Crime

House Majority Whip, Steve Scalise, Returns to Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Majority Whip, Steve Scalise, has returned to Capitol Hill for the first time since he was shot while at a baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia. Scalise was greeted by standing ovation from the House as he walked in. He participated in Thursday’s vote series and addressed his colleagues on the House floor, thanking Rep. Brad Wenstrup,…

Dakota Access Pipeline Makes $15 Million Donation to Help with Protest Costs

The state has approved $43 million in loans to cover the costs of the pipeline protests

  BISMARCK, ND — Governor Burgum has announced a major donation by Dakota Access Pipeline to help with costs incurred during the protests. The governor said the pipeline company wired $15 million to the state-owned Bank of North Dakota this afternoon to help pay down loans taken out by the Department of Emergency Services. The state has approved $43 million…

UPDATE: One Suspect Taken to Hospital After Shooting, Police Chase in Becker County

Eastbound Lanes of Highway 10 Closed Between Audubon and Detroit Lakes

BECKER COUNTY, Minn. — Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander has confirmed that one of the suspects involved in a police chase on Highway 10 has been taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds. Glander said the suspect was taken to a Fargo area hospital  but did not release the name of the person or their condition. Glander said Becker County…

Driver Eludes Officers, High Speed Chase Ends in Fargo

Officers called off the pursuit near Target on 42nd Street and 13th Avenue South as speeds hit 75 miles per hour

  CLAY COUNTY, Minn. — A high-speed chase through the metro ends near Target in Fargo. It all started when a pickup driver fled a traffic stop on Wall Street in north Moorhead just after midnight. Clay County deputies and Moorhead police followed the driver as he crossed into north Fargo and headed south. Officers called off the pursuit near…

Packed Courtroom for Greywind Murder Suspect’s Hearing

Greywind's mother and sister were in attendance, including friends of the family

FARGO, ND — Brooke Crews was back in court. Crews and William Hoehn are charged with the disappearance and murder of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind. It was a packed courtroom as Crews plead not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit murder, kidnapping and providing false information to police officers. Crews’ attorney advised her not to enter the pleas herself, so…

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Fatal Thief River Falls Plane Crash

The report also says there was a fire and explosion

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — The NTSB has issued a preliminary report on a deadly airplane crash near Thief River Falls. The report does not mention a possible cause of the crash Saturday but it says a witness about a mile away told investigators the engine was “screaming” before the plane went down. The report also stated there was a…

Charges Filed Against Minnesota Man After Death of Infant

Doctors delivered the baby by emergency c-section and the child was on life support until Sunday night

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Manslaughter charges have been filed against a man after an infant delivered by emergency surgery died. Police said 20-year-old Chaz Moore of Rochester pushed his girlfriend, who was 26 weeks pregnant, to the floor last Thursday. The woman drove herself to the hospital after suffering abdominal pains. Doctors delivered the baby by emergency c-section and the child…

Second Suspect in Savanna Greywind’s Murder Case Makes Court Appearance

Crews appeared in Cass County Court for her preliminary hearing with her lawyer

Brooke CrewsFARGO, ND — The second suspect in the murder and kidnapping of a Fargo woman has entered her pleas in the case. Brooke Crews, 38, of Fargo, is pleading not guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, kidnapping and giving false information to officers. Crews appeared in Cass County Court for her preliminary hearing with her lawyer. Crews’ boyfriend, 32-year-old…

Greywind Family Hires Nationally Known Attorney

In a Facebook post the family spokesperson says that Gloria Allred has been retained by the Greywind family.

Fargo, ND — The family of Savanna Greywind has reportedly hired Gloria Allred for legal counsel and to handle media requests. The announcement was made on the Facebook page of a Greywind family friend. In a statement on Facebook, “Several weeks ago, knowing the family would be requiring the assistance of legal counsel I reached out to an attorney I’ve…

Suspect in Savanna Greywind Murder Case Enters Pleas

Crews and Hoehn were neighbors of Savanna's

  FARGO, ND — One week before he was set to appear in court for a preliminary hearing, a suspect in the Savanna Greywind case has suddenly entered not guilty pleas. A lawyer for William Hoehn on Tuesday entered written “not guilty” pleas on behalf of his client to conspiracy to commit murder, kidnapping and giving false information to officers….