Crime

Three More People Charged in Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Embezzlement Case

A total of six people were accused of embezzling from the tribe's Big Coulee District

BISMARCK, ND — Three more people charged in a Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate embezzlement case have been sentenced in federal court. Colette White was given three years of probation and fined $3,000, Gerald German Jr. three months in custody and a $5,000 fine and Gerald Heminger Jr. three months in custody and a $2,000 fine. They also must pay a total of…

Jury Awards Woman who Sued Johnson and Johnson Over Baby Powder $417 Million

A spokesperson for the company says their products are safe and will be appealing the jury's decision

  NATIONAL — A jury is ordering Johnson and Johnson to pay a California woman $417 million dollars and the other trials the company is facing are far from over. The woman filed a lawsuit against the company saying Johnson and Johnson failed to warn their customers that the talcum in their baby powder has potential cancer risks if it…

Two Arrested After High Speed Chase Through Cass & Clay Counties

Clay County deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle about 10 miles south of Moorhead late Monday night

  CASS COUNTY, ND — Two people were arrested after a high speed chase that started in Clay County and ended in southern Cass County. Hayley Jensen, 22, is in the Clay County Jail on fleeing charges. Her passenger, 26-year-old Michael Kunert, is in jail in Wapheton on outstanding warrants. Clay County deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle about 10…

Two Fergus Falls Men Linked to Shooting Trumpeter Swans

The men have not yet been named or charged

  FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Two men from Fergus Falls are linked to the shooting deaths of two trumpeter swans south of that city. A Minnesota DNR officer says the protected swans were shot on a federal waterfowl production refuge. He says the investigation began after the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call from someone who heard…

Mitchell Man Arrested on First Degree Manslaughter Charge

Police say Lewis stabbed the man three times in the back and once in the torso

MITCHELL, SD — A Mitchell, South Dakota man was arrested after police say he stabbed another man multiple times. They say 49-year-old Anthony Lewis was awoken by screaming and someone knocking on his door at his apartment. Lewis allegedly picked up a knife and went outside his apartment complex and confronted a 30-year-old man. Police say Lewis stabbed the man…

Water Service, Cass County Electric Scams in the Metro Area

Police say the phone calls are a scam and urge you to never give out a credit card number over the phone

  FARGO, ND — We have two scams going around the area to tell you about. Someone has been calling people in Fargo and telling them that their water service will be turned off if they don’t pay their bill immediately. Police say the phone calls are a scam and urge you to never give out a credit card number…

Moorhead Man Sentenced for Raping an Exotic Dancer

He was initially sentenced to 25 years in prison for the crime in 2013

  MOORHEAD, Minn. — A sex offender who was convicted of raping and holding a seven-months pregnant exotic dancer prisoner has been sentenced. Jesse Paskey, 34, of Moorhead, was given 30 years in prison for the December 2012 crime. He was initially sentenced to 25 years in prison for the crime in 2013. But Paskey sought a new trial and…

Fargo Police Still Searching for Missing Pregnant Woman

She was last seen wearing a pink shirt, shorts and Nike slip-on sandals

  FARGO, ND — A pregnant Fargo woman is still missing and people are sharing messages of prayers on the Fargo Police Department Facebook post. Savanna Greywind, 22, was last seen on Saturday at her apartment building in north Fargo. Greywind is eight months pregnant. She is five feet, four inches tall with brown hair and green eyes. She was…

Jamestown Police Department Investigating Garage Fire

An investigation found that the garage was being used as a living space

  JAMESTOWN, ND — Authorities in Jamestown are investigating a garage fire. Firefighters were called to the detached garage at 1213 5th Avenue Southeast last Wednesday. An investigation found that the garage was being used as a living space. The case has been turned over to the Jamestown Police Department and is considered an open criminal investigation. Categories: Community, Crime,…

Fargo Police Asking for Help in Identifying Casey’s Robbery Suspects

The two white males are seen walking in the store wearing black hoodies and covering their faces

FARGO, ND — Police need help looking for two suspects caught on surveillance video robbing a Casey’s General Store in Fargo. It happened at around four 0′ clock Tuesday morning at their 10th Street North location. The two white males are seen walking in the store wearing black hoodies and covering their faces. Police say they pulled a knife and…