BRECKENRIDGE, MN — A Breckenridge man who is suspected of starting his own house on fire is behind bars. Authorities took Solomon Wierman into custody on Sunday for felony arson. Crews responded to his house at 809 13th Street North early Sunday morning on a report of a house fire. They found a fire inside one of the rooms in the…
Tim Walz and Peggy FlanaganST. PAUL, MN — Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan are launching a statewide tour on Monday. They will spend four days making 10 stops across the state to push their education proposal. It includes around $520 million for the per-pupil funding formula, $59 million for preschool and $26 million for school safety. He…
Bobbie Bishop and Walter WynhoffFERGUS FALLS, MN — One of two people charged with manslaughter in the death of a 6 year old boy in their care in April 2018 pleads guilty. 45-year-old Walter Wynhoff of Fergus Falls entered the plea in Otter Tail County District Court. 41-year-old Bobbie Bishop faces the same charges and has a hearing set for March…
LANGDON, ND — A man reported missing Saturday afternoon has been found dead in Langdon. The Cavalier County Sheriff’s Office says 23-year-old Conner Sander of Grand Forks was in town to referee the North Dakota Junior Gold Hockey Tournament and didn’t show up for his game at the Dakota Spirit Arena. About an hour after Sander was reported missing, his body…
GRAND FORKS, ND — A high risk sex offender has moved from Jamestown to Grand Forks. Police say 32-year-old Justin McGregor is now living at 317 7th Street North. McGregor has a conviction for corruption/solicitation of a minor in 2010 for fondling a 16 year old girl. He was convicted of gross sexual imposition in 1999 for biting a 10-year-old boy’s…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former Lt. Governor Drew Wrigley is closer to getting his old prosecuting job back. Wrigley’s nomination to serve once again as U.S. Attorney for North Dakota is now moving to the full Senate for consideration. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to move his nomination forward. Wrigley served as U.S. Attorney for North Dakota from 2001 to 2009 The…
WEST FARGO, ND — A Cheney Middle School employee has been placed on administrative leave and letters about the investigation underway were sent to parents with kids in the school. The letters say there is speculation on social media and among students and parents about the employee, who has not been officially identified. They have enlisted the help of staff to…
MILTONA, MN — Minnesota BCA has identified the deputy who shot and killed a man this week in Miltona. He is Alexander Herzberg with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. He has been with the office for nearly two years. The shooting victim has been identified as 27-year-old Tyler Schmidtbauer. Herzberg and another deputy responded to a home early Tuesday for a…
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – A Minnesota House committee has opened a hearing on the contentious issue of gun control. More than 300 people packed the hallway outside a Capitol hearing room ahead of the event. The first bill on the agenda would require universal criminal background checks for gun purchasers. The second would let families and police petition the courts to…
RAMSEY, MN — A Midwest Medical Examiner’s report shows that 27-year-old Tyler Schmidtbauer died of multiple gunshot wounds on Tuesday morning. Schmidtbauer was shot during a confrontation with Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies in Miltona. They had responded to a domestic disturbance call about 5:15 a.m. and at one point a deputy discharged his weapon. The deputies were not injured but were…
