MINOT, ND — A Minot woman has been sentenced to 10 days in jail for stealing $35,000 in merchandise from the Victoria’s Secret where she worked. Authorities say 19-year-old Pru Bray took the items out of the store in bags or wore them under her clothing, then sold them at rummage sales or gave them as gifts. If Bray stays out…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Dakota’s new junior United States Senator has been sworn in. Kevin Cramer was sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence for the 116th Congress. The Republican defeated Democrat Sen. Heidi Heitkamp for the seat back in November. Senator Cramer said he’s ” honored to work ” on the behalf of North Dakotans. Minnesota Senators Amy Klobuchar and…
MOORHEAD, MN — A Milwaukee woman accused of trying to shoot a Minnesota state trooper last March in Moorhead has pleaded guilty to attempted murder. Authorities say 30-year-old Melody Gray pointed a handgun at Trooper Mark Peterson’s head and tried to pull the trigger. Peterson had stopped following a crash on I-94 and learned the car had been reported stolen in…
MENAHGA, Minn. — Numerous fire crews respond to a massive fire north of Menahga, Minnesota. The Blueberry Pines Golf Course lodge was fully engulfed in flames. Crews from Menahga, Sebeka, Park Rapids and at least four other towns all responded around 4 this afternoon. The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office issued a plea on social media for people to stay away…
GRAND FORKS, ND — Police in Grand Forks are trying to track down a man who has failed to register as an offender against children. They say 33-year-old Jordan Enno has also not contacted his probation officer as required by law. A warrant is out for his arrest. They say Enno has been known to be in either the Grand Forks…
Dustin VaughnJAMESTOWN, ND — Two men are wanted after an alleged assault at the Buffalo Motel in Jamestown. When police arrived just before two this morning, they say Dustin Vaughn and Gabriel Hanson fled. They led officers on a high speed chase reaching 115 miles per hour before the chase was called off. Vaughn, Hanson and Amber Switters, all of Jamestown,…
Minnesota has two new instant millionaires. The winning tickets in the Minnesota Millionaire Raffle were bought in Crookston and Ely. The tickets are worth $1 million each. The winning ticket in Crookston was sold by Superpumper on University Avenue. The one in Ely was sold at Voyageur Short Shop. More than 12,000 winning numbers were also announced this morning including…
CASS COUNTY, ND — North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the man killed in a crash in whiteout conditions on I-29 on Monday afternoon. He is Delmar Ruff of Fargo. Ruff’s van was hit from behind by a semi which also hit a pickup. He was not wearing a seat belt and died at the scene. The drivers of the pickup…
STUTSMAN COUNTY, ND — Zero. That is the number of drunk driving arrests made during a sobriety checkpoint Saturday in Stutsman County. During the checkpoint, 59 vehicles were screened, and no violations were found. Saturation patrols conducted by the North Dakota Highway Patrol on Friday and Saturday in Stutsman and Barnes counties resulted in one DUI arrest. Through December 30 of…
JAMESTOWN, ND — North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified a suspect after a high-speed chase north of Jamestown. A trooper on Thursday evening saw a vehicle with a headlight out and expired registration backed onto an approach close to the Stutsman County Fairgrounds. The suspect drove away and nearly hit the trooper’s car after being asked to get out of the…
