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Arrest Made In Fatal UTV Crash Last Month In Becker County

36-year-old Aaron Pelham of Waubun was arrested Monday

July 2, 2019

TJ Nelson,

Aaron PelhamBECKER CO., MN — Authorities have arrested the driver involved in a fatal UTV crash last month in Becker County. 36-year-old Aaron Pelham of Waubun was arrested Monday and is in the Becker County Jail with formal charges pending. Pelham was driving a 1999 Mercury Marquis which crashed into a UTV driven by 27-year-old Michael Tibbetts of Ogema. He…

Think About Donating Blood For The 4th

Donations from O-negative donors, the universal blood type, are especially important this time of year due to increased accidents and trauma cases.

July 2, 2019

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. – As we approach the July 4th holiday and what will be a long weekend for many across the U.S., Vitalant is bracing for a national shortfall of nearly 8,500 blood donations the week of July 1. In an effort to bolster local and national blood supplies and be prepared for unexpected events, Vitalant is calling on the…

Erskine Man Arrested For Impaired Boating On Union Lake

Emelian Frolov was located on the lake around 8 o'clock Sunday night with seven other people in his watercraft

July 1, 2019

TJ Nelson,

POLK CO., MN — An Erskine, Minnesota man is arrested after Polk County authorities get a report of a reckless boater on Union Lake. 23-year-old Emelian Frolov was located on the lake around 8 o’clock Sunday night with seven other people in his watercraft. Frolov was escorted into the public landing and arrested for boating while impaired. No injuries were…

Three Men Arrested During Sex Trafficking Sting In Mahnomen

They were taken into custody as they arrived at an arranged meeting place for a sexual encounter

July 1, 2019

TJ Nelson,

MAHNOMEN, MN — Three Minnesota men were arrested Friday in Mahnomen during a sex trafficking sting by TRUST: the Tribes United Against Sex Trafficking Task Force. Arrested were 46-year-old Steven Bergren of Lake Park, 35-year-old Shane Lehn of Rothsay and 59-year-old Michael Skjerven of Thief River Falls. The men arranged to meet investigators who were posing as sex trafficking victims…

Abortions in Minnesota See 2% Decline in 2018

The vast majority of abortions were performed in a woman's first trimester.

July 1, 2019

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Statistics released by the state Department of Health show there were 9,910 abortions performed in Minnesota in 2018, a 2% decrease from the year before. While the overall numbers declined, the number of people who traveled to Minnesota for an abortion increased by 8% over 2017, with the bulk of out-of-state residents traveling from Wisconsin….

Hundreds March to Protest Immigration Policies

Demonstrators waved flags and banners and temporarily stopped traffic during the 15-block march to protest federal immigration raids.

July 1, 2019

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ Hundreds of people protested the Trump administration’s immigration policies during a march through south Minneapolis on Sunday afternoon. The Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee and the Council on American-Islamic Relations promoted Sunday afternoon’s march as a protest “to demand justice for separated families.” Demonstrators waved flags and banners and temporarily stopped traffic during the 15-block march to…

Occupant of Disabled Vehicle Struck and Killed While Flagging Down Help

Authorhities say a 38-year-old man from Littlefork was driving the Ford Focus that hit her.

July 1, 2019

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RAINY LAKE, MN. (AP) _ The Minnesota State Patrol says a woman trying to flag down help after her vehicle became disabled has been struck and killed on a northern Minnesota highway. The patrol says 18-year-old Kimburly Lynn Loycano, of International Falls, was walking southbound on Highway 71 in Rainy Lake with other occupants of the disabled vehicle when she…

Storm Reports Saturday, June 29th

June 30, 2019

Max Mueller,

Storm Reports from the National Weather Service in Grand Forks: ..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON… ..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE…. ..REMARKS.. 0750 AM HAIL 3 ESE KNOX 48.33N 99.63W 06/29/2019 E1.25 INCH Benson ND PUBLIC STRONG WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAINS OCCURRED WITH THE HAIL. 0815 AM TSTM WND GST 2 WSW CANDO 48.48N 99.24W 06/29/2019 M56.00 MPH Towner ND AWOS…

Family, Friends Say Final “Goodbye” to Well-Known Hair Stylist Johnny Grey

He was also on the Fargo Invaders football club and a co-founder of the Beard Association of North Dakota

June 30, 2019

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — Family and friends of 38–year–old Johnny Grey are saying their goodbyes to him one last time at a service in West Fargo. The well–known stylist was killed in a car crash in West Fargo last weekend. His family says they decided to have a celebration of his life instead of a traditional funeral because Grey…

Moorhead Police Find Body in River at Johnson Park

they are working to ID the person and notify his or her family

June 29, 2019

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MOORHEAD, Minn. — Moorhead Police have found a body in the river at Johnson Park. Police say someone told them they thought they saw a person floating in the water just after 4:00 this afternoon. When officers got to the boat launch area, they turned their water rescue into a recovery effort. Authorities are working to ID the body…