Author: TJ Nelson
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Former “America’s Dad” Labeled Sexually Violent Predator And Sentenced To Prison

A Pennsylvania judge has ordered Bill Cosby to spend 3 to ten years in prison
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NORRISTOWN, PA — Bill Cosby is going to prison. “This is a very important day,” said attorney Gloria Allred. “Judgment day has come.” A Pennsylvania judge has ordered Cosby to spend 3 to ten years in prison, denying the defense attorney’s request for house arrest. They had argued Cosby is blind and only a danger to himself. The 81-year-old known…
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Get Ready To Pay More In Property Taxes In Both Fargo And Moorhead

Property Tax Increases Are Expected To Be Between 3% and 6%
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FARGO, N.D. — People living in Fargo and Moorhead will be paying more in property taxes in 2019. Fargo city commissioners last night approved the 2019 budget. There’s a 1.9 percent increase in the general fund for a total of $98.5 million. There is no cut in the property tax rate, which will remain at 51 mills. Property tax collections will…
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Scam Uses Cass County Sheriff’s Office Phone Numbers

People are being told either that their grandson is in jail and they need to bail him out or a warrant is out for their arrest
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FARGO, N.D. — A scam is ‘spoofing’ the Cass County Sheriff’s Office main line and the jail line. The call being placed appears to come from a legitimate source. People are being told either that their grandson is in jail and they need to bail him out or a warrant is out for their arrest. They are then told to buy…
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Murder Suspect In McDonald’s Shooting Awaiting Extradition In Minnesota

44-year-old Miguel Cooley, Sr. of Moorhead was arrested Monday night by a SWAT team in Rose Creek, Minnesota
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Miguel Cooley Sr.AUSTIN, Minn. — A suspect in a Fargo homicide is in jail in Austin, Minnesota awaiting extradition to North Dakota. 44-year-old Miguel Cooley, Sr. of Moorhead was arrested Monday night by a SWAT team. The Mower County sheriff says U.S. Marshal’s had Cooley under surveillance in a home in the small town of Rose Creek, 12 miles southeast of…
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The Long Wait For Medical Marijuana Could End Soon In Fargo And Bismarck

State voters approved medical marijuana in November 2016
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BISMARCK, N.D. — Medical marijuana could be available in North Dakota’s two largest cities by the end of this year or early next year. A manufacturing facility in Bismarck has been registered by the state and has started growing the drug. Either that manufacturer or one being developed in Fargo could supply the initial two dispensaries when they come online. A…
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United Blood Services Is Now Known As Vitalant

It will be a unified brand for 127 donation centers nationwide
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FARGO, N.D. — United Blood Services is getting a new name: Vitalant. It will be a unified brand for 127 donation centers nationwide. Vitalant will maintain the same community-based staff in every donation center. The centers and 30,000 mobile blood drives welcome more than 780,000 donors who supply 1.8 million donations per year. The national headquarters is based in Scottsdale, Arizona….
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Rural Pelican Rapids Man Arrested In Murder Of His Roommate

The body of 28-year-old Dylan Butler was found buried on Jordan Dalman's property
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OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — A man who informed sheriff’s deputies of a death at his home near Pelican Rapids has been arrested. 25-year-old Jordan Dalman was taken into custody on Friday. On Saturday, the body of 28-year-old Dylan Butler was found buried on his property. Authorities say it appeared Butler, who lived at the house with Dalman since May, had…
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Fargo Murder Suspect Found in Lindenwood Park

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UPDATE – Christopher Riley was arrested Thursday at Lindenwood Park in Fargo without incident. Police say he was found in the gray Dodge pickup taken from the crime scene.   UPDATE: ARRESTED – Sept 27, 2018 Christopher B. Riley was located and arrested tonight in Lindenwood Park by Fargo Police Officers. He was taken into custody without incident. He was…
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Valleyfair Closed Early Due To Multiple Fights During “ValleySCARE”

No injuries were reported as a result of the incident and police have no evidence of any weapon being used
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SHAKOPEE, Minn. — Valleyfair in the Twin Cities was closed early Saturday night after things got out of hand in the theme park. The Shakopee Police Department responded to reports of multiple fights at the park, and the number of individuals running throughout the park “increased substantially” making it “difficult to control.” Police then decided to clear the park of all…
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Homicide Investigation Begins After Body Is Found Buried In Pelican Rapids

A person came to the sheriff's office to report an "incident" that occurred at his home
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PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. — The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide. Around 3:00 p.m. Friday, a person came to the sheriff’s office to report an “incident” that occurred at his home near Pelican Rapids. The sheriff’s office says the man reported that there was a dead person at that location. Authorities responded to the scene and found the…

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