Author: TJ Nelson
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Escaped Inmate From Alabama Could Be In Oakes, North Dakota Area

William Phelps escaped out of Houston County, Alabama and has three arrest warrants out of North Dakota
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OAKES, N.D. — Police in Oakes, North Dakota are asking for the public’s help in locating an escaped inmate out of Alabama. 38-year-old William Phelps is believed to be in the Oakes area. He escaped out of Houston County, Alabama and has three arrest warrants out of North Dakota. He is 5-foot-10 and about 165 pounds with brown hair and…
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Man Changes Murder Plea To Guilty In Drive By Murder At Fargo McDonald’s

A trial set for next month has been cancelled
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Miguel Cooley Sr.FARGO, N.D. — A Moorhead man will avoid trial after pleading guilty to a drive by murder in Fargo last September. Miguel Cooley Sr. changed his plea in Cass County District Court. He admitted to shooting and killing 20-year-old Gabriel Perez outside the Main Avenue McDonald’s. A possible relationship between Perez and Cooley’s wife may have been the…
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Crookston Police Ask Public For Help In Locating Missing Woman

45-year-old Ellen Simmons of Crookston was reported missing on Saturday
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CROOKSTON, Minn. — Police in Crookston are asking the public for help in locating a missing woman. 45-year-old Ellen Simmons of Crookston was reported missing on Saturday. She was last seen on Thursday at the Law Enforcement Center in Bagley. Simmons had said she was attempting to get a ride to Bemidji. She left home without her phone and medications….
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Nearly 700 Drivers Cited During First Week of Minnesota’s Hands-Free Law

It's probably no surprise that Hennepin County tops the list with 286 citations
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Numbers are out from the first week of enforcement of Minnesota’s new hands-free law. Deputies and troopers cited nearly 700 drivers statewide for violating the law which makes it illegal to hold your phone in your hand while driving in Minnesota. It’s probably no surprise that Hennepin County tops the list with 286 citations. The most…
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Fargo Park Board Releases More Information On Departure of Executive Director

The information was released after it was determined the park board violated North Dakota's open meeting laws
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FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Park Board has released minutes of a special meeting last month involving the departure of former park district executive director Joel Vettel. The information was released after it was determined the park board violated North Dakota’s open meeting laws. The board failed to give adequate and detailed notice about the special meeting. The amended minutes indicate…
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Rape Charge Filed Against Semi Driver Stopped On I-94 Near Moorhead

34-year-old Kenneth Zehnder has been charged in Stearns County District Court
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STEARNS CO., Minn. — A semi driver from Lexington, Michigan who was pulled over on I-94 east of Moorhead Monday morning has been charged with raping a 15-year-old girl. 34-year-old Kenneth Zehnder has been charged in Stearns County District Court. The girl, who said she’d been with Zehnder for about a week, told investigators that he most recently assaulted her…
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Fargo Post 2 Championship Game Postponed Due To Rain

Playing In Shelby, North Carolina
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SHELBY, N.C. — Fargo Post 2 was leading 2-1 in the American Legion World Series Championship game when the skies opened up once again. Play is expected to resume Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.  It will be broadcast on ESPNU. The 10:00 a.m. ET start time is tentative as of now. The time could change based off of…
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Del Monte Plant In Minnesota To Close This Fall

69 full-time and 294 seasonal employees Will Be Out of Jobs
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SLEEPY EYE, Minn. — The Del Monte Foods plant in Sleepy Eye, Minnesota will close permanently sometime this fall, affecting 69 full-time and 294 seasonal employees. According to Del Monte Pacific Limited, the plant will permanently close after the current pack season, which it expects to be on or around Oct. 21, 2019. The layoffs will begin in stages when…
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The Reverend Katanga Will Not Face Child Misconduct Charges In Cass County

Police investigated a report that he had sexual contact with a child at St. Anne's and Joachim in Fargo several years ago
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FARGO, N.D. — A priest who served a church in Fargo and three parishes in south-central North Dakota will not face child sexual misconduct charges, at least in Fargo. Cass County State’s Attorney’s Office has decided it doesn’t have a strong enough case to charge the Reverend Wenceslaus Katanga. Police investigated a report that he had sexual contact with a…
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Case Of Alleged Sexual Assault Handed Off To Stearns County

The driver was taken into custody and the woman was taken to an area hospital
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MOORHEAD, Minn. — We are learning new information about an alleged assault in a semi on I-94 Monday morning. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office was sent a text from a woman claiming she had been sexually assaulted by the driver. A Minnesota State Patrol trooper located a semi matching the woman’s description and stopped it on I-94 near Downer. The…

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