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High Risk Sex Offender Moves to Grand Forks

April 19, 2019

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. – A high risk sex offender has moved to Grand Forks. Dylan Littlewind recently moved to 515 North 47th Street. He was convicted of sexual contact with a minor in 2014. Littlewind forced a 3–year–old boy to perform oral sex on him and then tried to have sex with the child. Categories: Crime, North Dakota News Tags:…

Man Fatally Shot By Law Enforcement In Coon Rapids

Authorities say a Coon Rapids officer was conducting the stop about 1:30 a.m.

April 18, 2019

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COON RAPIDS, Minn. – Anoka County sheriff’s officials say a man has been fatally shot by law enforcement following a traffic stop in Coon Rapids. Authorities say a Coon Rapids officer was conducting the stop about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, when a male suspect fled on foot and fired shots at the officer. Multiple agencies responded, including sheriff’s deputies, and found…

Attempted Murder Charges Filed In Mall of America Incident

Emmanuel Aranda, 24, of Minneapolis was charged Monday with first-degree premeditated murder.

April 15, 2019

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ A criminal complaint says the man suspected of throwing a 5-year-old boy off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America told police he went to the Minnesota mall looking for someone to kill. Emmanuel Aranda was charged Monday with attempted premeditated first-degree murder in Friday’s attack . The child is fighting for his life in a…

New trial, reduced sentence denied for Barry Garcia

April 12, 2019

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BISMARCK (KFGO) – The North Dakota Supreme Court has upheld the decision of a Cass County District Court judge in the case of Barry Garcia, who was sentenced to life without parole in the street gang-related shooting of a West Fargo woman in 1995. Judge Wade Webb ruled that Garcia was not entitled to a new trial in the murder…

High Risk Sex Offender Moves in Grand Forks

April 12, 2019

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Grand Forks Police are notifying the city of a level III high risk sex offender. 32-year-old Justin McGregor recently moved to 515 1st Avenue South. He was convicted of gross sexual imposition in 1999 in Grand Forks County for biting a 10-year-old boy on the penis and fondling a five-year-old girl inside her underwear when he…

NDSU Holds Human Trafficking Prevention Workshop to Teach People About Warning Signs

Human trafficking can happen anywhere from small towns to big cities

April 11, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — It’s a topic that hits closer to home than you may think. The Sexual Assault Prevention team at NDSU held a human trafficking workshop to teach people about the warning signs. One of the key points presenters wanted to drive home is human traffickers aren’t necessarily scary–looking people. They can be people you see in everyday life. There…

Law Enforcement Searching Pond in Relation to Hitterdal Farmstead Murder

April 10, 2019

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CLAY COUNTY, Minn. – The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says dive teams are searching a pond in relation to the murder of a Wahpeton man. The remains of 41-year-old Troy Yarbrough were found at a farmstead at 25324 70th Avenue North in rural Hitterdal in June of last year. 39-year-old Jason Jensen and 34-year-old Kayla Westcott are charged with aiding and…

Reports Critical of Children’s Home Response to Runaway

The government reports say the Children's Home staff should have called 911 immediately after 9-year-old Serenity Dennard disappeared Feb. 3, instead of waiting an hour and 41 minutes.

April 10, 2019

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ROCKERVILLE, S.D. (AP) _ Reports from two regulatory agencies are critical of how staff at the Black Hill’s Children’s Home responded after a young girl fled from the facility, a runaway who remains missing and is feared dead. The government reports say the Children’s Home staff should have called 911 immediately after 9-year-old Serenity Dennard disappeared Feb. 3, instead of…

ND Senate Approves Bill Decriminalizing Recreational Marijuana

The Senate and House will have a meeting for a final version of the bill before it goes to Gov. Doug Burgum

April 8, 2019

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FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota senators approve a bill which would decriminalize recreational marijuana. That means anyone who smokes marijuana or is found in possession of less than a half-ounce would only have to pay a $250 fine and could avoid prison time. The bill would also lower the penalty for anyone found with marijuana smoking devices to a $100 fine….

Diocese of Fargo Places Priest On Administrative Leave

According to a release from the Diocese of Fargo, Late Thursday Fargo Police informed the Diocese of concerns regarding Father Katanga's interaction with a youth while ministering at Sts. Anne and Joachim Catholic Church in Fargo.

April 7, 2019

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FARGO, ND — The Diocese of Fargo placed Father Wenceslaus Katanga on administrative leave from his priestly duties pending the outcome of an investigation into his alleged conduct at a Fargo area parish. According to a release from the Diocese of Fargo, Late Thursday Fargo Police informed the Diocese of concerns regarding Father Katanga’s interaction with a youth while ministering …