Crime

Former North Dakota Woman Charged as an Accomplice in Murder Case

Crystal Herman, 38, is charged with helping her husband allegedly kidnap and murder a woman in 2015

NEW ROCKFORD, N.D. — A former North Dakota woman is charged as an accomplice in the murder of Amanda Engst in October of 2015. Reports say 38–year–old Crystal Herman of Shakopee is charged with helping her husband, Billy Herman, kidnap and murder Engst. The two were arrested for a string of robberies in 2015 while using a car owned by…

Man Drives Through Construction Site, Gets Stuck on Train Tracks in Moorhead

He says when the train passed through, the train missed the car by a couple feet

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Police say no one is hurt after a man drove through a construction site and got his car wedged into a set of train tracks. It happened at the intersection of Main Avenue and 21th Street in Moorhead just after 9:30 Thursday night. Moorhead Police Sergeant Ryan Nelson told us a westbound train was about 210 feet…

Former Sheyenne High School Teacher’s License Suspended Over Inappropriate Conduct

She quit before the start of the school year

  WEST FARGO, ND — A former West Fargo teacher has had her teaching license suspended for five years. The decision by the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board against Elizabeth Doster was unanimous. Allegations surfaced this summer that Doster was partying with students at her home and had alcohol in her classroom at Sheyenne High School. She quit…

Gov. Dayton Calling on State Senator, Police Officer to Resign Over Sexual Harassment Claims

Political leaders from both sides of the aisle are calling on Schoen to resign

  ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says a state senator who works as a police officer and is accused of sexual harassment should resign. State Sen. Dan Schoen, like Dayton a Democrat, is accused of behavior ranging from unwanted attention to women to physically grabbing a woman from behind. He says the allegations are false. Political leaders…

Authorities Find Douglas County Man Pinned in Corn Picker

He was located in a rural area near Miltona and authorities say he was airlifted to a nearby hospital

  MILTONA, Minn. — A Douglas County man, whose arm was pinned in a corn picker, waited nearly an hour before rescue workers were able to find him. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says the adult male was attempting to clear something from the corn picker when his arm became pinned inside the machinery. The accident was reported at about…

Beltrami County Man Identified in Fatal House Fire

Oscar Eckstrom, 76, died in the fire

  BLACKDUCK, Minn. — A man has died in a house fire in northern Minnesota. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says neighbors reported an explosion and a house engulfed in flames shortly after 3:30 this morning southwest of Blackduck. Oscar Eckstrom, 76, died in the fire. He was the only one living in the home in Hines Township which was…

Jamestown Woman Sentenced After Fatal Crash in Bismarck

Voldness admitted to using meth before the deadly crash

BISMARCK, ND — A Jamestown woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for causing a fatal crash in Bismarck. Darci Voldness, 29, pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and ingesting a controlled substance in September. Authorities say Voldness made a U-turn in front of a motorcycle being driven by 33-year-old Denver Glas in August 2016. The 33-year-old Linton man…

Law Enforcement Encouraging People to Participate in Active Shooter Training

The sheriff says he and his staff have done about 70 presentations and he wants the number one takeaway for people to be "react, don't freeze." KMSP Fox 9 reporter Paul Blume reports from Barron County, Wisconsin

BARRON COUNTY, Wis. — A Wisconsin sheriff is encouraging active shooter training after Sunday’s massacre at a Texas church. The shooting took the lives of 25 people and an unborn child. “If the shooter is not by you, you should always run,” said Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald, who is with Barron County in Wisconsin. “Run is what we teach.” Sheriff Fitzgerald…

NTSB: Witness Describes Plane Sounded Like “A Terrible Racket” Before Crashing in Moorhead

The plane struck a light pole near an Interstate 94 weigh station before crashing into a field

MOORHEAD, Minn. — A vintage airplane that crashed last summer was obviously in distress when it went down and killed the pilot near the Moorhead airport. That is according to witness reports given to the NTSB in its final report on the crash. Mark Yaggie of Breckenridge died when the T-28 military training plane crashed July 2. Yaggie was headed…

West Fargo Bridge Undergoing Damage Assessments After Crash

WEST FARGO, ND — Damage assessments are under way after a truck hit a railroad overpass in West Fargo. The crash happened this morning on Center Street, just north of Main Avenue. No serious injuries were reported, but the truck driver may have struck his head on the windshield. The truck was heavily damaged. Categories: Business, Crime, Local News, News…