Author: TJ Nelson
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Senator Heitkamp Says Her Mother Doreen Has Passed Away

Doreen Heitkamp Had Struggled With Parkinson's For Years
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Senator Heidi Heitkamp/FacebookSenator Heidi Heitkamp says her mother Doreen has passed away. She shared this photo of the entire family on her Facebook page. Heitkamp called her mom the “rock of our family” who selflessly raised seven children. She says her mom struggled with Parkinson’s for years. Doreen Heitkamp died on what would have been her 66th wedding anniversary. Her…
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Congressman Collin Peterson Gets Party Backing While Challenger Wants 6 Debates

Dave Hughes Lost To Peterson In 2016 By More Than 16,000 Votes
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Congressman Collin Peterson (D) / Dave Hughes (R)WILLMAR, Minn. — Congressman Collin Peterson has won the DFL endorsement to run for a 15th term in Congress. He won the endorsement during the DFL Congressional District 7 Convention this weekend in Willmar. The seat has the potential to flip after President Donald Trump carried the district during the 2016 election. Republican…
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Minnesota Republican Representative Accused Of Sexual Misconduct

Rod Hamilton Self-Reported The Allegations To Minnesota House Officials
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    ST. PAUL, Minn. — Another Minnesota lawmaker is accused of inappropriate sexual conduct. Emily Schlecht filed a report of sexual misconduct against Republican Representative Rod Hamilton. She says Hamilton touched her inappropriately and kissed her without her consent at his apartment. The representative has since been suspended as chairman of the Agriculture Finance Committee. Hamilton has said he…
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Minnesota’s Alleged Murdering Grandma Moved To Florida From Texas

Lois Riess Is Accused Of Killing Her Husband In Minnesota And A Woman In Florida
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FORT MYERS, FL — A Minnesota woman accused of killing her husband at their home and another woman in Florida to apparently steal her identity has appeared before a judge who ordered she remained in a Florida county jail without bond. Judge Zachary Gill on Sunday granted 56-year-old Lois Riess a pretrial detention hearing but the date hasn’t been determined….
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Two Hotel Guests Allegedly Robbed At Gunpoint

Victims Say The Suspects Are Two Young Black Men
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Two people staying at the Canad Inn in Grand Forks were robbed at gunpoint. Officers were called to the hotel Sunday morning to investigate the alleged armed robbery. The victims say two black men between 20 and 30 years old pulled out a gun and demanded money. One of the victims was slightly hurt during the…
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Woman Dies During High Speed Chase In Pembina County

Woman Was Behind The Wheel of SUV WHich Hit An Approach And Rolled
TJ Nelson,

PEMBINA COUNTY, N.D. — A 45-year-old Cavalier woman is dead following a high speed chase in Pembina County last night. Around 8 p.m. a 911 caller reported an SUV on Highway 18 was swerving all over the road and had almost rear-ended another vehicle. A responding sheriff’s deputy found the SUV just south of Cavalier and it fled. About a…
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Exit 257 Overpass In Jamestown Closed After Oversize Load Causes Damage

Traffic on Interstate 94 Was Down To One Lane Temporarily
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Jamestown/North Dakota Highway PatrolJAMESTOWN, N.D. — A big rig did some damage to an overpass in Jamestown. North Dakota Highway Patrol shutdown one lane of traffic on I-94 around 1 o’clock Thursday after an oversize load got wedged under the overpass bridge. It was reopened a short time later but the Exit 257 overpass is now closed due to damage…
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Kelly Armstrong And Mac Schneider To Debate In Race For U.S. House Seat

Republican And Democrat Both Won Endorsements At Their Party Conventions
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BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota U.S. House candidates are holding their first debate next month in Bismarck. Republican State Sen. Kelly Armstrong of Dickinson and Democrat Mac Schneider of Grand Forks both won endorsements at their recent party conventions. The debate is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on May 5 at the Bismarck Radisson Hotel. The event is sponsored by the…
Local News, Minnesota News

Wanted Teen Arrested After Foot Chase In Fosston

Alexander Thompson Is wanted on outstanding felony warrants in Illinois
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FOSSTON, Minn. — A teen wanted on outstanding felony warrants in Illinois tried to out run authorities in Fosston, Minnesota. A Polk County Deputy attempted to arrest 18-year-old Alexander Thompson around 9:30 Thursday morning. Thompson fled on foot but was soon found hiding inside a building. He was booked into the Northwest Regional Correctional Center on the outstanding warrants out…
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Pregnant Woman Killed In Rollover Accident South Of 52nd Avenue South

Authorities say 29-year-old Alicia Bernier was thrown from her SUV on Interstate 29 Wednesday night when it veered into the median
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FARGO, ND — The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a pregnant woman has died in a rollover crash in Fargo. Authorities say 29-year-old Alicia Bernier was thrown from her SUV on Interstate 29 Wednesday night when it veered into the median, rolled over and came to rest on its roof. KFGO reports Bernier and her unborn child were killed. A…

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