BISMARCK, N.D. — A veteran of the North Dakota Highway Patrol will be its new superintendent. Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Maj. Brandon Solberg to succeed the retiring Col. Michael Gerhart. Solberg has 22 years of law enforcement experience, most of them with the patrol. He started as a trooper in the northeastern part of the state before becoming a…
BISMARCK, N.D. — The old North Dakota governor’s mansion will meet the wrecking ball on Friday. The ranch-style home has been replaced by an adjacent $5 million mansion that’s 13,500 square feet. The former mansion was completed in 1960 and has been home to nine governors. The new home is the third official residence built for North Dakota’s governors. The…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — An online account is raising money to return the body of a Jamestown woman killed by her ex-husband to her home state of Hawaii. Nicole Gututala-Hoff was waiting in her car to pick up her children from her ex-husband on Saturday. Kevin Hoff told police that he shot and killed Nicole before fleeing the scene. He later…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton has kept his promise and vetoed a bill that would have aligned Minnesota’s state tax code with federal changes passed last year. The Democratic governor rejected the bill passed by the GOP-controlled Legislature with about 20 grade-school students standing behind him at a St. Paul school. Dayton said the bill tilted toward the…
GRAND FORKS, ND – A man is dead and a woman has suffered non–life threatening gunshot wounds in Grand Forks. Officers were asked to do a welfare check at a home in the 2500 block of 7th Avenue South. They say they found a deceased male and a female with gunshot wounds. She was taken to Altru for treatment. Police say…
FARGO, ND — The Cass County Jail is currently in a modified lockdown due to a failure of the backup power generator. The jail is currently under full power from the local grid, but does not have the mandatory backup system available in the case of an unexpected power outage. All inmates and staff are currently safe, and…
Wheatland, N.D. – A 35 year old man was struck and killed by a semi west of Casselton early Thursday morning. A 36 year old semi driver from St. Cloud, who was westbound on I-94, called dispatch around 3:15 a.m. to say he had just struck a pedestrian near the Wheatland exit. The pedestrian died at the scene. The semi driver…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – You can learn more about one of the most important resources in our region while enjoying it at the same time. River Keepers and the Moorhead Parks and Recreation launched their summer River Paddling Excursion Series from the Hjemkomst Landing Wednesday night. Once a month, you can head out on the river and learn about the history,…
FARGO, N.D. — Sanford Children’s Medical Home put on the first annual marathon event for kids with special health needs. About 60 kids, along with their siblings and parents, gathered in the Fargodome to have a fun time in a low–stress, relaxed environment. “We wanted something fun, something they could choose, bubbles or dancing, make it fun for them, ultimately pick…
FARGO, N.D — North Dakota’s East Central Judicial District celebrated the 15th anniversary of its drug court, and one woman celebrated by graduating from the program. Drug court is a court–managed, drug intervention treatment program that’s an alternative to jail or prison time. Participants go through court sessions, support meetings, mandatory treatment, and probation appointments. The court says the program saves…
