Author: TJ Nelson

County Leaders Want To Be Reimbursed For $5,000 Primary Recount

The state Supreme Court ordered the recount which gave the Libertarian candidate, Roland Riemers, one more vote

BISMARCK, N.D. — A recount in North Dakota’s secretary of state primary race cost about $5,000. The state Supreme Court ordered the recount which gave the Libertarian candidate, Roland Riemers, one more vote. Secretary of State Al Jaeger initially declined the recount because Riemers was the only Libertarian running for the seat. He failed to get the 300 votes needed to…

Hawley Elementary Recess Cut Short Due To Wanted Fugitive In The Area

A Clay County K9 was brought in but officers could not find Cody Littleghost

HAWLEY, Minn. — The lunch recess at Hawley Elementary was cut short and the school was put on administrative lock-down due to a wanted fugitive. 31-year-old Cody Littleghost ran on foot in the 800 block of 9th Street around 12:20 this afternoon. A Clay County K9 was brought in but officers could not find Littleghost. The Native American man is 6’2″…

Alexandria Man Charged After Shooting Officer With Bow And Arrow

prosecutors have charged 31-year-old Ramey Olson with three counts of assaulting a police officer

STEARNS COUNTY, Minn. — An Alexandria man is charged after hitting an officer with an arrow last week in Sauk Centre. Stearns County prosecutors have charged 31-year-old Ramey Olson with three counts of assaulting a police officer. Olson is accused of firing arrows at three officers, striking one of them and prompting the other two to shoot at him. He is…

Underpass Road Closure To Last One Year Begins Monday In Moorhead

The Main Avenue and 20th/21st Street South Underpass project will cost over $70 million

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The first major road closure for the underpass project in Moorhead will go into effect on Monday. Main Avenue from 21st Street South to Oakway and 21 Street South from Main Avenue to 2nd Avenue South will be closing. Traffic will be detoured on 34th Street South via 12th Avenue South and Highway 10. The closure will be…

Suspect Runs Into Corn Field During High Speed Chase

Levi Guthmiller of Jamestown is wanted on felony warrants

Levi GuthmillerSTUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. — Stutsman County authorities spent the weekend searching for a man who fled into a corn field after a chase. The high-speed pursuit started Saturday afternoon when an officer noticed 25-year-old Levi Guthmiller of Jamestown who is wanted on felony warrants. The driver of the vehicle Guthmiller was in fled onto Highway 20 and reached speeds of…

South Dakota Man Found Dead At Fraternity At University of Minnesota

20-year-old Dylan Fulton was found at Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity house early Wednesday

ST. PAUL, Minn. — St. Paul police have identified the student whose body was found in a University of Minnesota fraternity house. The body of 20-year-old Dylan Fulton was found at Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity house early Wednesday. Police say they do not suspect foul play in Fulton’s death but alcohol may be a factor. According to his Facebook page, Fulton…

Donations Help Greywind’s Pass Goal to Attend Trial Of Daughter’s Accused Killer

William Hoehn will stand trial on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder

FARGO, N.D. — It took just one day for the family of Savanna Greywind to raise enough money to attend the trial of one of her accused killers. In a story first reported on KVRR Local News, Norberta Greywind, Savanna’s mother, started a GoFundMe account on Tuesday to raise money for the trip to Fargo from Oberon. In just one…

Poll: U.S. Senate Race In North Dakota In Virtual Tie

The poll was conducted for Fox News by Anderson Robbins Research and Shaw & Co. Research

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D) & Rep. Kevin Cramer (R)Republican Congressman Kevin Cramer and Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp are in a virtual tie in the North Dakota U.S. Senate race. A new poll shows Cramer leading Heitkamp among likely voters by 48% to 44%. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.5 points. The poll was conducted for Fox News…

Indicted Former BIA Officer Pleads Not Guilty To Giving False Information

LaRon Greywater was indicted last week by a grand jury in Grand Forks

FORT TOTTEN, N.D. — A former BIA officer has pleaded not guilty to providing false information about a crash involving her police vehicle. LaRon Greywater was indicted last week by a grand jury in Grand Forks on three counts of making a false statement to a federal agency. Greywater is accused of running a stop sign on the Spirit Lake…

Man Dies After Labor Day Crash In LaMoure County

89-year-old Albert Oberlander died Monday of his injuries

JUD, N.D. — An elderly man from Kulm has died of injuries suffered last week in a crash in LaMoure County. North Dakota Highway Patrol says 89-year-old Albert Oberlander died Monday of injuries he received on Labor Day. Oberlander’s minivan left County Road 65 near Jud and crashed into a ditch. The patrol says he likely fell asleep at the wheel….