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Former Moorhead Man Accused of Torturing, Killing Cats Makes Plea

Greer entered the plea to a charge of mistreatment and torture of animals

MOORHEAD, Minn. — A former Moorhead man accused of torturing and killing three cats at an apartment in January has entered an Alford plea. That means Jalen Greer isn’t admitting guilt, but says if he went to trial, he would lose. Greer entered the plea to a charge of mistreatment and torture of animals. Two other charges against him were…

Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion: Learning About the Importance of Old Time Farming

"Teaching you about your ancestors and how they lived before you did and how technology has improved"

ROLLAG, Minn. — All the clinks and clunks may surprise you, but those noises come with using some old time farming equipment. “My favorite part of today was riding a tractor,” said Trinity St. Clarre a visitor at the show. Kids, families and generations of threshermen are reliving the good ol’ days by bringing some old farming traditions back to…

City of Moorhead Hires New Assistant City Manager

The previous assistant city manager, Scott Hutchins, retired in July

KFGOMOORHEAD, Minn. — Fargo’s Community Development Administrator is taking a job across the river. Dan Mahli has been hired as Moorhead’s Assistant City Manager. He was one of two finalists for the job out of a pool of 49 applicants. The previous assistant city manager, Scott Hutchins, retired in July. Mahli has held a number of positions in Fargo’s planning…

Special Investigation Denied for Chancellor of North Dakota’s University System

Mark Hagerott claims people tried to manipulate his office into influencing the 2016 primary election for governor

  BISMARCK, ND — The North Dakota attorney general’s office will not conduct a special investigation for the chancellor of the state’s University System. Mark Hagerott claims people tried to manipulate his office into influencing the 2016 primary election for governor. He says he received multiple phone calls to disavow or fire former Gov. Ed Schafer after Schafer endorsed Doug…

Murder-Suicide Suspected in Death of Couple, 8-Year-old Boy in Lennox

The sheriff says dispatchers got a call from a relative about 10 a.m.

LENNOX, SD — Authorities suspect murder-suicide in the deaths of three family members at a house in Lennox, South Dakota, south of Sioux Falls. The Lincoln County Sheriff said a man, a woman and an 8-year-old boy were found in the house this morning. The sheriff said dispatchers got a call from a relative about 10 a.m. He said the…

Minnesota Mother of 10 in Jail, Accused of Driving Drunk and Trying to Breast Feed Baby

An off-duty Rochester officer saw Schleicher's car drift off Highway 52 and the officer contacted authorities

ROCHESTER, Minn. — A Rochester mother of ten had five of her children in her vehicle when she drove drunk, sideswiped a median cable barrier, then exited the highway and pulled over to breast feed her baby along the side of the road. Charges filed this week in Olmsted County against 40-year-old Tasha Schleicher include child endangerment, felony DWI, and…

Minnesota State Patrol Asking for Help in Locating Vehicle that Hit Pedestrian

It struck a pedestrian walking in the eastbound traffic lane or shoulder

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. — The Minnesota State Patrol is asking for the public’s help in locating a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash. It happened on August 22 between midnight and 12:30 a.m. in Douglas County. The vehicle was believed to be heading east on I-94 just west of the Brandon exit in an active construction zone. It struck a…

Tip Leads to Out-of State Anglers Violating Bluegill Numbers

They face combined fines and restitution of over $2,200

  OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — Three out-of-state anglers had one expensive trip to the land of ten thousand lakes. The DNR cited them for possessing 130 bluegills over the limit on a central Otter Tail County lake. They face combined fines and restitution of over $2,200. Conservation Officer Troy Richards says a tip from the public led to the…

High Risk Sex Offender Moves to Grand Forks

He has two convictions for Gross Sexual Imposition in 2003

GRAND FORKS, ND — The Grand Forks Police department wants to warn the community of a high risk sex offender that moved to town. Juan DeLeon, 30, moved from Valley City to 18 North Washington Street where he is living in the basement apartment. He has two convictions for Gross Sexual Imposition in 2003. Authorities say he engaged in a…

Equifax Dumps CEO

Equifax replaces CEO in the wake of massive data breach.

NEW YORK (AP) _ Credit reporting agency Equifax is ousting CEO Richard Smith in an effort to clean up the mess left by a damaging data breach that exposed highly sensitive information about 143 million Americans. The shake-up announced Tuesday comes after Equifax disclosed that hackers exploited a software flaw that the company didn’t fix to heist Social Security numbers,…