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Minnesota Man Arrested for 28th DWI

NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. -- The man with the record for the most DWI convictions in Minnesota has been arrested again. It is the 28th DWI arrest for 64-year-old Danny Bettcher of rural New York Mills. An off-duty deputy saw…

MSUM Celebrates Homecoming With Block Party

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- School Spirit is in the air as MSUM is celebrating homecoming at their block party! There is no shortage on fun on the campus mall. Live music, inflatable games, balloon…

Detroit Lakes Police Investigating Home Burglaries

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. -- Police in Detroit Lakes are investigating three home burglaries that happened while the homeowners slept. They all happened on the northwest side of town sometime between 4 and 5 in the morning on Sunday. In each…

Woman Who Had Been Drinking Crashes ATV Into Squad Car

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- Minnesota State Patrol says two Bemidji officers were hurt when an all-terrain vehicle crashed into their squad car during a chase. Authorities say the officers were trying to help with the pursuit of the ATV started by…

Minnesota Group Reenacts Civil War Battle

OAKPORT, Minn. -- The Minnesota Infantry Company D took people back in time to the Civil War at Probstfield Farm in Oakport. The organization held a battle reenactment…

Officer Involved Shooting In Becker County

AUDUBON, MN --One person has been taken to a Fargo hospital after a shooting and police chase in Becker County. Sheriff Todd Glander says deputies became involved in a high speed chase in the western part of the county at…

Former Bemidji Assistant Principal Pleads Guilty to Child Porn

BEMIDJI, Minn. -- A former assistant principal at Bemidji Middle School has pleaded guilty to producing child porn. Thirty-five-year-old Brandon Bjerknes of Bemidji also admitted to a second count of coercion and enticement of a minor. Prosecutors say Bjerknes posed…

Driver Eludes Officers, High Speed Chase Ends in Fargo

  CLAY COUNTY, Minn. -- A high-speed chase through the metro ends near Target in Fargo. It all started when a pickup driver fled a traffic stop on Wall Street in north Moorhead just after midnight. Clay County deputies and…

Charges Filed Against Minnesota Man After Death of Infant

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Manslaughter charges have been filed against a man after an infant delivered by emergency surgery died. Police said 20-year-old Chaz Moore of Rochester pushed his girlfriend, who was 26 weeks pregnant, to the floor last Thursday. The…

High Risk Sex Offender, Window Peeper on the Move in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- The Moorhead Police Department is warning the community of a high risk sex offender. Sixty-two-year-old Leslie Lunstad moved to the 700 block of 8th Street South. Lunstad is convicted of Criminal Sexual Conduct. Courts records show he…

Otter Tail County Man Injured in Crash with Train

  OTTERTAIL, Minn. -- An Otter Tail County man is at Sanford in Fargo after his potato truck was hit by a train. The crash happened around 10:40 this morning on Elevator Drive in the city of Ottertail. The sheriff's…