WELLS COUNTY, ND -- The former Wells County Sheriff has been released from jail after being arrested on drug charges. Johnny Lawson, 41, was arrested Friday and released from jail on Tuesday on a promise to appear in court. Lawson…
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A former Bemidji assistant principal now faces federal child sexual exploitation charges. Brandon Bjerknes, 34, was arrested Tuesday and appeared today in U.S. District Court in St. Paul. He is charged with the production and distribution…
KITTSON COUNTY, Minn. -- Authorities say a woman who may have been trying to reach Canada was found dead in northwestern Minnesota. Kittson County officials say 57-year-old Mavis Otuteye was found Friday in a field a half-mile from the…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- More charges could be coming in an investigation of alleged genital mutilation on Minnesota girls by members of a Muslim sect. An assistant U.S. attorney told a judge that she's meeting with a grand jury next…
NORTH DAKOTA -- There will be a large number of kindergarteners named Oliver, Harper and Olivia in the year 2021. The Social Security Administration says those were the most popular names for babies born in North Dakota last year.…
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Minnesota Governor Dayton has reversed course on his decision not to sign the Tax Bill and allow it to become law without his signature. He issued a statement around 11 o'clock last night saying he…
DILWORTH, Minn. -- The body of a man was found inside a vehicle in the parking lot of Walmart in Dilworth. Police Chief Ty Sharpe says the store called a towing company to remove the vehicle which had been…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. -- I-94 westbound lanes near Fergus Falls are open again after a semi-rollover crash shut them down. The Minnesota State Patrol says one of the tires of a semi blew out near Exit 55 by Fergus…
NAYTAHWAUSH, Minn. -- Two people are in stable condition in Fargo after being shot in Naytahwaush. Mahnomen County Sheriff's Office received a 9-1-1 call just before 10 o'clock last night reporting that a person had been shot. When they…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. -- Sgt. Jesse Grabow reports the left lane of I-94 westbound near Fergus Falls is now open for traffic flow. The right lane is still closed for cleanup. PREVIOUS CONTENT: I-94 westbound lanes are shut…
