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Chinese Nationals Indicted for Trafficking Opioids In North Dakota

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the indictments Tuesday, saying the pair ran one of the world's most prolific drug trafficking and money laundering organizations.

October 17, 2017

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (AP) _ A pair of Chinese nationals has been indicted on charges that they manufactured tons of fentanyl and other powerful narcotics that were peddled in the United States and flowed, in part, through North Dakota. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the indictments Tuesday, saying the pair ran one of the world’s most prolific drug trafficking and…

Police: Parents of Abandoned Sioux Falls Baby Admit They Used Drugs Night of the Incident

Police have arrested the mother, 28-year-old Mary Jennessee, and charged her with abuse or cruelty to a minor under age seven.

October 16, 2017

TJ Nelson,

SIOUX FALLS, SD — There are new developments in the case of an abandoned baby left outside a Sioux Falls church for nearly 24 hours earlier this month. The parents admit being on drugs. Police have arrested the mother, 28-year-old Mary Jennessee, and charged her with abuse or cruelty to a minor under age seven. The father of the infant…

Authorities Identify Hawley Man After Fatal Crash in Becker County

The crash happened just before noon on Sunday

October 16, 2017

TJ Nelson,

BECKER COUNTY, Minn. — One person was killed in a two vehicle crash in Becker County. The sheriff’s office says 68-year old Todd Mikulecky of Hawley died at the scene of the collision at the intersection of County Roads 7 and 16, about 6 miles east of Ulen. The crash happened just before noon on Sunday. Three people in…

Rockers Melissa Etheridge, Todd Rundgren Arrested in North Dakota

Court documents show Melissa Etheridge was arrested in August in Burke County while heading from Canada into North Dakota.

October 16, 2017

TJ Nelson,

BURKE COUNTY, ND — Two rock n’ roll stars officially have records in North Dakota after being arrested at the border with Canada for marijuana. Court documents show Melissa Etheridge was arrested in August in Burke County while heading from Canada into North Dakota. Etheridge was charged with possession of a controlled substance. People magazine reports she has pleaded…

One Arrested After Early Morning Burglary Call in Moorhead

The call for help came in just after 1:30 a.m.

October 16, 2017

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — One person has been arrested in connection to an early morning burglary call in Moorhead. The call for help came in just after 1:30 a.m. Police responded to 1309 17th Street North after a homeowner says he found a man who was drunk inside his home and looking for his girlfriend. Police set up a perimeter…

Montevideo Police Release More Details Behind Fatal Work Accident

Fultz was pronounced dead at the scene Friday

October 16, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MONTEVIDEO, Minn. — Police say the death of an auto shop worker in Montevideo was an accident. Authorities said 55-year-old Richard Fultz was pinned between a pickup and a tool chest when the owner of Backstreet Auto accidentally stepped on the truck’s accelerator. Fultz was pronounced dead at the scene Friday. Police do not expect the shop owner will…

Fake Money Making the Rounds in the Metro

In one case, the fake bill was exchanged in a Facebook purchase

October 16, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, ND — Police are reminding you to check those large bills. Fake money is turning up again in the metro. Police in Moorhead and Fargo each took a report of fake money being passed on Sunday. In one case, the fake bill was exchanged in a Facebook purchase. Police said they are seeing more movie prop money being…

Minnesota Man Killed in Somalia Bombing

He was applying for a job with the U.N.

October 16, 2017

TJ Nelson,

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The deadliest single attack in Somalia’s history killed more than 300 people including a man from Bloomington, Minnesota. According to a GoFundMe page, Ahmed Eyow was in a hotel in Mogadishu when the bombs went off. “And he was a great father and he served his community,” said the Ahmed’s brother, Bashir Eyow. “I would like to…

Blackduck Man Killed After House Falls on Him

The accident is under investigation

October 16, 2017

TJ Nelson,

BELTRAMI, Minn. — A man is dead and two others hurt after a house fell while being set on a foundation. The Beltrami County sheriff says 25-year-old Joshua O’Brien of Blackduck, Minnesota was killed during the accident Sunday morning. Two other men were taken to hospitals for treatment. The men were setting a small house on the foundation on…

Minnesota Woman on Losing Brother During Las Vegas Shooting; Lawsuit Filed Over Mandalay Bay Response

Emily Alvarez lost her brother, Brian Fraser, to the shooting in Las Vegas. KMSP Fox 9 reporter, Christina Palladino has her story.

October 12, 2017

Site Staff,

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — An Eden Prairie woman who lost her brother in the Las Vegas massacre is opening up about the heartbreak her family is going through. Christina Palladino talked with the woman about losing a member of her family. Emily Alvarez is a Special Education teacher at Minnetonka school. She got the worst news in the world last…