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UND Student Named To State Board of Higher Education Seat

May 17, 2021

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. — A UND student has been named to the state Board of Higher Education. Gracie Lian, a senior studying business administration, will be the board’s student representative for a one-year term. She joins the group on July 1. Lian has served as president of the North Dakota Student Association and as UND’s student body president. She is also…

Newfolden Man Accused of Biting Trooper, Breaking Out of Vehicle

May 17, 2021

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS CO., N.D. — A Newfolden, Minnesota man is accused of biting a North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper before breaking out of the patrol vehicle only to be recaptured moments later. It all went down Monday morning around 8:30 when a trooper tried to stop 38-year-old Douglas Reierson for going 95 on I-29 between Grand Forks and Thompson. Reierson…

Officer charged in Daunte Wright death to stand trial Dec. 6

May 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

Daunte WrightMINNEAPOLIS – A December trial has been set for a former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with second-degree manslaughter in Daunte Wright’s death. Former Brooklyn Center Officer Kim Potter is scheduled to stand trial Dec. 6, barring any future scheduling conflicts. The date was set during a Monday pretrial hearing, during which Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu found there…

Police shootout leaves one dead in Dickinson

May 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

DICKINSON, N.D. – One man is a dead in a shootout with police following a reported domestic incident that left one woman injured with a gunshot wound. Officers responded to a report about 1:15 a.m. Monday of a domestic incident involving a weapon at an apartment. The suspect allegedly began shooting from inside the apartment and officers returned fire. It…

Walz, legislative leaders reach $52 billion budget deal

May 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

Minnesota State CapitolST. PAUL, Minn. – The leaders of the Minnesota Legislature and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz have announced a $52 billion deal for the state’s next two-year budget Monday. But lawmakers will have to finish the work during a special session next month. Negotiations still lie ahead on police accountability and some other issues that weren’t part of the…

Jamestown stabbing suspect arrested after anonymous tip

May 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

JAMESTOWN N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A suspect wanted for a stabbing at a Jamestown mobile home two weeks ago was arrested Saturday. Police received an anonymous tip that led them to Timothy Ost. He had an active warrant for aggravated assault for the May 2nd incident. Ost is accused of breaking into a mobile home and stabbing a 47-year old man…

Motorcyclist seriously injured in Moorhead

May 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police say a Moorhead man was seriously injured when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a pickup. The crash happened at around 4:15 p.m. Sunday in the 2800 block of 34th St. A pickup driven by 73-year-old Curtis Hirschkorn had been stopped on 28th Ave. S. Hirschkorn attempted to make a left turn onto 34th…

FBI probing extremist activities in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota

NUMBER OF CASES REMAINS STABLE, BUT ISSUE IS A TOP CONCERN

May 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR) – The head of the FBI’s Minneapolis Field Office says federal authorities are investigating “a number of cases” involving domestic extremist activities in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. Michael Paul is the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Minneapolis, which oversees the Dakotas and Minnesota. In an interview with KVRR-TV, Paul said extremist-related activities are…

Supreme Court will consider major abortion rights case

May 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court has agreed to consider a major rollback of abortion rights, saying it will take up Mississippi’s bid to enforce a 15-week ban on abortion. The court’s order Monday sets up a showdown over abortion, probably in the fall, with a more conservative court apparently ready to dramatically alter nearly 50 years of rulings on abortion…

Bicyclist killed, woman who came to his aid is injured

May 17, 2021

Jim Monk,

DICKINSON, N.D. – A bicyclist was killed and a woman who came to his aid was seriously injured in a crash in Dickinson. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 26-year-old man was riding his bike on South Main Street about 6 p.m. Sunday and fell into the southbound lane of traffic. A motorist saw the man fall, stopped her…