MINOT, ND — A massive fire at a Minot recycling plant is still smoldering with smaller fires still inside. Fire crews were seen at Earth Recycling earlier this morning trying to keep the smolder under control. Officials say the air quality in the area is now safe. The massive fire started ripping through the recycling plant on Thursday. Drivers…
FARGO, ND — The Fargo Police Department has a new K9 officer and thanks to you, a brand new name. The department posted this picture of the K9 on their Facebook page. K9 Blue is a Belgian Malinois and the department says he was selected for the force because of his high drive. Blue is with his future handler,…
CASS COUNTY, ND — Barnes County prosecutors are being asked to review the results of an investigation into a West Fargo police officer. Lieutenant Greg Warren was placed on paid administrative leave earlier this month after a complaint was filed against him. Warren has been with the department for 42 years, making him the longest serving member. The Cass…
FARGO, ND — One man is in custody after police say he led authorities on a 90-mile-per hour chase, jumped into a cab and hid out in local hotel. Nils Njus, 52, is facing multiple drug and traffic and charges, including driving a stolen vehicle and felony fleeing. Police say they attempted to pull Njus over on I-94 before he…
BRAINERD, Minn. — Brainerd High School is coming under fire after a picture of their yearbook was tweeted and hit the social media…thanks to a Hollywood actor. The school dedicated a page of its 2017 yearbook, asking students about President Trump. One student is quoted as saying…”I would like to behead him. I do not like him.” The photo went…
BISMARCK, ND — A federal judge is dismissing a lawsuit from Dakota Access LLC against Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Dave Archambault, but it may not mean he is in the clear. The judge said the company failed to prove its claim that Archambault and four others caused more than $75,000 in damages for Dakota Access during the protests in…
WEST FARGO, ND — Fargo Deputy Police Chief Joe Anderson has withdrawn his name from consideration for the top spot at the West Fargo Police Department. Anderson stated in a letter to the city he could not commit to attending the second round of interviews scheduled for June 7-9. He also stated although it wasn’t an easy decision for him, it…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — A high-risk sex offender is on the move in Moorhead. Police say Eric Fanning will be living in the 300 block of 14th Street South. Fanning engaged in sexual contact by force with three adult females on separate occasions. The women were unknown to him. A public notification meeting is not planned at this time. Categories:…
POLK COUNTY, Minn. — The Crookston man facing second murder charges, returns to Polk County. Forty-nine-year-old Eddie Frazier was released from the Hennepin County jail. Frazier is charged in the death of 48-year-old Tawnja Wallace. Her body was found in a bathtub in their Crookston apartment earlier this month. Frazier was arrested in Bloomington after fleeing from police. Categories:…
BISMARCK, ND — A former deputy U.S. marshal has been sentenced for receiving child porn. Michael Rivera, of Bismarck, was sentenced to seven years in prison. Officers found dozens of pictures and videos of child porn on his computer. Rivera was indicted by a grand jury in October and pleaded guilty in January. In February, Rivera was found guilty…
