Justin Nachatilo and attorney Leo Wilking FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – The Fargo Civil Service Commission has upheld the termination of former police officer Justin Nachatilo in a 4-1 vote on Friday. Nachatilo was fired in December after an internal review concluded that he mishandled two cases. Police Chief David Zibolski said in one of the cases, Nachatilo was on his…
U.S. soldiers arrive in Poland (Fox News)WASHINGTON (AP) – A senior defense official says President Joe Biden has approved the deployment of 3,000 more U.S. troops to Poland. They will join 1,700 other members of the 82nd Airborne Division who have been heading to Poland in recent days. Combined, the 4,700 soldiers comprise an infantry brigade intended to reassure fellow…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The CIA has a secret, undisclosed data repository that includes information collected about Americans, two Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee said. While neither the agency nor lawmakers would disclose specifics about the data, the senators alleged the CIA had long hidden details about the program from the public and Congress. Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon and…
Andrew LugerMINNEAPOLIS – Opposition from the Senate’s top Republican to President Joe Biden’s nominee for Minnesota’s U.S. attorney complicates his path to swift confirmation. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell wrote to nominee Andrew Luger this week to express concerns after a man was sentenced to 10 years below the recommended maximum for setting a deadly fire during the violent demonstrations that…
By: Jeannie Kopstein ARLINGTON, Va. (KVRR) – Drone technology is the topic of discussion and display at the first UAV Technology USA conference. University of North Dakota President Andrew Armacost chaired the event. “We thought this was just an extraordinary opportunity for UND to be part of the national discussion on UAV technology. It really gives us a chance to…
BRAINERD, Minn. (FOX 9) – A Minnesota state senator’s snowmobile landed on top of a fellow senator who had been thrown from his sled in a crash with the state Department of Natural Resources enforcement chief, a DNR report indicates. State Sen. John Jasinski, R-Faribault, suffered three broken ribs, a broken pelvis and fractured vertebrae from the crash, which happened Friday in…
courtesy, Fox 9MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Hennepin County Sheriff Dave Hutchinson will get until 2029 to repay the county more than $47,000 for the SUV he drunkenly crashed at more than 100 miles an hour in December. Under terms of the agreement, Hutchinson must make $250 biweekly payments starting Feb. 18. While he can pay the balance in full at any…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Authorities have arrested Amir Locke’s 17-year-old cousin in connection with a St. Paul homicide investigation that led police to the Minneapolis apartment where a SWAT team officer fatally shot Locke while conducting a search warrant. Ramsey County Prosecutors have charged Mehki Camden Speed with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the Jan. 10 killing…
(FOX 9) – Minnesota state Sen. John Jasinski suffered several broken bones and had to be airlifted to a Metro hospital after a fellow lawmaker crashed into him while they were driving snowmobiles near Brainerd on Friday. State Sen. Mark Johnson, R-East Grand Forks, rear-ended Jasinski as the two made a 90-degree turn on a snowmobile trail in Scandia Valley…
DENVER – Frontier Airlines’ parent company is buying Spirit Airlines in a $2.9 billion cash-and-stock deal that will allow the combined airline to be more competitive against its larger rivals. Spirit shareholders will receive 1.9126 shares of Frontier plus $2.13 in cash for each existing Spirit share they own. This implies a value of $25.83 per Spirit share at Frontier’s…
