Jeffrey ThomasBRAINERD, Minn. — A Brainerd man is accused of trying to poison an infant with antifreeze. 23-year-old Jeffrey Thomas is charged with attempted murder and assault. Thomas allegedly poisoned the 4-month-old girl after his wife became upset that he apparently fathered the child with another woman. A paternity test has not been completed, but Thomas says he’s not the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator John Hoeven took to the floor of the U.S. Senate to honor Team USA Women’s Hockey and their gold winning performance over Canada in Pyeongchange. “North Dakota is proud to be represented among the talented members of this team by two athletes, the Lamoureux twins, Jocelyne and Monique,” said Hoeven. “These sisters are natives of Grand…
April Beckler and Kim KochelMINOT, N.D. — A judge will decide whether charges of endangering a vulnerable adult should move forward against two former nurses. April Beckler and Kim Kochel worked at Trinity Hospice in Minot and are accused of stealing prescribed drugs for hospice patients. Attorneys disagree over whether the charges should stand because of the victims’ ages. Documents…
Eastern Idaho officials have identified a North Dakota man killed in a snowmobile crash. The Fremont County sheriff’s office says 32-year-old Wayne Halverson of Wishek died Saturday in Island Park. Halverson went off a trail on his snowmobile and ran into a tree. Officials say other snowmobilers and emergency responders attempted life-saving measures, but Halverson was pronounced dead. He is…
FARGO, ND — In a tweet from USA Curling the USA Gold Medal winning Team Shuster says they will not compete in the 2018 Nationals held in Fargo. The tweet says the reason is “due to media commitments to help grow the sport of #curling” The Nationals will be held at Scheels Arena from March 3-10. USA Curling says Team Tucker…
FARGO, ND — U.S. News and World Report says North Dakota is the number one-ranked state in the nation for quality of life. The website says the rankings were drawn from extensive government and private sources as well as proprietary data and a national survey of what matters most to people around the country. North Dakota is fourth in the…
If you’ve been keeping an eye on the markets through the month of February, you might be feeling a bit of motion sickness by now. Up, then down, then up and back down again, Wall Street’s been taking us investors for a wild ride for the past few weeks. It’s just now back to where we started, so what does…
FARGO, ND — When employers around the world were asked, “what do you look for in an employee?,” the number one answer was work ethic. A renowned speaker is teaching people how to better develop work ethic in themselves and in their employees. “When you look at the future the future is happening fast it’s changing rapidly. 80% of the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Students at Moorhead High School were in a government class talking about the Parkland, Florida shootings and the walkouts that are taking place. It was then when the question was raised: will we follow suit in the Fargo-Moorhead area? “If not us, then who? I’m not one for leading protests or marching in the streets but this is…
FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota’s VFW is recognizing one Fargo teacher for showing students the importance of patriotism. Sally Hamilton was given the VFW Teacher of the Year award. She is a first grade teacher at Longfellow Elementary. She was nominated for the award after she took her first grade class to the VA to hand out Valentine’s Day cards….
