ST. PAUL, MN — A Minnesota lawmaker who is a former law enforcement officer was arrested by St. Paul police for trespassing. Rep. Matt Grossell of Clearbrook was arrested about 3:30 a.m. Saturday and released a couple of hours later on a promise to appear in court. The circumstances surrounding the arrest are unclear. Grossell, a Republican, has represented his northwestern…
BISMARCK, ND — North Dakota Game and Fish officials say more than 30 lakes in the state suffered total or significant winterkill. The department says 10 lakes suffered total winterkill, which means that all the fish died. Lakes making the list include: Mitchell, Baumgartner, Jake’s, Larson, Leno, Rafferty and Coal along with the Mott Watershed Dam, Lehr Wildlife Management Area and…
ST. PAUL, MN — Gov. Tim Walz has signed a bill repealing a Minnesota law that prevented prosecutors from filing rape charges against people accused of sexually assaulting their spouses. Looking on as Walz signed the bill was Jenny Teeson. The Andover woman went public after prosecutors dropped a felony charge against her now ex-husband. He drugged and recorded himself raping…
FARGO, ND — It’s time for the annual Electronics Recycling Event in Cass County. People living in Fargo, West Fargo and rural Cass County can recycle televisions, computers and other electronics free of charge. There is a limit of just two items per person. You can drop them off Saturday from 8 to noon at the Solid Waste Facility located at…
DENVER — UND President Mark Kennedy has been selected as the next CU system president by the University of Colorado Board of Regents. The vote was split four-four but a “yes” vote by Chair Sue Sharkey gave Kennedy the votes he needed. His compensation package was approved by a 8-1 vote. Kennedy was the target of demonstrations and online petitions…
MOORHEAD, MN — The suspect involved in a nearly nine hour standoff in Moorhead on Tuesday is expected in court this week. But according to court records, 35-year-old Blake Fitzgerald is also wanted on a felony warrant out of Wisconsin for interfering with a custody order. On Tuesday morning, Fitzgerald allegedly assaulted a woman in a house near Concordia. She escaped…
UND President Mark Kennedy in ColoradoDENVER, CO — A member of the Colorado University Board of Regents is speaking out in support of Mark Kennedy and the C-U presidential search process. In a Facebook post, Chance Hill wrote that he could no longer keep silent after Kennedy endured “unreasonable attacks and slanderous smears in the past two weeks.” Hill blames radical…
BISMARCK, ND — The director of North Dakota’s driver’s license division is under investigation for an undisclosed reason. Glenn Jackson has been on paid administrative leave since February while a “workplace investigation” is being done. DOT spokeswoman Jamie Olson would not give the nature of the investigation. She says she does not know when the investigation will be finished. North Dakota’s…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two state teachers of the year from Minnesota and Kentucky have skipped a White House ceremony to protest the Trump administration’s education policies. Kelly Holstine of Shakopee, Minnesota and Jessica Duenas of Kentucky decided not to attend the ceremony in D.C. including an Oval Office visit. Holstine teaches English at an alternative high school in Shakopee. She says…
GRAND FORKS, ND — A high risk sex offender has moved into the My Place Hotel in Grand Forks. Police say 30-year-old Michael Kruk has convictions for gross sexual imposition. Court records show he raped a ten year old boy he was babysitting in West Fargo when he was a teen. He also inserted his finger into two young boys he…
