GRAND FORKS, ND — The man accused of setting off fireworks in a busy Grand Forks bar Saturday night has been charged. Isaiah Ramirez, 20, of Crookston, made his initial court appearance on three charges. Ramirez is accused of endangering by fire or explosion, a felony. He is also charged with giving false information to law enforcement and criminal mischief,…
ELLSBERG TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Authorities are investigating a fatal boat crash on a northeastern Minnesota lake. Four people were on a boat that struck a dock and boat lift on Dinham Lake in Ellsberg Township Saturday night around 11. Fifty-four-year-old Ann Delanghe of Burnsville was thrown into the water and rescued by witnesses on shore. She was later pronounced dead…
WILLMAR, Minn. — Two police officers are on standard administrative leave after a shooting injured a man in Willmar. The officers had responded to a 9-1-1 call of a suicidal man Sunday night around 5:30. When they arrived they found the man in the backyard holding a gun. At one point during the encounter, both officers fired their weapons,…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — A Dent man has been charged for bringing contraband into the Otter Tail County jail in Fergus Falls. Marshall Baker, 28, is accused of bringing methamphetamine and a pipe into the jail. The complaint says Baker found the items while he was cleaning a car for the sheriff’s forfeiture auction. He was working with the…
FARGO, N.D. — United Blood Services fell short of its goal at its “Save Our Summer” blood drive, but they still had a pretty good turnout. They had hoped to attract 800 donors at West Acres Mall this week during the 4-day blood drive. UBS had 516 people volunteer to donate blood. Of that total, 415 were able to donate…
Areas In Red Are In Extreme and Exceptional DroughtA punishing drought that stretches across much of the Northern Plains is expected to cause farmers to lose 64 million bushels of wheat production this year. Northeast Montana is experiencing the worst drought in the country, with similar dry conditions in North Dakota and South Dakota. Federal agriculture officials have labeled as…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Three kayakers were rescued after they became trapped in a culvert that passes under I-94 near Fergus Falls. The kayakers became stuck in the strong current because the kayaks were being pushed against a submerged log or tree limb. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says one of the kayakers called 9-1-1 for help. Fergus Falls…
Drought Map July 20, 2017FARGO, ND — The drought conditions in western North Dakota aren’t getting any better. More than 6 percent of the state is now listed in the “exceptional”, or highest, drought category. Much of the rest of western North Dakota is in either severe or extreme drought. And much of eastern North Dakota is in moderate drought…
Jacob QuamOTTER TAIL CO., Minn. — A truck driver from Wheaton has been charged for causing a collision that killed a 16-year-old boy. Otter Tail County prosecutors have charged 35-year-old Jason Vadner with criminal vehicular homicide. They say he was driving his semi too fast in dense fog on April 13 when he crossed the centerline of State Highway 210…
Wilmer NadeauSTUTSMAN CO., ND — A teen that died in a stolen pickup has been identified. The highway patrol says 17-year-old Daniel Short of Belcourt was thrown from the pickup after it rolled on I-94 east of Jamestown around 4:30 in the morning Tuesday. Short died at the scene. The driver, 54-year-old Wilmer Nadeau of Fargo, was treated for minor…
