MINNEAPOLIS — Two men have been sentenced for their roles in a heroin distribution conspiracy resulting in two shooting deaths on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. 25-year-old Bryan “Boon” Boardman was given six and a half years in prison while 23-year-old Franklin “Frankie” Jackson got 21 months in prison. A third man, 24-year-old Kristopher Sullivan, will be sentenced October 9….
Kareem ByrdFARGO, N.D. — One of the men accused of murdering a Fargo food truck owner in June is back in court. 20-year-old Kareem Byrd pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The other suspect in the case, 30-year-old Charles Harris III, pleaded not guilty to the same charges last month. Police say Byrd told…
BUFFALO, S.D. — A Silver Alert has been issued for a woman from Buffalo, South Dakota which is in the far northwest corner of the state. Authorities say 87-year-old Clara Braun was last seen around 10 a.m. Monday near Mott, North Dakota, southwest of Bismarck. She was driving her beige Chrysler 300. It has South Dakota license plates: 35C 588….
WEST FARGO, N.D. — A 12-year-old West Fargo boy who has been fighting brain cancer has died. A post on Landon Solberg’s CaringBridge page said he passed away peacefully Tuesday morning at home. It says he was surrounded by his family and wrapped in love. Funeral details are pending. We did a number of stories on Landon including earlier this…
MANHATTAN, N.Y. — Another major music star has died this weekend. Ric Ocasek, the lead singer of The Cars, was found dead is his Manhattan apartment by his estranged wife, model Paulina Porizkova. Sources say it appeared Ocasek had died from natural causes. He was 75. On Friday, rocker Eddie Money passed away at the age of 70 from stage…
BINFORD, N.D. — Two men were flown to Fargo after a crash near Binford in Griggs County. The highway patrol says 64-year-old Steven Bowman of New Rockford failed to yield and was hit by a vehicle driven by 61-year-old Terence Ramsey of McHenry. The crash happened early Saturday afternoon. Both men were flown to Fargo with what the patrol calls…
Courtesy: NewsDakota.comJAMESTOWN, N.D. — Jamestown’s fire chief says a city search and rescue dog will be okay after being hit by a vehicle. Fire Chief Jim Reuther is Chloe’s handler. He tells NewsDakota he opened the door Friday night and the dog took off but returned shortly afterward and was “bleeding profusely.” He took the dog to a veterinary clinic,…
Work is around 80% complete on the 52nd Avenue South improvement project in Fargo and West Fargo. Another phase of the project begins after rush hour on Monday morning. Crews will being installing a new westbound right-turn lane along 52nd between 44th and 45th streets south. The existing right-turn lane to northbound 45th Street traffic will be closed for approximately…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A Saturday morning garage fire causes twenty thousand dollars in damage in Grand Forks. The fire was reported around 9:30 at 1707 21st Avenue South. Crews arrived to find flames and black smoke pouring out of the garage. There was heavy damage to two garage stalls and a vehicle was lost. There were no injuries. The…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A 22-year-old Grand Forks man fled police Saturday just before midnight after they responded to a domestic violence complaint. Drew Brooks Jr. is accused of sideswiping a parked car, hitting a street sign and traffic signal during the chase. Officers used a PIT maneuver on I-29 to stop his vehicle near the Alerus Center. Brooks faces…
