GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A frequent political candidate and member of the Libertarian party is accused of domestic violence. Roland Riemers, 73, of Grand Forks made his first court appearance this afternoon on one count of simple assault, a misdemeanor. He was arrested on Sunday. Riemers has run for several local and statewide offices and most recently lost the…
NATIONAL — Court documents say a Tennessee teacher charged with kidnapping a 15-year-old student and driving her to California had planned to take the girl to Mexico. Authorities credit the caretaker of a remote northern California property for helping police find her Thursday and arrest her alleged abductor, fired teacher Tad Cummins. She has returned home. Federal court documents…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — A West Fargo man faces a long list of charges after assaulting a woman this morning. Police say 27-year-old Tyriek Tyner attacked the woman around 9:45 in the 1400 block of 14th Avenue East. Tyner fled the area with the woman’s cash and phone and was later located at Walmart on 13th Avenue South. He…
James WhalenJames Whalen, the former Grand Forks Central High School teacher who pleaded guilty to having a sexual relationship with a student, is sentenced. Whalen was sentenced to two years in prison with two years suspended. Five years supervised probation. He will have to register as a sex offender. The 42-year old Whalen pleaded guilty in January to sexual assault…
A house in Douglas County is a total loss after a fire breaks out. The homeowner called the sheriff’s office shortly after noon saying his home in Miltona was on fire. The Miltona and Parkers Prairie Fire Departments worked to put the fire out. The homeowner says he was using a wood stove. Everyone in the house at the time…
Police in Grand Forks along with the Highway Patrol spent part of the afternoon trying to stop the driver of a stolen car. An officer spotted the maroon Toyota Camry around 3:30 Sunday afternoon on Fenton Avenue and the chase began. They wound through East Grand Forks, downtown Grand Forks and past County Road 5. The driver was able to…
Lori Pohanka-Kalama A native North Dakotan is returning home to be buried after dying during a dive team emergency call on the Fort Hood Army Base in Texas. Lori Pohanka-Kalama of the Morgan’s Point Texas Fire & Police dive team became entrapped on a dive recovery mission on April 15 and died in the line of duty. She was born…
A snow covered I-29 near Hillsboro could have contributed to a semi rollover. The crash happened just before 8:30 this morning about two miles north of Hillsboro. The highway patrol says it was snowing at the time. The 64-year-old semi driver from Moorhead, Mahmood Naderipour, entered the median and rolled onto the driver’s side. He was taken to Altru in Grand…
FARGO, N.D. — Bison football is back in action at the Fargodome for their first Spring Game. The Fargodome was covered in green and gold as Bison fans poured in for the 2017 Spring Game. After a long winter without football, fans say it’s great to see their boys back on the field. “I’m just excited to see how the…
FARGO, N.D. — AARP officials say someone’s identity is stolen every two seconds. They want to make sure it doesn’t happen to you. AARP and the North Dakota Bankers Association offered free shredding for people in the Valley. Iron Mountain set up a truck in a West Acres Mall parking lot to shred documents onsite. People brought personal documents and…
