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Duluth Police Arrest Second Suspect in Fatal Downtown Shooting

May 26, 2021

By Site Staff

DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Police announced Wednesday morning that a second suspect wanted in Saturday’s fatal downtown shooting has been arrested. According to police, Laurel Ladd, 26, was arrested around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday after investigators identified an address on East Village View Drive in the Harbor Highlands as a possible location for Ladd. Ladd was located at the address…

Moorhead Park Board votes to remove new frisbee golf nets at Woodland Park

The course was along the south side of the Red River.

May 25, 2021

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MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The Moorhead Parks Board votes to remove new frisbee golf nets at Woodlawn Park after complaints from neighbors. The park has a beginners course for disc golfers. Park Program Director Jordan Clementson says there was a demand for a more difficult course. “The disc course community has been asking for additional holes and additional baskets. We just…

Ex-deputy who had fentanyl in his system plans to plead guilty in deadly crash

May 25, 2021

Jim Monk,

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A former Otter Tail County deputy who was under the influence of fentanyl during a chase that ended in a deadly crash plans to plead guilty to misconduct of a public employee. Court documents show that Kelly Backman was in pursuit of a minivan driven by a man who was the subject of a drug…

Video: Gunshots heard near George Floyd square

May 25, 2021

Jim Monk,

Here’s the moment shots were fired near George Floyd Square earlier this morning. pic.twitter.com/NIWRBr6b9Y — Philip Crowther (@PhilipinDC) May 25, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS – The Minneapolis intersection where George Floyd died was disrupted by gunfire Tuesday, just hours before it was to be the site of a family-friendly street festival marking the anniversary of his death at the hands of police….

Moorhead denies 24-hour schedule request to complete underpass

May 25, 2021

Jim Monk,

MOORHEAD. Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Additional cost and noise are reasons the Moorhead City Council turned down a contractor’s request to be allowed to work extra hours to wrap up the Main Avenue/20th Street South underpass yet this year. Ames Construction Company wanted to work a 24-hour, six-day-a-week schedule to complete the project that includes three railroad bridges. Two of the…

Festival to remember George Floyd

May 25, 2021

Jim Monk,

George Floyd memorial MINNEAPOLIS – The intersection where George Floyd took his final breaths was to be transformed Tuesday into an outdoor festival on the one-year anniversary of his death, with food, children’s activities and a long list of musical performers. Rapper Nur-D, one of the performers, tweeted that the event would be about “turning mourning into dancing.” The site of…

Names Released In Double-Fatal Crash Sunday in Douglas County

May 24, 2021

TJ Nelson,

DOUGLAS CO., Minn. — The people involved in a deadly crash in Douglas County over the weekend are identified. The sheriff’s office reports 24-year-old Scott Johnson of Glenwood failed to stop at a stop sign and his car was hit by an oncoming pickup. Johnson and his passenger, 21-year-old Zoe Tostenson of Marshall, died at the scene. The driver of…

Minnesota DNR conservation officer dies in 2-vehicle crash

May 24, 2021

Jim Monk,

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says one of its conservation officers died in a two-vehicle crash. The crash happened Monday morning near Grand Rapids while the conservation officer was on duty. The officer’s name is being withheld until the family is notified. The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating the crash. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News…

Prosecutor on Wright’s death case resigns, citing ‘vitriol’

May 24, 2021

Jim Monk,

Kim PotterMINNEAPOLIS – A prosecutor who was handling the case against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright has resigned, saying “vitriol” and “partisan politics” have made it hard to pursue justice. Imran Ali had been working on the case of Kim Potter, a former Brooklyn Center officer who fatally shot the 20-year-old…

Fire damages Dilworth apartment building

May 24, 2021

Jim Monk,

DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – Several people were forced out of their apartments by a fire at a three-story apartment in Dilworth. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says Dilworth and Moorhead Fire Departments responded shortly after 8:30 a.m. Monday after a passerby reported seeing smoke coming from the roof of the building at 735 Center Ave. The fire was located in…