BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s commerce commissioner has resigned over an email to agency staff describing “a perfect man” as one who doesn’t touch alcohol or indulge in night life. Jay Schuler resigned Monday, hours after the email was sent. Gov. Doug Burgum called the email “unacceptable” in a statement from his office. Schuler apologized in the same statement,…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) – Former Grand Forks County Sheriff Dan Hill died Thursday night after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was sheriff for 20 years, from1991 until his retirement in 2011. Norman Funeral Home of Grand Forks is handling arrangements. Categories: North Dakota News Tags: Dan Hill, GRAND FORKS COUNTY, ND, north dakota, SHERIFF
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KMSP) – President Donald Trump will visit Rochester, Minnesota Thursday, Oct. 4, according to the Minnesota Republican Party. Republican Party Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan made the announcement Wednesday. This would be Trump’s second visit to the state this year after he visited Duluth in June. Details about the time and location of the President’s Rochester visit have yet to be announced. “For Minnesota Republicans this is a dream…
FARGO (KFGO) – A possible extra-marital affair may have been the motive in the weekend shooting death of a 20-year-old man outside McDonald’s in downtown Fargo. Police reports say 44-year-old Miguel Cooley shot Gabriel Perez several times when Perez was outside the restaurant. Surveillance video from the scene shows Perez sitting on the curb. The driver of an SUV drove…
WASHINGTON (CNN) – A woman has come forward with new allegations about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, accusing him of inappropriate behavior while he was in high school. The allegations come from Julie Swetnick, who attended Gaithersburg High School in Maryland. Swetnick says she attended “well over ten” parties where Kavanaugh was present and saw him “drink excessively at many…
UPDATE WEDNESDAY – Firefighters say fire ripping through an abandoned home in Moorhead Tuesday night has been ruled an arson. The Moorhead Fire Department says the blaze was reported at 9:10 and was under control at 9:41. The department says the house was scheduled for demolition next month. The fire remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call…
WEST FARGO, N.D. – More new schools will be coming to the growing West Fargo Public School District. Voters overwhelmingly approve the district’s nearly $107 million school bond. 71% of the nearly 6,000 votes cast were in favor of the bond. The measure needed 60 percent approval to pass. Under the proposal, about $88 million would be used for new…
ATLANTA – Delta Airlines is experiencing issues with their computers, according to multiple tweets from their official account. An airport official said there is a ground-stop on Delta and Delta Connect flights. The issue was noticed by customers around 8 p.m. Customers started to tweet Delta’s official Twitter account asking the problem. “We apologize for the difficulties you have experienced. We are experiencing technical difficulties at this time….
MINNETRISTA, Minn. (KMSP) – Police in Minnestrista, Minnesota have released their report of a second incident involving Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen on Saturday, Sept. 22. The first incident occurred at 1:25 p.m. at the Hotel Ivy in downtown Minneapolis, where a report from the Minneapolis Police Department stated Griffen told hotel staff “that if someone doesn’t let him in his room…
OAK PARK HEIGHTS, Minn. (KMSP) – An officer at Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights died from a medical emergency after he responded to help another officer who was assaulted by an inmate, according to the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Oak Park Heights Officer Joseph Parise, 37, passed away at Regions Hospital on Monday. Around noon Monday, an inmate assaulted a corrections officer at the…
