ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)–The Minnesota Department of Human Services says it must repay the federal government an estimated $48 million that it paid to ineligible chemical dependency treatment providers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ordered the state in May to cease the payments to as many as 100 inpatient providers classified as “institutions for mental diseases.” It said…
Moorhead, M.N.–Moorhead police are searching for a suspect accused of assaulting a man with a knife Monday night. Officers responded to the 1100 block of 18 1/2 Street South for a report of a male that had received a cut to his face during an incident at approximately 10:07 p.m. Officers located the victim and transported him to Essentia Health….
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Some Kappa Sigma fraternity brothers are taking a pie to the face for veterans in our region. For any free will donation, students and faculty at MSUM could throw some whip cream into the guys’ faces. The purpose of the event wasn’t just for some laughs, but to help raise money for the Military Heroes Campaign. It…
TODD CO., Minn. — Dylan Bennett, the man wanted for the double murders of his parents in Long Prairie, Minnesota, is back in Todd County. Bennett was booked into jail Monday morning pending charges of second-degree murder. He was arrested Saturday at a hotel in Cancun, Mexico. Barry and Carol Bennett were found dead in their home Tuesday by deputies…
GONVICK, Minn. — A man who was found dead in Gonvick, Minnesota last week has been identified. He is 52-year-old Jonathon Sundquist of rural Gonvick. Polk County deputies responded just before midnight Friday to a report of an assault and found Sundquist’s body. They say there is no threat to the public and the investigation is ongoing. Categories: Local News,…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Three candidates are being considered for District Court judge in Minnesota’s Seventh Judicial District. It is chambered in Moorhead. The finalists include Mara Rausch, currently a managing attorney in the Office of Public Defender in Moorhead. Jade Rosenfeldt, a shareholder at Vogel Law Firm. And Nathaniel Welte, an assistant county attorney for the Becker County Attorney’s…
ST. PAUL, Minn.–Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says he’s ordered state agencies to be prepared to legalize recreational marijuana next year if the Legislature approves a bill. But Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka says he’ll block the bill in the Republican-controlled chamber. Walz tells Minnesota Public Radio News that he’s relying on supporters to continue pushing for legalization. House Majority Leader…
Alyssa White is only 16 years old, but she’s already been touched more than once by the shadow of suicide. The West Fargo student lost a friend who was just 12 years old to suicide completion, the first of several of her peers she’s since lost. Since then, White has started to speak openly about the challenges facing young people…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Getting through classes in college takes plenty of hard work but so does moving in just to get the year started. Nearly 2,000 students are attending Concordia College in Moorhead this year. Mikal Kenfield, the college’s director of residence life, says a little over half of the students enrolled also live on campus. While some parents…
TODD CO., Minn. — Authorities have arrested the man wanted for the double murder of his parents in Long Prairie, Minnesota. On Friday, police said it was believed Dylan Bennett had fled to Cancun, Mexico after the murders. His parents, retired NFL player Barry Bennett and his wife Carol, were found dead in their home. Information gathered by the Todd…
