DEVILS LAKE, ND — Police and fire investigators are looking into the death of a person in a car fire in the Devils Lake Walmart parking lot. Fire Chief Jim Moe says he doesn’t believe the fire was accidental. The body has been sent to Grand Forks for an autopsy. The state fire marshal’s office is helping with the…
WEST FARGO, ND — A Barnesville woman was hurt after hitting a North Dakota Trooper squad car on I-94 near West Fargo. The patrol says the trooper was parked on the median shoulder of the westbound lane at the scene of an accident with emergency lights flashing. They say 20-year-old Tabetha Fenner was driving westbound in the left lane when…
STUTSMAN COUNTY, ND — A West Fargo man is facing charges after he allegedly tried to ram a state trooper vehicle during a short pursuit near Jamestown. Levi Thene, 29, is charged with reckless endangerment, carrying a concealed weapon and unlawful display of license plates. A state trooper attempted to stop Thene for allegedly speeding on I-94 about 15…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police Chief David Todd took a stance on domestic violence and gun control in a New York Times video piece. In the three and a half minute video, Todd says he is a strong supporter of the second amendment but even he draws a red line at one point. Todd says people who have had a history…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Justine Damond’s family is demanding a more rigorous probe into her shooting. “We implore Mr. Freeman and the prosecutor’s office to continue to pursue a rigorous investigation and examination of evidence in the events leading to Justine’s death,” Justine’s father said. You can read his full remarks below. Damond was fatally shot by Minneapolis Police Officer Mohamed…
CASS COUNTY, ND — A judge has sentenced a Breckenridge man to 20 years in prison for firing shots at police during a standoff at a West Fargo motel. Jan Wangstad, 39, was found guilty of attempted murder. Police, Cass County deputies, the state patrol and Red River SWAT surrounded the Rodeway Inn on Main Ave. in March of last…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Authorities have identified a man who was shot by Minneapolis police at City Hall on Monday. Marcus Fischer, 18, of Minneapolis, is at a hospital being treated for his injuries. The BCA says it will release additional information, including the names of the officers who fired their weapons, once the interviews are complete. Fischer has been…
WHITE EARTH, Minn. — White Earth Reservation is reporting seven overdose related calls over the weekend with two resulting in deaths. White Earth Police Department along with the Mahnomen County Sheriff’s Department are both encouraging users to seek medical help and treatment as soon as possible. Minnesota’s Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe is suing pharmaceutical companies for the opioid…
FARGO, N.D. — Fernando Sayasaya, the former Fargo Catholic priest accused of molesting two underage boys, made his initial court appearance. Over the course of 19 years, it took the Fargo and West Fargo Police Departments, the FBI, U.S. Marshals and the Philippines national police to capture and bring former Catholic priest Fernando Sayasaya back to North Dakota. “I’d be lying…
HALSTAD, Minn. — A Halstad, Minnesota woman has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting her boyfriend in a videotaped stunt they planned to post on YouTube. Monalisa Perez, 20, pleaded guilty last week to second-degree manslaughter in the June death of 22-year-old Pedro Ruiz III. Court records say Perez told investigators that Ruiz wanted to make a video of her shooting…
