fire was started on May 28, during the riots immediately following the death of George Floyd. Federal prosecutors…

Two Bismarck women face attempted murder charges

November 19, 2020

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KCND) – Two Bismarck women were arrested for attempted murder, in two separate incidents Wednesday. Bismarck Police say 32 year-old Jennifer Bozick is accused of trying to run over a 30 year-old woman and a 31 year-old man in the 1800 block of north 23rd Street. Police say Bozick had children in the car with her. It happened…

Burgum rival chosen by GOP to fill dead candidate’s seat

November 19, 2020

Jim Monk,

BISMARCK, N.D. – A powerful Republican North Dakota lawmaker who lost his seat after being targeted by Gov. Doug Burgum has been chosen by party activists to return to his old seat to replace a candidate who died before the election. Rep. Jeff Delzer was named by Republican district activists at a nominating convention Wednesday night to succeed David Andahl,…

Twin Valley Democrat opposed to new shutdown orders from Walz

November 18, 2020

Jim Monk,

TWIN VALLEY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A Democratic state lawmaker says he disagrees with the latest shutdown orders from Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Sen. Kent Eken of Twin Valley says there should be more of a regional approach when it comes to border cities. Eken says he also believes that the legislature should have more input on the business closing…

Author: Jim Monk

Man accused of assaulting state trooper arrested following manhunt

Suspect accused of assaulting state trooper arrested following manhunt

Moorhead landmarks to be lit purple in honor of pandemic victims

Update: Body of Moorhead man reported missing has been found

North Dakota airports recovering slowly from pandemic effects

Mayo Clinic: 905 staff diagnosed with COVID in past 2 weeks

North Dakota COVID-19 cases rise again to more than 10,000

Staples man pleads guilty to arson conspiracy

Two Bismarck women face attempted murder charges

Burgum rival chosen by GOP to fill dead candidate’s seat

Twin Valley Democrat opposed to new shutdown orders from Walz

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