BRECKENRIDGE, MN — A man has been charged with arson for setting fire to the Breckenridge home he was staying in on Sunday. Police found 30-year-old Solomon Wierman in the driveway. He appeared confused and had been drinking. Court documents state that Wierman, who has a history of mental illness, told police that he started the fire in the bedroom where…
FARGO, ND — Someone is holding a Lucky for Life lottery ticket that was bought in Fargo. The state lottery says the ticket matched five white balls in the Monday night drawing. The ticket was sold at Cash Wise Foods on 13th Avenue South. The winner has the option of annuity payments of $25,000 a year for up to 20 years…
MOORHEAD, MN — A scout in Moorhead did the right thing and he is being recognized for it. Police Chief Shannon Monroe presented Jeremy Murray with a Citizen Recognition Letter. On February 5, Jeremy found a bank deposit bag full of money while on his way to school. The bag belonged to an area business. He immediately contacted the Moorhead Police…
BISMARCK, ND — Gov. Doug Burgum has signed the first bill of the 2019 legislative session. The bill removes mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug-related offenses. It removes the mandatory minimum sentencing requirement for repeat offenses for manufacturing or delivering controlled substances, or possession with intent to manufacturer or deliver. The bill does not change the class of conviction. It takes…
Tammy Blankenship-Harlan and David GrotbergWACO, TX — A Texas woman has been charged three years after a hit-and-run crash killed a college student from Fergus Falls. 50-year-old Tammy Blankenship-Harlan of Waco is charged in the death of 19-year-old David Grotberg. He was attending Baylor University in Waco when he was struck and killed by a car while riding a bicycle with…
FARGO, N.D. – The Fargo Police Department wants you to know of a high risk sex offender who moved to a new location. 28-year-old John Bussert is living at 2125 9th Avenue South. He was convicted in 2013 of Luring Minor by Computer. Bussert requested nude photos of a 13-year-old girl and asked her to engage in sexual acts through Facebook….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Grand Forks Police is asking for help finding a runaway reported missing February 4th. Brizza Bouvette’s family says they believe she’s with people familiar to her. Some possible places she may be going are Fargo, Jamestown, Minot or Dickinson. Police say there’s no indication she is in danger. Anyone with information on where Brizza may be is asked…
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) _ U.S. wildlife officials plan to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move certain to re-ignite the legal battle over a predator that’s rebounding in some regions but absent in others. Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt was expected to announce the proposal during a Wednesday speech before a wildlife conference in Denver….
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Governor Tim Walz’s $450 million transportation budget proposal could improve 1,800 miles of roads and replace 300 bridges in Minnesota. It would also create a variety of long–needed infrastructural changes in Moorhead. After relying on the same roads for over 50 years, civil engineers are giving half of them a D+ rating and 35 percent of bridges a…
FARGO, N.D. –Fargo Police arrested a man Tuesday morning after a string of house break–ins in South Fargo. Around 8 a.m. officers Police came to the 1400 block of 11th Avenue South after a woman saw a man hiding in her basement. “They screamed, made a loud noise, the male got scared, exited the residence, and fled on foot,” said…
