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…
Armed Robbery SuspectWest Fargo, N.D.–West Fargo Police responded to an armed robbery at the Casey’s gas station on 524 Sheyenne Street in West Fargo around 7:15 a.m. Monday. Authorities say the suspect is male, under 6-feet tall with a slender build. He was wearing a black hoodie with a white mask covering his face. The suspect displayed a gun and…
ARNEGARD, N.D.–The driver of an off-road utility vehicle has died in a crash in McKenzie County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the 27-year-old man from Philadelphia, Mississippi was driving on a private road near Arnegard Sunday about 5 p.m., crested a hill and lost control of the vehicle, striking a barbed wire fence. The patrol says the vehicle overturned…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – Fargo Police are investigating a shooting that left a man hospitalized. Officers responded to reports of gunshots shortly after 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the 1900 block of 31st Avenue South. The shooting happened in the street. The entire area was blocked off. Police tell KFGO News the man’s injuries are not life-threatening. The victim is not…
FARGO, N.D. — “This is the perfect place for imperfect people.” That’s how Pastor John Roberts describes Recovery Worship, a church for those who have been affected by addiction – from alcoholism and substance abuse to gambling or overeating. “And it may not be the addicts themselves. It could be family members, loved ones, parents, partners, spouses, children. Anybody whose…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — About 100 Americans die every day from gun violence whether it be from a mass shooting, suicide or domestic violence. But Cheryl Billar no longer keeps victims of gun violence in her thoughts and prayers. “Two years ago when the school shooting at my nephew’s school, I started to care more and then Parkland happened….
