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Duluth Police Say Woman Set Herself on Fire Near Lake Superior College

Authorities say the woman suffered critical, life-threatening burns and was taken to a Duluth hospital

October 25, 2017

TJ Nelson,

DULUTH, Minn. — Duluth police now say that the severe burns suffered by a woman found on fire last week were self-inflicted. The 24-year-old Duluth woman was found on fire in a car along Highway 23 in Fond du Lac near the Lake Superior College Fire Training Center Thursday. Lake Superior College officials say the woman was not a…

St. Cloud Man Arrested After Skipping Court Over Fargo Girlfriend’s Death

An autopsy reveals she had hung herself

October 25, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — A St. Cloud man who skipped a change of plea hearing for failing to report his girlfriend’s death is back in custody in Fargo. Joseph Griemann is charged with felony possession of drug paraphernalia along with a charge of failing to report a death. He was charged in August 2015 after his girlfriend, Casey Shulte, was found…

Fargo Man Killed in Wrong-Way Crash on I-94

A passenger in the pickup was taken to the hospital in Valley City with minor injuries

October 25, 2017

TJ Nelson,

VALLEY CITY, ND — A deadly wrong-way crash on I-94 has claimed two lives. The highway patrol reports that a 35-year-old Fargo man was driving westbound in the eastbound lane when he collided head-on with a pickup. The Fargo man and a 31-year-old Crane Lake, Minnesota man in the pickup were both killed. A passenger in the pickup was…

Moorhead Police: Stoned Suspects, Angry Over Pizza, Go on Mini Crime Spree

Police say 22-year-old Nathan Smith and 28-year-old Ezekiel Linder kicked out the glass door at Pizza Patrol after they couldn't decide what to order

October 25, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Two men are accused of being too stoned to order pizza and going on a mini crime spree Tuesday in Moorhead. Police say 22-year-old Nathan Smith and 28-year-old Ezekiel Linder kicked out the glass door at Pizza Patrol after they couldn’t decide what to order. Two blocks away, the men’s car jumped a curb and crashed into…

Breckenridge Man Sentenced In Shooting

A jury convicted Matthew Allard, 27, of assault, making threats and firing a gun. He was found not guilty of attempted murder.

October 25, 2017

Site Staff,

BRECKENRIDGE, MINN. (KFGO) – A judge has sentenced a Breckenridge man to seven years in prison for the shooting of a man in Breckenridge last Dec. A jury convicted Matthew Allard, 27, of assault, making threats and firing a gun. He was found not guilty of attempted murder. Wilkin County Attorney Carl Thunem says Allard will begin his sentence at…

Savanna’s Act Focus of Hearing for the Senate Indian Affairs Committee

It is named for Savanna Greywind of Fargo

October 24, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on Savanna’s Act. The bill was introduced earlier this month by Sen. Heidi Heitkamp to help address the crisis of missing and murdered Native women. It is named for Savanna Greywind of Fargo. She was 8-months pregnant when she went missing in August. Her baby was…

Police: No Evidence Break-in at Bloomington Mosque is a Hate Crime

There have been no arrests in the burglary or in the August bombing

October 24, 2017

TJ Nelson,

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Police say there’s no evidence a recent break-in at a Bloomington mosque, that had earlier been targeted by a bomb, was a hate crime. Authorities released this surveillance video of the break-in last Friday at the Dar Al Farooq Islamic Center which shows two intruders wearing ape or monkey masks. Police say the suspects took a…

Lidgerwood Man Taken to State Hospital After High Speed Police Chase

Sargent County Sheriff Travis Paeper says Skroch threatened a person at a church and started a crucifix on fire

October 24, 2017

TJ Nelson,

LIDGERWOOD, ND — A man considered dangerous is back in the State Hospital after a high speed chase that ended in a wildlife preserve. Michael Skroch, 39, of Lidgerwood was arrested after crashing his motorcycle during the chase that hit speeds of 85 miles per hour. Sargent County Sheriff Travis Paeper says Skroch threatened a person at a church and…

Ohio Man Accused of Sexual Abuse of Minot 8-Year-Old Sentenced

He pleaded guilty in March to gross sexual imposition

October 24, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MINOT, ND — An Ohio man who fled to Thailand after he was accused of sexually abusing an 8-year-old boy in Minot has been sentenced. Mark Rogers, 65, was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Rogers had to be extradited to the United States from Thailand after he was charged in 2014. He pleaded guilty in March to gross sexual…

High Risk Sex Offender Living in South Fargo

He was convicted in 2013 in Cass County of luring a minor by computer

October 24, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — A high risk sex offender has moved to south Fargo. Police say 26-year-old John Bussert is living at 401 9th Street South. He was convicted in 2013 in Cass County of luring a minor by computer. Bussert’s victim was a 13-year-old female who he asked on Facebook to send him nude photos and engage in sexual acts….