EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. — The East Grand Forks Police Department is searching for a suspect who allegedly assaulted a female near the north end walking bridge. Police said just before 5 p.m. Monday, a female called police saying she was rollerblading on the bike path when a man riding a bicycle crashed into her. She told police she fell…
FARGO, ND — One Fargo man is hoping to catch a thief after his son’s drone was stolen from his locked pickup. Surveillance video from Joseph Ochoa’s house in south Fargo shows a man going through two pickups in the driveway around 4:30 am last Tuesday. He said you can see the man picking up the drone, which cost nearly…
VALLEY CITY, ND — A phone call that prompted a large police response to the parking lot of Family Dollar in Valley City was made in Alabama. A man called the store and claimed that he was holding a woman hostage. He wanted credit card numbers and said he would hurt the woman if he didn’t receive the information….
HENNEPIN COUNTY, Minn. — The mother of Philando Castile has reached a nearly $3 million settlement in his death. The settlement was announced by attorneys for Valerie Castile and the city of St. Anthony. The settlement avoids the drawn-out process of a federal wrongful death lawsuit stemming from Castile’s death. The 32-year-old elementary school cafeteria worker was killed by…
GRAND FORKS, ND — UND has been awarded a major grant in the continuing battle against drug addiction. The university was given $3.8 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The money will be used for a program involving providers of services in addiction and behavioral health fields. It’s part of a nationwide effort to combat the…
MINOT, ND — A Minot man has been sentenced to 11 days in jail for dragging a horse behind a trailer and assaulting a man. Cody Sundby, 35, was convicted of aggravated assault and animal cruelty. Authorities say the horse suffered injuries to its mouth, face, neck and sides of its torso. Sundby also hit a man over the head…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Anti-police protesters disrupted the Twin Cities Pride Parade over the police shooting of Philando Castile. “Do not say black lives matter if you’re not out here ya’ll,” said one protester. “You are literally letting the police department that brutalizes and kills us, that literally beat my booty at the 4th Precinct, lead our gay pride parade. So,…
MINNETONKA, Minn. — One person is dead after a shooting at a Minnesota storage facility. Police say they were called to the 28-hundred block of Hedberg Drive at the Public Storage facility at about 11 a.m. after a fight broke out between two men. Once on the scene, they found one man dead from a gunshot wound. They say they…
BISMARCK, ND — The trial for 10 people who are accused of tricking mostly American seniors out of millions of dollars in a Jamaican Lottery scam has been put on hold. Federal Judge Dan Hovland has rescheduled the trial to January 22nd of 2018 because one of the defendant’s attorneys says he needs more time to prepare. The trial…
FARGO, ND — Area mayors will host a prescription drug take back to help set back opioid addiction. The Mayors’ Blue Ribbon Commission is set to host the take back on Tuesday from 1:00 to 6:30p.m. at Fargo Cass Public Health’s parking lot. This allows anyone with expired or unwanted prescription medication to dispose of it safely and help…
