BISMARCK, ND — The North Dakota attorney general’s office will not conduct a special investigation for the chancellor of the state’s University System. Mark Hagerott claims people tried to manipulate his office into influencing the 2016 primary election for governor. He says he received multiple phone calls to disavow or fire former Gov. Ed Schafer after Schafer endorsed Doug…
LENNOX, SD — Authorities suspect murder-suicide in the deaths of three family members at a house in Lennox, South Dakota, south of Sioux Falls. The Lincoln County Sheriff said a man, a woman and an 8-year-old boy were found in the house this morning. The sheriff said dispatchers got a call from a relative about 10 a.m. He said the…
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A Rochester mother of ten had five of her children in her vehicle when she drove drunk, sideswiped a median cable barrier, then exited the highway and pulled over to breast feed her baby along the side of the road. Charges filed this week in Olmsted County against 40-year-old Tasha Schleicher include child endangerment, felony DWI, and…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. — The Minnesota State Patrol is asking for the public’s help in locating a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash. It happened on August 22 between midnight and 12:30 a.m. in Douglas County. The vehicle was believed to be heading east on I-94 just west of the Brandon exit in an active construction zone. It struck a…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — Three out-of-state anglers had one expensive trip to the land of ten thousand lakes. The DNR cited them for possessing 130 bluegills over the limit on a central Otter Tail County lake. They face combined fines and restitution of over $2,200. Conservation Officer Troy Richards says a tip from the public led to the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Dayton said he disagrees with professional athletes who sit or kneel during the national anthem. Minnesota Vikings players and management stood with locked arms before their game on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Dayton called that the appropriate response. Two Bucs players took a knee and at least 200 NFL players knelt, sat, stretched…
ROCHESTER, Minn. — An infant delivered by emergency surgery following an assault on the mother has died. The baby died Sunday night at Mayo Clinic-Rochester Methodist. Police say the woman, who was 26 weeks pregnant, was attacked by her ex-boyfriend on Thursday. She suffered abdominal pains and drove herself to the hospital where the baby was delivered by c-section. Chaz…
FARGO, ND — An annual celebration of bacon and booze is returning this fall. The Pig & The Pint will be held November 2 at Sanctuary Events Center. Locally-owned restaurants will get half of a hog, one week to prepare it and assigned a local brewery to collaborate on suds and swine pairings. Tickets for The Pig & The…
MORTON COUNTY, ND — North Dakota’s bill for police staffing of the Dakota Access pipeline protests continues to rise. The North Dakota Emergency Commission has borrowed an additional $5 million to cover law enforcement costs. That brings the total line of credit from the state-owned Bank of North Dakota to $39 million. The state is also expecting to get…
NORTH DAKOTA — There was an attack on North Dakota’s election systems in the summer of 2016. The Department of Homeland Security delivered that news to the Secretary of State’s office on Friday. They said the systems were targeted but not breached. North Dakota was among 21 states targeted last summer. Secretary of State Al Jaeger said he is…
