Author: TJ Nelson

Local News, Minnesota News

One Firefighter Treated For Smoke Inhalation After Responding To One Of Two Chimney Fires

 Douglas County authorities responded to the fires just hours apart
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DOUGLAS COUNTY, MN — Douglas County authorities respond to two chimney fires, just hours apart. The first call was on Tuesday in Farwell where Jonathan and Tonya Gackle reported their chimney on fire. It quickly spread to the second floor of the house. There is extensive fire and water damage to the structure. One firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation. Another…
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Fargo Man Sentenced For Sexual Abuse Of One-Year-Old Child

Arranged Meeting With Man From Las Vegas To Assault Child In Moorhead
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A Fargo man is sentenced to 35 years in prison after setting up a meeting with a Las Vegas man in Moorhead where they both sexually assaulted a one-year-old child. 36-year-old Dustin Kewley first came to the attention of authorities when he began communicating with an undercover officer in Washington, D.C. After he sent a child porn video, the local…
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Democrat Melissa Hortman Elected Minnesota Speaker of the House

State Representative Is From Brooklyn Park
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ST. PAUL, MN — The 2019 Minnesota Legislature is in session. The House and its new Democratic majority were called to order around noon, while the Senate, where Republicans hold a two-vote majority, convened soon afterward. Democrat Melissa Hortman of Brooklyn Park was elected as House speaker. New Democratic Gov. Tim Walz told reporters he’s ready to cooperate with lawmakers from…
Minnesota News

Funeral Set for Marine From Karlstad, MN Killed in Washington, DC

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Officials have identified the Marine killed in a New Year’s Day shooting at a barracks in Southeast, D.C. as 20-year-old Riley KuzniaKARLSTAD, Minn. – Services are set for a young Marine from Minnesota killed by an accidental gun discharge while on duty in Washington, D.C. The funeral for Riley Kuznia will be held Saturday January 12th at 2:00 PM at the…
Local News, North Dakota News

Police In Fargo No Longer Looking For Stabbing Suspect, Victim Not Cooperating

They were trying to track down Penja Lawuya after a stabbing Sunday
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FARGO, ND — Police in Fargo are no longer looking for a suspect in a weekend stabbing. They were trying to track down Penja Lawuya after a stabbing Sunday in the 4300 block of Calico Drive South. But police say the victim is not cooperating with the investigation so the department is no longer looking for Lawuya. The victim was last…
North Dakota News

UPDATE: Water to be Shut Off in Emerado, ND Wednesday Morning

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EMERADO, N.D. – Crews will be shutting water in Emerado, North Dakota Wednesday morning at 9:30. The city says a leak in its water tower was found last week and the tower was bypassed over the weekend. However, water pressure was too high. The part to regulate water pressure will be replaced in two days. The tower will be fixed this spring….
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Cass County Deputy Arrested For Driving Under the Influence

40-year-old Burgess Giple of West Fargo was taken into custody around 4 Sunday morning
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FARGO, ND — A Cass County Deputy on administrative leave is arrested for driving under the influence. 40-year-old Burgess Giple of West Fargo was taken into custody around 4 Sunday morning by the Fargo Police Department. A Cass County Sheriff’s Office spokesman says Giple has been with the office for less than a year as a non-licensed corrections deputy in the…
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Police Seek Man After Stabbing In South Fargo

They are looking for 20-year-old Penja Lawuya who has no permanent address
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FARGO, ND — Police in Fargo are searching for a 20-year-old man in a stabbing that sent one person to a hospital. They are looking for 20-year-old Penja Lawuya who has no permanent address. He is 6’2″ and 185 pounds with brown hair and eyes. Lawuya drives a dark blue 2008 BMW with North Dakota plates 207 CJN. He has a…
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Three Contractors Banned From Doing Business In North Dakota

the three took thousands of dollars in advance payments from homeowners for work that they failed to do
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BISMARCK, ND — Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has banned three unlicensed contractors from doing business in North Dakota. Tyler Giles of Fargo, Timothy Jacobson of Fairmount and Patrick Peltier of Bottineau violated the state’s consumer fraud and contractor licensing laws. Stenehjem says the three took thousands of dollars in advance payments from homeowners for work that they failed to do. He…
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Astronaut From Fargo Selected For The Astronaut Hall of Fame

Jim Buchli was a member of four space flights.
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Veteran astronaut Jim Buchli of Fargo has been selected for induction into the Astronaut Hall of Fame. Buchli was a member of four space flights. He has orbited the earth 319 times. He retired from the U.S. Marine Corps and the NASA Astronaut Office in 1992. He currently works with the Boeing Defense and Space Group in Houston. Janet Kavandi…

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