GRAND FORKS, N.D.–The Grand Forks Police Department is notifying the City and surrounding areas of the presence of a Level III Sex Offender living in Grand Forks. Police say Kelly Tanner moved to 18 1/2 North Washington Street. Tanner is a high risk offender and has a conviction for sexual assault in 2008 and gross sexual imposition in 2003. High…
WASECA, Minn.–Bail has been set at $3 million for a man accused of gravely wounding a southern Minnesota police officer in an exchange of gunfire in January. Uniformed officers from Waseca County and Waseca joined dozens of others in a courtroom Tuesday where Tyler Janovsky made an appearance on three counts of attempted first-degree murder. Janovsky is accused of shooting…
ANOKA, Minn.–An escapee from a state-operated psychiatric hospital is charged with stealing a police squad car in Anoka County. Prosecutors say 23-year-old Mattu Chuol left the Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center without permission last Thursday. Officers arrived and found Chuol walking along a sidewalk. He spotted the squad car and took off. One officer got out of her squad and…
FARGO, N.D.–A Fargo man was arrested for setting multiple fires on Sunday. The Fargo Police and Fire Departments responded to 633 1st Avenue North for reports of a small fire at approximately 6:15 p.m. Authorities had reported to additional fires at the same location earlier in the weekend and determined the fires were being set intentionally. Police conducted an investigation…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — 31-year-old Christine Jones is charged with Aggravated Assault after police say she stabbed a man in the chest with a knife Saturday morning in Grand Forks. It happened at the 2000 block of Dyke Ave. Officers located Jones at the 100 block of Cottonwood. Authorities say the man knew Jones. The man was transported to Altru…
FARGO, N.D. — For those who have suffered as the victim of a crime, trauma doesn’t end when it’s over. There is often a long road to recovery and therapy can be a huge part of that. “Without therapy services, people are dealing with unresolved trauma and it leads to all kinds of lasting effects that affect not just the…
BISMARCK, N.D.–The North Dakota Supreme Court has rejected an appeal of a former Lyft driver from Mandan convicted of sexually assaulting a customer. Corey Wickham argued that some expert testimony during his trial should not have been admitted. Wickham argued the prosecution should have been required to qualify five witnesses as expert. He says he wouldn’t have been convicted without…
GRAFTON, N.D.–The Grafton Police Department issued a warning about scammers claiming to have kidnapped children and grandchildren in order to get money. Police describe the scammer as a man with a Hispanic accent who is immediately aggressive and demanding. This person threatens to harm the child or grandchild if certain demands are not met. The North Dakota Attorney General’s Office…
GRAND FORKS COUNTY, ND — 32 year old Samantha Wilson made her first appearance in court in the shooting death of 15 year old Jonah Borth of Grand Forks. According to the Grand Forks Sheriff’s Department, 3 other people were in the home at the time of the shooting. They include Ray Borth, father of the victim and suspect Wilson’s…
MANDAN, N.D.–There’s another delay in proceedings for a man accused of killing four people at a Mandan business last year. A hearing on defense motions to suppress evidence and change the venue of the trial for Chad Isaak has been scheduled for Tuesday, but now has been delayed until May 4. The hearing on his motions has been delayed several…
