CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Attorneys for a Christine, North Dakota man accused of threatening to shoot people at an office in Idaho wants him released to a mental-health treatment center. A public defender for 44-year-old Joshua Mjoness told a judge in Wyoming that defense attorneys might seek inpatient treatment. The judge didn’t make any rulings. Federal investigators say Mjoness threatened to…
KATHRYN, N.D. — The search for 40-year-old Mark Davies of Valley City has ended after authorities recovered his body inside his submerged SUV. Earlier this week, the sheriff in Barnes County asked the US Army Corps of Engineers to lower the Sheyenne River so crews could search a section of the river. The body and vehicle were recovered in the…
FARGO, N.D. – Sodbuster is back. The sculpture stood at Main Avenue and Broadway in downtown Fargo for 20 years. The 24–ft. long, 1,300 pound figure is valued at $500,000. Sodbuster was placed in storage in 2002 because of weather damage. Cracks had also formed as a result of train traffic. It was restored in Ohio. Categories: Community, Local…
FARGO-MOORHEAD – Students were among the volunteers who took the day off to give back to nature. They are planting thousands of trees and shrubs alongside the Red River to help sustain the river bank, build it up and help the water quality. “We love to have students out here actively engaged, getting dirty, planting the trees, so they’re learning…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. – Police are investigating what it calls rumors of a possible school shooting at East Grand Forks Senior High School on Friday September 27th. East Grand Forks Police says in a Facebook post its school resource officer has been working on the case with staff members and “the school is taking every precaution to keep their…
MOORHEAD, Minn.–A man was arrested after speeding past a Clay County investigator on his way to work. The investigator was traveling to work on County Road 18 just west of Highway 19 when the driver of a black Ford Mustang passed him at a very high rate of speed. The investigator, who was in his squad car, had difficulty catching…
If you like the way pitties look, you will love Jensen, from the tip of his broad black nose to the end of his tail a long, long way behind. He’s got the classic wide pit bull face, short legs and a broad chest and shoulders that look like he could bench 440. The long, low-slung dog is almost broader…
College kids have already started the semester, but even if your kids are years away, there’s something coming up on the calendar you won’t want to miss. FAFSA — or federal student aid — open up its application process on October first. And because it’s first-come, first-served, the time is right for parents and students to start filling out their…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — A brief pursuit and standoff on the northeast side of Fergus Falls on Wednesday afternoon ended with four arrests. 41-year-old Terry Stewart was wanted on a warrant. He fled a traffic stop, crashed into a vehicle and then dashed into an apartment. Police set up a perimeter and Stewart was eventually taken into custody. He faces…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Nearly a hundred seniors came out for this year’s Senior Safety Academy at the Hjemkomst Center. It’s all part of TRIAD’s efforts to get seniors, law enforcement and the community talking about healthy living for the elderly. “It’s really phenomenal that seniors are coming out to learn how to help themselves or have law enforcement help them,”…
