COOK CO., IL — A Chicago-area sheriff has identified another victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy as a 16-year-old boy from Minnesota. The victim has finally been identified as James Haakenson. He ran away from St. Paul and is believed to have been killed by Gacy in August 1976. The teen’s remains were among those of more than two…
PHOENIX, AZ — Doctors say Arizona Sen. John McCain has a brain tumor associated with a blood clot that was removed last week. In a statement late Wednesday, doctors revealed that he has glioblastoma, the most aggressive cancer that begins within the brain. It was discovered at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix during a surgery to remove a blood clot….
BECKER CO., Minn. — A Detroit Lakes man is in the hospital after a hit-and-run on his bike. Becker County authorities say 44-year-old Jarod Moran was hit while biking on County Road 124 last night around 9:30. The driver fled the scene. Moran was taken to Essentia Hospital in Fargo with life-threatening injuries. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News, North Dakota…
FARGO, N.D. — A Harwood man is now charged in Cass County after luring a teen from Nebraska. Nichollas Johnson, 24, is charged with gross sexual imposition and for having inappropriate photos of the 14-year-old girl. Police say Johnson met her through on online gaming site and he drove to Beatrice, Nebraska to pick her up. She was found at…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. — Theodore Tiede remains jailed in Otter Tail County with bond set at $1 million. Tiede threatened his girlfriend and fired shots in the direction of officers during a standoff in Fergus Falls on Saturday. Prosecutors say Tiede said he was having mental health issues and challenged police to come into the house and see how…
BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge has refused to delay a primary election on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. A tribal election commission had declared Archie Fool Bear ineligible for office because he allegedly owes the tribe money. Fool Bear disputes that and asked for a preliminary injunction to halt Wednesday’s primary. U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland said federal courts…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A judge in St. Paul has heard arguments on the dispute over the F-M Diversion. U.S. District Court Judge John Tunheim heard arguments regarding motions made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Minnesota DNR and the Richland/Wilkin Joint Powers Association. The JPA and DNR are trying to halt ongoing construction of the diversion while…
CASS CO., ND — Cass County Sheriff’s authorities have released an image in hopes that you might be able to identify the pickup and its driver. It was around 3 in the morning on June 20th when the dark colored pickup drove through the West Gate at Tharaldson Ethanol Plant in Casselton. The pickup caused significant damage to the gate….
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The fiance of an Australian woman who died at the hands of a Minneapolis Police officer wants answers. But Don Damond says the family isn’t getting any information. Damond said, “Our hearts are broken and we are utterly devastated by the loss of Justine. As you know it was Justine who called 911 on Saturday evening, reporting…
More marijuana has been found in Ford Fusions manufactured at a plant in Mexico. Authorities say one-million dollars’ worth of marijuana was found in Ford Fusions shipped to an Ohio dealership. They are now trying to figure out who put the pot in the vehicles and who, apparently, didn’t retrieve it. It was back in March when 217 pounds of…
