Crime

Fargo man charged with attempted murder for striking state trooper

26-year-old Andrew Booth tried striking a state trooper in his Honda Pilot. The trooper was able to get out of the way and sustained minor injuries.

FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo man is charged with attempted murder, reckless endangerment and fleeing after striking a state trooper with his vehicle. The officer tried to stop 26-year old Andrew Booth on I-94 Wednesday night around 8:30. Booth was driving 40 miles over the speed limit. That led to a pursuit that was stopped after it became dangerous. Two…

Social Distancing: Apple Picking

Pick your favorite technique and tell us about it.

It suddenly seemed like winter set in all across the region when most of us stepped foot outside this morning. Fortunately — my family got a little more fall fun in recently, social distancing style. We spent the weekend apple picking at my father-in-law’s. He has a tree that gives some of the tastiest pie apples I’ve ever had. They’re…

Suspect in Grafton drive-by shooting in custody

Police say the shooting happened before 10:30 a.m.

UPDATE: On Facebook, the Grafton Police Department said the drive-by shooting suspect is in custody and more information will come.   GRAFTON, N.D. — The Grafton Police Department is searching for the suspect involved in a drive-by shooting. They say it happened shortly before 10:30 this morning. Grafton Public Schools went into a lockdown and were told to shelter in…

Man arrested during attempted burglary Friday morning

FARGO, N.D.–A man was arrested Friday morning after being caught attempting to break into a garage. The Fargo Police Department received a call about a man on someone’s deck “acting out of control” knocking things off the deck and attempting to break into a detached garage. The caller also informed police that the man attempted to break into a nearby…

No arrests made in late night stabbing in Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D.–The Grand Forks Police Department is investigating a stabbing that occurred Thursday night in the 1800 block of Continental Dr. Police say a man was found outside an apartment building with a stab wound to his leg at approximately 11:50 p.m. The man was treated at the scene and then transported to Altru Hospital. Initial investigations concluded that…

LIVE: Ghost Tours

We're live with the museum's organizers, not the ghosts. (We think.)

Ghosts are supposed to scare you away. But at one of the region’s most haunted sites, ghosts have visitors flocking there in droves, instead. Bonanzaville’s “Ghost Tours” sold out Wednesday morning. And that’s after museum officials offered a run of tours through September as well,  earlier than they usually start their season. Public interest ramped up when October hit, and…

Stolen Fergus Falls vehicle involved in crash, warrant out for driver’s arrest

ALEXANDRIA, Minn.–A warrant has been requested for a man who crashed a stolen vehicle in Alexandria Tuesday morning. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy attempted a traffic stop on a speeding vehicle at approximately 2:16 a.m. The driver started to flee eastbound on 3rd Avenue and due to the driver’s speed and disregard for the public, the deputy…