Harshkumar Patel & Steve Shand. (AP Photo)FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (AP) — A jury convicted two men of charges related to human smuggling for their roles in an international operation that led to the deaths of a family of Indian migrants who froze while trying to cross the U.S.-Canada border during a 2022 blizzard. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 29, an Indian national…
South Central Judicial District Court Judge Bruce Romanick listens to arguments in a lawsuit challenging North Dakota’s abortion ban on Oct. 10, 2024, in Bismarck. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, ND (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s solicitor general called on the North Dakota Supreme Court to reinstate an abortion law struck down by a lower court until a final decision…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO/Fergus Falls Journal) – An Alexandria woman made her first appearance in Otter Tail County District Court on Nov. 20, after beating a group home client under her care. Ashley Simons, 23, has been charged with the fourth degree assault of a vulnerable adult at a group home in Fergus Falls. Court documents say that on Nov….
Randy Christmann, center, chair of the Public Service Commission, delivers remarks prior to a panel discussion on data centers next to other members of the commission, Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, left, and Julie Fedorchak, right, in the Pioneer Room at the Capitol on Aug. 1, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Public Service Commission on…
CASSELTON, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A 75-year-old man is dead and a 72-year-old woman was injured when their SUV slammed into the trailer of a jackknifed semi on Interstate 94 Wednesday. The crash happened about 12 miles west of Casselton around 6:20 p.m. The Highway Patrol says the semi was eastbound when the driver braked after seeing two other semis jackknifed…
FARGO (KFGO) – A North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper was hurt Wednesday morning while running traffic control for a tow truck on Interstate 29 in Fargo. The crash happened in the southbound lanes just north of 52nd Avenue S. Sgt. Kristjan Helgoe says the trooper’s vehicle had its amber lights on when an SUV rear-ended it, causing significant damage to…
The Legislative Management Committee meets Nov. 13, 2024, in the House chamber. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Three full-time staff will join North Dakota Legislative Council ahead of the 2025 session, with more hiring on the horizon if lawmakers approve the council’s plan for an additional 50 positions by 2029. The three new hires – a communications specialist,…
(Photo: Bemidji Fire Department)BEMIDJI, MINN. (KVRR-KFGO) – A fire early Tuesday morning caused heavy damage to a house in Bemidji. The fire was reported shortly after 4 on the 1200 block of Bemidji Avenue Northwest. Firefighters arrived to find a two-story home with fire and smoke from the second story. Additional firefighters were called in to fight the blaze. Fire…
Cass County election coordinator Maurice Dullea takes an absentee ballot that was accepted by the county Canvassing Board on Nov. 18, 2024, in Fargo. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe on Monday called the general election performance of a key partner — the U.S. Postal Service — “very much improved”…
WEST FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A 67-year-old Fargo man is in jail after leading police on a chase through West Fargo Monday. Police say officers tried to stop a vehicle driven by Sultan Osman shortly after 5 p.m. for a traffic violation on 9th Street S., but Osman fled. Officers began a pursuit. They followed Osman through the Charleswood neighborhood and…
