Author: TJ Nelson
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Officials Say Coyote Spotted in South Fargo Likely Harmless

Leier says they usually don't pose a threat to people or pets
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  FARGO, ND — A coyote has been spotted in a south Fargo neighborhood. But Game and Fish Biologist Doug Leier says people shouldn’t be overly concerned. The coyote has been spotted in the Woodhaven development west of I-29 and south of 40th Avenue South. Leier says coyote-sightings in the city are not all that uncommon. He says typically, they…
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Prince Heirs Asking for Removal of Estate Management Company

The three are upset that Comerica recently removed the contents of Prince's vault
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  NATIONAL — Three heirs of Prince are asking a judge to remove the company that is managing his estate. Sharon and Norrine Nelson, the late music superstar’s half sisters, and their brother, John R. Nelson, filed a motion Friday to remove Comerica Bank & Trust as estate executor. The three are upset that Comerica recently removed the contents of…
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CenturyLink Ordered to Reform Billing Practices in Minnesota

A spokesman says the company is pleased it could work with Swanson's office to agree on the order
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  MINNESOTA — CenturyLink has been ordered to reform its television and internet sales and billing practices. Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson filed a lawsuit against the company in July for allegedly overbilling customers after quoting lower rates. A man from Blaine was quoted a base monthly rate of $39.97 for television service, but was charged a base rate of…
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Men Caught In The Middle Of Robbing Cenex

Both Men Are In Custody And Face Robbery Charges
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GRAND FORKS, ND — Two men who were attempting to rob Cenex on South Washington Street in Grand Forks were caught in the act by police. They were alerted to the store by a hold up alarm around 5:50 Friday night. Police took 25-year-old Mussa Bawazer of East Grand Forks and 20-year-old Ahmed Salim of Grand Forks into custody. They…

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Farmer Run Over And Dragged By Chisel Plow

His Body Was Found Sunday Morning After The Man Didn't Return Home Saturday Night
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DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. — A Douglas County, Minnesota farmer is dead after being run over by a chisel plow and dragged. Authorities were called Sunday morning to a farm in Farwell after the man didn’t return home after working alone in the field Saturday night. Deputies searched the farm and found the man’s body which had been run over by…
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THE BUZZ: U.S. Air Force Causes Twitter Kerfuffle Between Minot Air Force Base and Base in Missouri

When the tweet received numerous responses on social media, the Air Force backed off its claim with a follow-up tweet
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NATIONAL — The U.S. Air Force nearly stole Christmas when it got involved in a friendly Twitter feud between the Minot Air Force Base and Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri about which air fleet was better. Tweets from the official Air Force account said that if the two bases couldn’t get along, Santa Claus will “bring you nothing this…
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Unoccupied House Damaged by Fire in Hendrum

Norman County Sheriff Jeremy Thornton says the fire started in the attic of the home shortly before 6:30 a.m.
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  HENDRUM, Minn. — An early morning fire substantially damaged an unoccupied house in Hendrum, Minnesota. Norman County Sheriff Jeremy Thornton says the fire started in the attic of the home shortly before 6:30 a.m. Halstad, Perley and Hendrum fire crews responded. Thornton says the majority of the roof was destroyed. No damage estimate was available. The house had been…
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Another Delay in the Death Penalty Appeal of Alfonso Rodriguez

Defense attorneys claim Rodriguez isn't mentally competent for the death penalty
TJ Nelson,

  REGIONAL — There’s another long delay in the death penalty appeal of Alfonso Rodriguez. A mental health hearing that had been scheduled for five days in December has been postponed until July. An order by U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson says postponing the hearing allows attorneys to “conduct discovery and frame up the issues.” Defense attorneys claim Rodriguez isn’t…
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President Trump Declares Opioid Crisis a “National Public Health Emergency”

The president says that the problem may "get worse before it gets better" but is vowing that it will ultimately get better
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump is vowing that the nation’s opioid crisis “will be defeated” as he wound up his speech on drug addiction. President Trump was surrounded by people touched by addiction when he signed an order to make the problem a national public health emergency. The president says that the problem may “get worse before it gets…
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First West Nile Animal Case Confirmed in Minnesota

Minnesota has documented 23 human cases this year
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  MINNESOTA — The Board of Animal Health has confirmed the first case of West Nile virus in a Minnesota horse in more than a year. It was diagnosed in a 33-year-old American quarter horse in the northwestern town of Euclid in Polk County. The mare had poor coordination and weak hind legs when seen by a veterinarian October 9,…

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