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….
STACY, Minn. – Authorities say 18 dogs died when fire destroyed a boarding kennel north of the Twin Cities. The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire at Waterview Kennels in Stacy on Tuesday. Isanti Fire District Chief Al Jankovich says the kennel building was full engulfed and the roof had collapsed by the time firefighters arrive…
FARGO, N.D. — The morning of February 7th, 2019 started just like any other for Joe and Renae Kraft. That is, until the unexpected occurred. “We got up in the morning. She was feeding the little dog and I was feeding the big dog and she just fell over backwards,” Joe Kraft said. Renae had a heart attack. It was…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Employers in the community are learning to create a more inclusive work environment for people facing mental and behavioral health issues with The Chamber’s monthly Eggs & Issues event. “The idea is to give people that work in this every day, people that have gone through some of their own issues themselves, to help our audience understand…
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…
