Author: TJ Nelson

Man Loses Fishing Record After Game & Fish Investigation

Game & Fish has concluded that the fish caught by Tom Volk of Lincoln was not legally hooked

BISMARCK, ND — An investigation has determined that North Dakota doesn’t have a new state record walleye after all. Game & Fish has concluded that the fish caught by Tom Volk of Lincoln was not legally hooked and can’t be recognized as a record. On April 21, Volk was shore-fishing the Heart River in Mandan when he hauled in a 16-pound,…

High Risk Sex Offender On The Move In Moorhead

Jesse Syverson has a history of possessing child pornography on his computer

MOORHEAD, MN  — A high risk sex offender has a new address in Moorhead. Police say 31-year-old Jesse Syverson is now living in the 700 block of 8th Street South. They say Syverson has a history of possessing child pornography on his computer. He was convicted of two separate counts of possession of child porn in 2008 in Burleigh County, North…

Fire Inside Empty Mobile Home Causes Thousands In Damage

Grand Forks Fire Crews Called Around 10:30 Sunday Night

GRAND FORKS, ND — A fire in an empty mobile home in Grand Forks causes $10,000 in damage. Fire crews were called out around 10:30 Sunday night and found light smoke coming from a window and door of the home. They were able to quickly extinguish the flames. No one was currently living in the home. The cause of the fire…

Road Work To Continue On 10th Street North in Fargo, Horace And Cass County To Improve County Road 17

CASS CO., ND — A road construction update: first the 10th Street North project in Fargo. Monday, crews will extend the northbound single driving lane closure and start preparing the one-way roadway of University Drive to carry head-to-head traffic for the final phase of reconstruction work. By the end of June, all work is expected to be complete. Also on Monday,…

2020 Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener Heading To Otter Tail County

Thumper Pond Resort Will Serve As Event Headquarters

OTTER TAIL CO., MN — Next year’s Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener has already been announced and it’ll be a lot closer to our neck of the woods. The governor and others will head to Thumper Pond Resort in Otter Tail County. Thumper Pond will serve as the event headquarters from May 7 -10 in 2020. The 73rd annual Governor’s Fishing Opener…

Unresponsive Man Pulled From Island Lake, Flown To Fargo

Authorities do not know the condition of 61-year-old Lyle Nelson

BECKER CO., MN — A Sauk Rapids man pulled from the cold waters of Island Lake was flown to Essentia in Fargo. Authorities do not know the condition of 61-year-old Lyle Nelson. They say witnesses spotted a boat going in circles on the lake and someone was in the water trying to grab on. Nelson was unresponsive when he was pulled…

Disabled Veteran Says Medical Marijuana Prices Are Too High, State & Company Leaders Respond

The Botanist In Fargo is operated by Acreage Holdings based out of New York

FARGO, ND — It took years for North Dakota to establish its medical marijuana program which was approved by voters in 2016. Now that it’s up and running, with one dispensary open in Fargo, some people are saying the cost is just too high for those who really need the drug. Tom Schmidtgal is on a mission he says to educate…

Man Dressed In All Black Attempts To Abduct Girl In Rolla

The suspect possibly got into a white Chevy Tahoe or Suburban with dark tinted windows and fled

ROLLA, ND — An attempted abduction has been reported in Rolla, North Dakota. The Rolette County Sheriff’s Office says a man dressed in all black tried to grab an 8-year-old girl near an apartment complex around 4:40 this afternoon. The child was able to get away. The suspect possibly got into a white Chevy Tahoe or Suburban with dark tinted windows…

Ogema Man Arrested After High Speed Chase In Becker County

A deputy stopped 27-year-old Jamie Bevins, Jr. for passing in a no passing zone

BECKER CO., MN — An Ogema, Minnesota man is in the Becker County Jail after a high speed chase this afternoon in the county. A deputy stopped 27-year-old Jamie Bevins, Jr. for passing in a no passing zone. When the deputy approached the vehicle Bevins took off and the chase hit speeds of 100 miles per hour. He was eventually stopped…

Man Arrested After Starting Fire During Argument

It caused several thousand dollars in damages

DENT, MN — An argument results in a fire and the arrest of a man near Dent, Minnesota. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office arrested 35-year-old Joshua Fearing after he kicked a plastic gas can during the argument. He was smoking at the time and the gas ignited starting the floor and walls of a garage on fire. Fearing put out the…