RAPID CITY, S.D. — The California man, who was arrested in South Dakota after a police chase, is fighting extradition to his home state where he is facing murder charges in the death of his mother. Tosten Lommen, 30, is charged with murdering his mother, 58-year-old Michelle Walsh, whom authorities found in the back seat of his car after a…
ReutersLOS ANGELES, Calif. — An autopsy report concludes that singer and songwriter, Tom Petty, died from an accidental drug overdose. Petty, 66, had just ended a tour with his band, the Heartbreakers, when he suffered a heart attack at his home in Malibu on october 2. The coroner says Petty had traces of fentanyl, oxycodone and several other drugs in…
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — St. Cloud police are investigating after a stabbing at an apartment building early this morning. Kathilina Garcia, 24, is facing assault charges in the attack. Authorities say Garcia stabbed a 19-year-old male acquaintance during an argument at about 12:30 a.m. When police arrived, they found the man bleeding from his upper torso. He is listed in…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead police are asking for you help apprehending a thief with a sweet tooth. The say the man stole a candy vending machine from the Cash Wise Liquor on December 11th around 6:20 p.m. He also could be a suspect in other thefts the same night. Police ask anyone with any info to contact them in…
GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. — Authorities have identified the victims of a fatal head-on crash in Grand Forks County. Alpha Flatten, 97, and 59-year-old Lynette Ysteboe, both of Hatton, died after the car they were riding in, being driven by 59-year-old Scott Grund, was hit head-on by a car being driven by 19-year-old Brenden Myron of Northwood. Authorities say…
Ulises Villalobos BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A man accused of trying to hit a police officer with his vehicle in North Dakota has been arrested. Bismarck police say 22-year-old Ulises Villalobos was taken into custody Thursday in Brookings, South Dakota, without incident. Police had said that the officer shot at the suspect during the incident earlier Thursday and that he…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police in Grand Forks are investigating a string of home burglaries. Three burglaries were reported Wednesday evening in the 1500 block of Hammerling Drive and the 1400 block of 14th Avenue South. In each case, the homes were entered by force and jewelry and other small items were taken. Police say these burglaries are similar in…
GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. — Two women are dead after a head-on crash in Grand Forks County. The crash happened around 10:45 this morning on Highway 15, 12 miles west of Thompson. A car driven by 19-year-old Brenden Myron of Northwood crossed the centerline at a curve in the road and crashed with a minivan driven by 59-year-old Scott…
Ulises VillalobosNORTH DAKOTA — A man who set off a statewide “Blue Alert” after trying to run over a Bismarck Police Officer was possibly spotted by law enforcement on I-29 at the Argusville exit around 5:30. Police say 22-year-old Ulises Villalobos may be looking to steal another vehicle. They believe from evidence left behind in the vehicle he was driving…
FARGO, N.D. — Police have released the name of the man killed in a head-on crash in north Fargo. They say he is 22-year-old Zachary Kaufman of Casselton. Kaufman was driving a car that collided with a pickup on 40th Avenue North near 25th Street. He died at the scene. The other driver was transported to a local hospital. That…
