Crime

St. Cloud Toddler Recovering After Shooting Himself

Authorities say the boy is in stable condition

  ST. CLOUD, Minn. — St. Cloud police say a 3-year-old boy shot himself after finding a loaded gun at his home. Authorities say the boy is in stable condition. They are looking for the 28-year-old father of the child who could face charges of negligently storing a firearm and being a felon in possession of a gun. Police were…

Authorities Identify Monango Man in Fatal Crash with Semi

The semi driver, 41 year old Brandon Sanderson of Stirum, was treated in Jamestown for minor injuries

  EDGELEY, ND — The highway patrol has released the name of a man killed in a crash last Thursday afternoon, six miles northeast of Edgeley. They say 79-year-old Coral Bardell of Monango drove through an intersection and was hit by a semi hauling corn. Bardell died from his injuries. The semi driver, 41 year old Brandon Sanderson of Stirum,…

Grand Forks Man Admits He Lied to Police About Robbery

A charge of making a false report has been forwarded to the state's attorney's office against 24-year-old Reid Peterson of Grand Forks

  GRAND FORKS, ND — Police say a man who claims that he was held up by a black man in Grand Forks Saturday night made the entire story up. A charge of making a false report has been forwarded to the state’s attorney’s office against 24-year-old Reid Peterson of Grand Forks. Peterson had claimed that an armed man approached…

Family in Mourning After a Murder-Suicide in Menahga

The men are identified as 82 year-old Carl Albin and 67 year-old Michael Callahan.

  MENAHGA, Minn. — Family members are grieving after a series of tragedies, the latest being a murder-suicide in Menahga, Minnesota. Authorities said two bodies were found with gunshot wounds in a house just after midnight. Police wouldn’t tell concerned family members the names of two men found dead at 814 Oak Avenue Northeast. Sherrill Johnson is certain it was…

Deputies Respond To Early-Morning Standoff

Around 4:43 a.m., 57-year-old Steven Sorenson of Harwood was arrested without incident.

HARWOOD, N.D — One man has been arrested after a standoff in rural Harwood, North Dakota following shots fired early Tuesday morning. Shortly after midnight, a man called dispatch wanting to make a complaint about an incident that happened at a West Fargo bar. Cass County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the man’s location in rural Harwood. “Our office had started…

Belcourt Man Sentenced in Grand Forks Stabbing of Man, Pregnant Woman

Jordan Parisien, 29, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder and one count of burglary

  GRAND FORKS, ND — A Belcourt man is headed behind bars for eight years for stabbing two people, one of whom was a pregnant woman in Grand Forks. Jordan Parisien, 29, pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted murder and one count of burglary. The judge sentenced Parisien to 20 years in prison with 12 years suspended. In early…

Forest River Woman Dies in Rollover Crash

Her vehicle went into river, broke through the ice and landed upside down

  WALSH COUNTY, ND — One person is dead after an early morning rollover in Walsh County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 30-year-old Forest River woman was driving her SUV about one mile south of Minto about 7:40 this morning when she hit the ditch. Her vehicle went into river, broke through the ice and landed upside down….

Authorities Need More Resources in Search for Missing Red Lake Fishermen

Their boat capsized and one man was able to swim to shore

  RED LAKE, Minn. — More help is needed to find two missing fishermen on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The Northeast Regional Water Rescue Team and the Stutsman County Dive Team will begin searching Lower Red Lake on Tuesday. The Grand Forks Regional Team will provide airboats since conditions on the lake have changed since the fishermen went missing…

Authorities Make Arrest in Fatal Cass Lake Shooting

They found a 25-year-old Cass Lake woman with a gunshot wound to the head

  CASS LAKE, Minn. — Just east of Wadena County, authorities have arrested a 24-year-old man in the fatal shooting of a woman. Cass County, Minnesota deputies were called to a home in the Cass Lake area about 8 a.m. Sunday. They found a 25-year-old Cass Lake woman with a gunshot wound to the head. She was pronounced dead at…