GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A Grand Forks man has been given nine years in federal prison for possessing child porn. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter Welte sentenced 28-year-old Nicholas Bartholome to 10 years supervised release following that sentence. Bartholome was also ordered to pay $200 in special assessments to the Crime Victims’ Fund. Between August 2017 and May 2018,…
We know the training and performance routine of an elite athlete is pretty intense. But from eating the equivalent of 20 to 25 Big Macs a day, to sleeping in piles of straw outdoors along the race route, you’ve never seen anything like the Iditarod. It’s not only something local veterinarian Dr. John Reichert has seen for the past twenty…
BISMARCK, N.D. – A woman who disappeared from the Standing Rock Reservation more than two months ago has been found in Texas. Law enforcement and volunteers had searched extensively for 30-year-old Kara Lynn Mauai after she disappeared Nov. 8. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe said that the mother of three was found safe in the Dallas-Forth Worth area. Authorities had…
FARGO, N.D.- Over 200 student-led organizations gathered at the Great Plains Ballroom to showcase what they’re all about. “They’re so many ways to get involved. It’s a great way to make friends, make connections, and finding added purpose and learn outside of the classroom. Because that’s why we’re all here,” says Lucas Simmer, Executive Commissioner, Student Organizations. One student-led organization…
FARGO, N.D. — After the 2018 Olympics, in which Monique Lamoureux-Morando and Jocelyn Lamoureux-Davidson won gold with the women’s hockey team, the twin sisters knew they wanted something more. “We wanted to make a difference and we feel we have a platform to do that in a capacity that many people don’t,” Jocelyne said. Inspired by their experiences as world…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — The sounds of cranes grabbing, hammers hammering and chainsaws sawing into tons of ice. It’s all a part of the preparation for one of the biggest winter events in Lakes Country: Polar Fest. The building blocks used for this ice castle and all the other decorations for the festival are these 500 pound ice blocks that…
MOORHEAD, Minn.- The university’s dining hall cooked cuisine from countries like Thailand, Brazil, United Kingdom, France, and Greece. The dining staff says they usually get more students and faculty on this day than on normal days because it’s a switch-up from the everyday menu. “We do this each month. A different theme, and it’s just kind of to get the…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — A 63-year-old semi driver is dead after suffering a sudden medical condition and driving off Old Highway 10 near Jamestown. It happened around 7 Tuesday night. Two other drivers saw what happened and found the semi driver unconscious and called 911. The driver was taken to the hospital in Jamestown where he was pronounced dead. There was…
FARGO, N.D. — A Wahpeton man is given 10 years in prison for trafficking a teen from South Carolina to his home for sex. 33-year-old Dustin Gilleo was sentenced in U.S. District Court on a charge of Transportation of a Minor. The 16-year-old girl who was reported missing in South Carolina last January and tracked by her phone to the…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A Sioux Falls daycare provider is charged with manslaughter after a baby became strangled in a car seat and died. Prosecutors say Kayla Styles left the 9-month-old boy in the seat to nap on November 14. When she checked on him two hours later, he was slumped down with the seat’s straps pressing against his neck….
