SWIFT COUNTY, Minn. — Six Hancock Public School students remain in hospitals following a crash involving their school van and a semi. The crash happened after school on Monday near Danvers, Minnesota. The Swift County Sheriff’s Office says a 14-year-old and two 16-year-olds are in critical condition. The 68-year-old woman who was driving the van was treated for injuries and…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — Students were kept in school this afternoon in Detroit Lakes while police dealt with a man in the backseat of a car with a revolver. Police were called around 3:15 to Food N Fuel on a report that 37-year-old James Poitra of Detroit Lakes hadn’t moved in three hours. When the officers noticed the gun they…
FARGO, N.D. — A former Fargo Police officer has a new job in law enforcement. Dave Boelke has been hired as a part-time deputy with the Ransom County Sheriff’s Office in Lisbon. The department has four full-time officers, including the sheriff. Boelke was fired by Fargo Police Chief Dave Todd last summer after an internal investigation into his work performance….
WAHPETON, N.D. — Fire has destroyed a house in Wahpeton. Crews were called shortly after 11:30 last night to 606 10 ½ Street North. When they arrived they could see flames and heavy smoke coming from the front of the house. The home’s occupants were able to escape before crews arrived. No one was hurt. Firefighters were on scene for…
*12:30 AM UPDATE* Police in West Fargo say the suspect in a chase is dead after exchanging gunfire with officers near Westside Elementary. The suspect refused to pull over Monday evening and rammed a squad car before pulling into a driveway. SWAT negotiated with the man but he refused to surrender and exited the vehicle with a weapon and shots…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead City Council is closer to allowing more input from neighbors before developers put in parking lots. The council voted 7 to 1 on the first reading to change from provisional use permits to conditional use permits. That would require a public hearing and council approval after neighbors near the property have been notified. Neighbors in the…
BENSON, Minn. — Authorities say “numerous injuries” are reported after a school van collided with a semi-truck in western Minnesota. The Swift County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened at an intersection and involved a transport van from Hancock Public School. A news release says “many responder units” were sent because of reports of numerous injuries. The sheriff says there…
BISMARCK, N.D. — You can check off another box on North Dakota’s road to legal medical marijuana. The Legislature’s Administrative Rules Committee has signed off on proposed rules for the program. They cover such things as testing, security and transportation requirements. The Health Department can now move forward with application periods for medical marijuana manufacturers, dispensaries, patients and caregivers. The…
Sen. Scott Jensen & Sen. Paul Anderson ST. PAUL, Minn. — Two Republican senators are getting behind efforts to expand background checks on gun sales at the Minnesota Legislature. Sen. Scott Jensen of Chaska joined several Democrats by backing a bill that would expand background checks and require reporting of lost or stolen guns. Fellow GOP Sen. Paul Anderson…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police in Grand Forks are looking for the man who held up KFC last night after closing time. They say a white male about six feet tall and around 200 pounds entered KFC on South Washington Street around 9:45. He showed a gun and demanded money which he got before fleeing. A search was unable to…
