OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — A Fergus Falls woman is facing felony drug charges. 37-year-old Penny Kantrud was stopped and arrested on Highway 59 north of the Grant-Otter Tail County line. A K9 alerted the officer to the presence of drugs. A pound of meth, a half-pound of marijuana and a large amount of cash were found. The state patrol,…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — Police in Jamestown are investigating a reported armed robbery at a convenience store. They released this image of the suspect. It appears to be a white male wearing a blue sweatshirt. A clerk at SuperPumper says the man entered the store about 12:30 a.m. and showed a weapon. He got away with an undisclosed amount of money….
FARGO, N.D. — Final details are being worked out for President Donald Trump’s return to Fargo on Friday. Air Force One is expected to land at Hector International Airport in the noon hour. The president will then attend a special VIP Reception and Fundraiser at Delta Hotels by Marriott. The event will cost $1,000 per couple and the money will…
FARGO, N.D. — The woman with the most top-10 finishes of any female in the NASCAR Cup Series is coming to Fargo. Danica Patrick will headline The Chamber’s 9th annual Voices of Vision on Wednesday, November 14. Patrick’s presentation is called “Pushing Your Limits and Pursuing Your Dreams”. She hopes to inspire the audience as she shares what she’s learned…
BEMIDJI, Minn. — A 27-year-old man from Apple Valley, Minnesota died Sunday while in custody at the Beltrami County Jail. According to the sheriff’s office, Hardel Sherrell collapsed and became unresponsive while in the presence of a corrections officer and a medical technician. They attempted CPR and using an AED on Sherrell which were unsuccessful and he died at the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Several containers of marijuana were seized during a traffic stop Tuesday night in Moorhead. Police arrested 22-year-old Luke Fischer of Fargo. An officer who noticed a strong marijuana odor in the vehicle found about eight pounds of pot in heat-sealed plastic bags. Court documents say the packages were stashed inside a duffle bag, back pack and Tupperware…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — General Mills is giving its employees more paid time off to care for an aging parent or ill family members and to bond with their newborns and adoptive children. The Minnesota-based company unveiled an expanded paid time-off policy on Wednesday. The updated policy for new parents and family caregivers is designed to keep the company competitive among…
RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. — A wrongful death lawsuit is set to go to trial in July in Jamestown. Tammy and John Sadek in June 2016 sued the Richland County sheriff’s department, a deputy and the county over the 2014 death of their 20-year-old son Andrew. The NDSCS student was found dead while working as an undercover drug informant. In 2014,…
WILKIN COUNTY, Minn. — A man was hurt after a trench collapsed on him near Rothsay, Minnesota. Wilkin County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call around 11 this morning from a rural farmstead. They say 36-year-old David Simmer was working on laying water lines in the bottom of the trench on his farm when the ground gave way. He was…
FARGO, N.D. — Police in Fargo want people to know about a high risk sex offender. They say 29-year-old Aaron Kulink is now living at 319 9th Street South, Unit 5, in Fargo. In 2004, Kulink was convicted of gross sexual imposition in Richland County Juvenile Court. Kulink played “truth or dare” with children in his foster mother’s day care….
