STUTSMAN COUNTY, N.D. — A Montpelier, North Dakota man is in custody after calling authorities Saturday afternoon and telling them he shot and killed his ex-wife in Jamestown. Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger says 37-year-old Kevin Hoff called dispatch stating he just shot 25-year-old Nicole Gututala-Hoff and wanted to turn himself in. Dispatch started receiving several calls around 3:55 Saturday…
BECKER COUNTY, Minn. — An Alexandria, Minnesota man was arrested after leading authorities on a high-speed chase Saturday afternoon. 33-year-old Christopher Elliot faces fleeing and other charges in Becker County. The sheriff’s office says they received a complaint about an erratic driver on Highway 34. A deputy located Elliot’s vehicle near Detroit Lakes and he took off hitting speeds of…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Just like they started the session, Minnesota’s Legislature is entering the homestretch with a long to-do list. But now they have just over a week to finish it. Republicans who control the Legislature and Gov. Mark Dayton are at odds on how to restructure Minnesota’s tax code, how to change health care programs and whether to…
The tribal chairman of the oil-rich Three Affiliated Tribes in western North Dakota has been named to an Environmental Protection Agency advisory committee. The EPA announced Chairman Mark Fox’s appointment on Friday. The EPA says the 34-member board helps the agency develop partnerships with local governments to provide improvements to public health and environmental protection. About 20 percent of the…
EDDY COUNTY, N.D. — A former North Dakota woman will spend 20 years in prison for being an accomplice to murder. Crystal Herman of Shakopee pleaded guilty last January in Eddy County. Herman admitted helping her husband, Billy, kidnap and murder Amanda Engst in October 2015. According to criminal complaints, Crystal allowed Billy to strangle Engst, made room for her…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — People safely escaped a house fire Wednesday night in Grand Forks. Firefighters responded to the 49-hundred block of Silvergate Drive shortly before 8:30 p.m. They found smoke and fire in the home. The people in the house had already gotten out. Firefighters quickly put the fire out. Damage is estimated at 40-thousand dollars. The cause of…
BISMARCK, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum has signed an emergency order loosening driving restrictions for truckers who haul fertilizer. North Dakota farmers are facing a shortage due to the delayed and shortened spring planting season across the region. Commercial truck drivers are having to move more fertilizer in a shorter time frame. The wait for fertilizer at the Dakota Gasification…
HUNTER, N.D. — People in Hunter haven’t wasted anytime deciding to re-build the community-owned bar destroyed by fire two weeks ago. City Council member Dustin Moen says the C & I Bar has been a landmark since it opened in 1945 and became community-owned two years later. He says the small town bar acts as a community center since the…
Eugene Harstad At Gas Station In Wahpeton on May 7, 2018DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. — Authorities have released a new picture of an Alexandria man missing since last Friday. Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says Eugene Harstad bought fuel in Wahpeton on Monday morning. He can be seen filling up his teal green Chevy Silverado pickup with Minnesota license plates 545 UUA….
North Dakota DOT has been selected for the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program. The initiative is aimed at shaping the future of drones in America. The DOT will work with the Northern Plains UAS Test Site in Grand Forks and city, state and tribal agencies. North Dakota is one of 10 participants selected by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao….
