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Minnesota’s Secretary of State Refusing Request from White House to Give Up Voter Information

Simon says the commission may make personal data, such as social security numbers and voting history, public.

June 30, 2017

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota election officials say they are not giving up state voting data to President Trump’s White House commission studying voter fraud. Secretary of State Steve Simon says he has serious doubts about the credibility and trustworthiness of the commission. The commission is asking state voting officials to submit the names of their voters, addresses, dates…

Berthold Police Seize More Than Half a Million Dollars in Marijuana

The traffic stop happened along Highway 2

June 30, 2017

Site Staff,

BERTHOLD POLICE DEPARTMENTBERTHOLD, ND — Police in Berthold seized a marijuana stash worth about $600,000 after a traffic stop. They arrested three men after finding 122 pounds of high-grade marijuana. Berthold Police Chief Al Schmidt says this is one of the largest busts he’s ever heard of in North Dakota. The traffic stop happened along Highway 2. Categories: Crime, Local…

Minneapolis Passes $15 Minimum Wage

Smaller business will phase it in over seven years

June 30, 2017

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Minneapolis City Council voted to increase their minimum wage to $15 an hour. But wages won’t increase all at once throughout the city. The higher wage will be phased in for businesses with 100 or more employees over the next five years. Smaller business will phase it in over seven years. The city will fully…

LaMoure Police Chief Charged with Sex Assault Crimes Against Children

Authorities say some of these acts happened on a weekly basis.

June 30, 2017

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LAMOURE, ND — The police chief of LaMoure has been charged with sex crimes in at least three separate counties. James Watson, 52, is charged with three counts of gross sexual imposition in Stark, Hettinger and Golden Valley counties and continuous sexual abuse of a child in Stark and Golden Valley counties. The police chief is accused of having sex…

Fatal Shooting at New York Hospital Leaves Two Dead, Several Others Hurt

The body of a woman was found next to the shooter's but her identity has not been released yet.

June 30, 2017

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NEW YORK CITY — The New York City Police Department confirms it was a former employee of Bronx-Lebanon hospital who opened fire on his former coworkers killing one before turning the gun on himself. The shooter is identified as Henry Bello, a former doctor at the hospital. Police say they found him with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, wearing a white…

Melinda’s Garden: Deadheading

It's not what you think, hippie.

June 30, 2017

Emily Welker,

When you hear the term “deadheading,” a lot of us immediately imagine following a certain popular 60s-era band around the country, enjoying some open-air folk rock music while wearing tie-dye and love beads, as clouds of fragrant smoke waft through the air above our heads. This has nothing to do with that. However, it will get you outside and make…

Missing Bemidji Woman Found Dead

The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office located Chelsea Batchelder, age 26, in the woods east of Little Norway Drive SE in Bemidji Township.

June 30, 2017

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BEMIDJI, Minn. — The search for a Bemidji woman reported missing last week has reached an end. Officers found the body of 26-year-old Chelsea Batchelder in the woods at the south end of Bemidji this morning. Investigators say she went missing after walking north along Little Norway Avenue on the night of June 19th. Her body was transported to the…

Total Solar Eclipse Coming in August

Rare Viewing From American Soil

June 30, 2017

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In less than 2 months time, an astronomical wonder will cast a shadow onto the Earth’s surface. But what exactly is going to occur up in space on August 21st? A total solar eclipse has only been seen on American soil twice in the past 50 years. It happens when the sun, moon, and the Earth are perfectly aligned so…

Pros and Cons: Snap Maps Snapchat Feature Let’s Your “Friends” Know Where You Are

'Snap Maps' now shows your geographic location to all users on the app

June 29, 2017

Site Staff,

FARGO, ND — First there was Twitter, Instagram and then came along Snapchat. It’s a way to share short videos and snapshots of your daily life with social media friends. But a new feature of Snapchat is raising some concerns among law enforcement and parents, allowing all of those “friends” to see where you are at all times. More than…

Rescue Crews to Continue Search for Missing Man in Red River Friday

Authorities say 24–year–old Fanuel Shewarega Asrat was last seen near Dike West and may have gone into the river but not come out

June 29, 2017

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FARGO, ND — Rescue workers have suspended the search for a man who is believed to have gone missing in the Red River. Authorities sid 24–year–old Fanuel Shewarega Asrat was last seen near Dike West and may have gone into the river but not come out. They said at about 5:00 a.m., Asrat and two other males were seen playing in…