CLAY CO., Minn. — Stop sticks are used to end a high-speed chase in Clay County. A deputy tried to stop 19-year-old Braden Muck of Fargo near Kragnes just after midnight but he took off. The chase hit speeds of 100 miles per hour before the stop sticks were used and Muck’s vehicle got stuck in a ditch. He was…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — More rolling blackouts are possible tonight until 10 and tomorrow morning until 10 in Moorhead. Moorhead Public Service was just notified of the potential. Due to the current widespread and extreme cold weather conditions, the Southwest Power Pool declared an Energy Emergency Alert Level 3 this morning. Generating capacity has dropped below the demand for electricity. Unexpected…
CLEARWATER CO., Minn. — A fire on Valentine’s Day destroys a house on Stockyard Road, about 14 miles south of Bagley, Minnesota. Crews responding just before midnight last night to the house owned by Allan and Sue Dahl, who were not home. They arrived to the find the house fully engulfed in flames. It is considered a total loss. Two…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A Jamestown man is arrested on suspicion of gross sexual imposition, kidnapping and aggravated assault. Police say 23-year-old Samuel Mittleider is in the Stutsman County Correctional Center while the State’s Attorney reviews the case. The investigation began on Friday with the report of a sexual assault at a home in Jamestown. They say Mittleider was armed with…
WADENA CO., Minn. — Firefighters battle a house fire south of Nimrod, Minnesota in -23 degree weather Saturday night. A Wadena County Sheriff’s deputy arrived to find the house’s roof engulfed in flames. The person living there got out safely and told the deputy the fire started in an attic space near the wood stove pipe. The fire quickly spread…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — A man and 2-year-old boy are in a burn unit in St. Paul after a house fire in Fergus Falls Sunday afternoon. The man has been identified as 26-year-old William Anderson. Smoke was coming from the upper floor windows of the house when police and fire crews arrived. Authorities say the cause of the fire was…
MORTON CO., N.D. — A violent protest four years ago between Dakota Access Pipeline protesters and law enforcement is still being investigated. One protester has recently been jailed for refusing to provide grand jury testimony. No one has been criminally charged in the November 2016 clash, which severely injured 21-year-old Sophia Wilansky of New York City. She has sued law…
FARGO, N.D. — Non-stop service from Fargo to Tampa, Florida has resumed on Allegiant. The new route will operate twice weekly from Hector International Airport to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport. Shawn Dobberstein, the executive director at Hector, says the warm weather destination is a hit for regional travelers escaping the cold. Allegiant is celebrating the return of the route with…
FARGO, N.D. — A Moorhead woman has died from her injuries in a crash last month near Kindred. Highway Patrol reports 45-year-old Kandyce Blumhagen died last Friday at Sanford Health in Fargo. Blumhagen’s vehicle and another vehicle crashed head on on Highway 46 in the early evening hours of January 12th. The other driver, 49-year-old Alan Peterson of Forman, was…
UPDATE: (2-16-21 5:30PM) — **** LOCATED **** Mr. Bosby has been located safe, and was staying with a new friend in Dilworth. He had decided not to go out of town, and failed to let anyone know. Mr. Bosby has reached out to his family now and advised them he is fine. **ORIGINAL STORY BELOW** DILWORTH, Minn. — Police in…
