One of the biggest hit-makers of the 1980’s and 90’s has died. Ex-Wham! and solo singer George Michael has died at the age of 53, according to his publicist. He is said to have “passed away peacefully at home” in England. The pop star sold more than 100 million albums throughout a career spanning almost four decades. Police say there…
A Fargo man was jailed in Wahpeton on a drunken driving charge after a crash on I-29 at the Dwight exit. It was Saturday night when 27-year-old Jusu Kamara lost control of his car. It rolled and landed upright. Kamara was arrested for DUI. A 30-year-old passenger from Williston was arrested for disorderly conduct. A third person in the car…
A Christmas morning tragedy in Becker County. A woman is dead and a man is in the hospital after getting hit while walking on County Highway 29, 5 miles north of Frazee. The sheriff’s office tells us Alexis Birky, 20, of Frazee was behind the wheel of the car that hit two people around 6 a.m. Kitti McLaughlin, 18, of…
Three families, including the family of 2-year-old Ted McGee of Apple Valley, say IKEA is agreeing to pay $50 million because their toddlers died when the company’s dressers tipped over on them. The tentative settlements involve the deaths of 2-year-olds in Apple Valley; West Chester, Pennsylvania; and Snohomish, Washington. The Swedish home furnishings retailer has recalled millions of chests and…
The Emergency Food Pantry serving Cass and Clay Counties is feeling the “pinch.” The executive director says the panty is seeing record demand for help. In the first 10 months of the year, they served more people than all of 2015. As a result, the pantry’s food supplies have dwindled. Food and monetary donations are needed to cover needs the…
A New York Mills high school teacher has been taken into custody on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct. Agriculture teacher Kris Koll is being held in the Otter Tail County jail on the felony charge. New York Mills Superintendent Blaine Novak says a complaint has been filed and Koll is on administrative leave. Additional details have not been released due…
The odds of Sen. Heidi Heitkamp being appointed agriculture secretary by President-Elect Trump appear to be dwindling. In an interview on KFGO’s “News and Views”, Heitkamp was asked whether she intends to remain in the Senate. She said “it’s likely that that’s going to be the outcome from all of this”. Heitkamp met with Trump earlier this month in New…
It appears a man did not shoot himself in the face after all. The Becker County Sheriff’s Office has put out an updated statement that says 38-year-old William Keezer’s gunshot wound to his face was “not” self-inflicted. They did not say who shot Keezer or how it happened. But they do say charges are pending against Keezer. They are not…
Three people have been arrested for an assault last night in south Moorhead. Miguel Flores, 21, of Moorhead, Kevin Hernandez, 28, and Marcus Hernandez, 32, both of Dilworth, face charges of burglary, assault and use of a replica firearm. Police responded to a call at 511 32nd Avenue South shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday on reports two people had been…
A man has been arrested for a burglary at a convenience store in Leonard, North Dakota. Matthew Groom, 26, was arrested on suspicion of burglary, theft and criminal mischief. Cass County deputies responded to an alarm at M & M Convenience around 1 a.m. Wednesday. Their investigation led them to a nearby apartment complex where Groom was taken into custody….
