ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Democratic lawmaker is holding a 24-hour sit-in on the Minnesota House floor to protest the lack of action on gun legislation. Rep. Erin Maye Quade began the protest this morning. Several Democratic colleagues and one suburban Republican joined at the start to share stories of Minnesotans who were fatally shot. Maye Quade is a first-term…
GROTON, CT — Police in Groton, Connecticut have issued an alert for a 24-year-old sailor from Stillwater, Minnesota who has been missing for a week. Jacob Tyler is a member of the crew on the USS North Dakota, which is docked at the base. He didn’t show up for work last week at the Naval Submarine Base. His mother, Barbara…
Gov. Doug Burgum, Wayne Stenehjem, Doug GoehringBISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Industrial Commission is eight months behind in publishing meeting minutes. The commission is made up of Gov. Doug Burgum, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. Executive Director Karlene Fine says her assistant has been out for an extended medical leave, which has contributed to the…
HUBBARD COUNTY, Minn. — Two people are awakened by a loud noise in the middle of the night and look out to see their house on fire. It happened around 3:30 this morning about three miles north of Park Rapids. The Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office found the house fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. The people inside were able…
FARGO, N.D. — The conditions are finally right for Fargo Park District to open up some golf courses. Rose Creek will open its 18-hole course at noon on Tuesday. Prairiewood will open its 9-hole course at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. El Zagal will open its 9-hole course on Saturday at 10:00 am. Riding carts will not be available due to…
KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — Police are searching for a couple, with connections in North Dakota and possibly Ohio, who ran off with their 2-year-old daughter who was set to be removed from their house in South Carolina. Media outlets report that they were spotted in Georgetown, Kentucky around 2 p.m. on Friday. The two parents, Jessica Louise Ray and William…
Lois RiessSOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Lois Riess, the Minnesota fugitive grandmother accused of killing two people, was arraigned by South Padre Island Municipal Court this weekend. Riess is being held without bond in Cameron County jail. She is accused of shooting and killing her husband in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota before cashing $10,000 in forged checks and heading to Florida….
CASS COUNTY, N.D. — An Omaha, Nebraska man led North Dakota troopers on a high-speed chase in Cass County Saturday night. Thirty-two-year-old Daniel Rosseter was arrested for reckless driving and fleeing a police officer. The highway patrol says around 11:40 p.m., they received a report of a reckless driver on I-94. A trooper located the SUV going more than 110…
The golf season is here! The Meadows and Village Green Public Golf Courses in Moorhead opened for the season Sunday morning. Cart use will depend on the weather. Maple River golf course will open its season on Monday morning at 10. They will be running carts Monday tee times will be first come first served. Fargo Park District is monitoring…
FARGO, N.D. — A semi flipped onto its side while taking the I-94 west to I-29 south loop ramp in Fargo. The driver says his truck’s load shifted. Authorities say a shifted load is a violation. The 55-year-old driver had minor injuries but North Dakota Highway Patrol says he refused medical treatment. He was the only one in the truck….
