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Woman Fatally Assaulted, Man Injured, 1 in Custody

MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (AP) _ Police say a man is in custody after a Maple Grove woman was found fatally injured and another man was severely hurt in an apparent domestic assault. The Star Tribune says officers responding to a…

Missing Teenager Has Been Located

Update - Fargo Police report 16 year old Kaitlyn Heinonen has been located. FARGO, ND -- Fargo Police want you help in finding a missing juvenile. They are looking to locate Kaitlyn Heinonen, who is 16 years old, 5'9",…

Man Faces Terrorism Charges In Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) - A Grand Forks man was arrested on terrorizing charges after threatening a person and claiming he had a gun at the Columbia Mall. Police responded at 6:30 last night and found 33-year-old Michael Johnson in…

Bill Would Allow Spirit Lake Nation To Prosecute Certain Crimes

WASHINGTON - The Senate Indian Affairs Committee, which Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota chairs, passes a bill to return criminal jurisdiction to the Spirit Lake Reservation for crimes committed there. It repeals a 1946 statute authorizing North Dakota to…

Locals React to Mueller Hearings

FARGO, N.D.-- Former Special Counsel Robert Muller faced questions in two different hearings about his findings in the investigation into Russian collusion in the 2016 election. Both hearings were televised and some are not…

Man Dies in Lake Near Alexandria

NEAR ALEXANDRIA, Minn. - A man drowns in a lake near Alexandria. Deputies responded to Lake Bergen east of Alexandria Tuesday night around 5:30. A caller said a man submerged in the water and did not resurface. Dive teams found…

Woman wanted for drug, gun charges captured in Dilworth

  DILWORTH, Minn. - Authorities arrest a fugitive staying in Dilworth. The Clay County Sheriff's Office says 28-year-old Ashley Hanson of Mahnomen was found at 25th Street Northwest. She was wanted in Stearns County for meth related crimes and…

Robert Mueller Testifies Before The House Intelligence Committee

  WASHINGTON, DC -- Former special counsel Robert Mueller is pushing back on questions from Republicans about his prosecutors' connections to Hillary Clinton, saying political affiliations played no part in his hiring decisions. Mueller is testifying before Congress about…

Group Misses Deadline to Block Open Records Exemption

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A group seeking to overturn a new law exempting lawmakers' communications with public employees missed the deadline to get the proposal on the ballot. Secretary of State Al Jaeger says the group headed by Dickinson electrician…

Neighbors Lose Fight to Save Historic St. Paul Church

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ Preservationists and others who have worked to save a historic church in St. Paul have lost an appeal and are lamenting its demise. The former St. Andrew's Catholic Church has been an anchor in the…

Charges Upgraded Against Mother in Infant Death

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) _ The 18-year-old mother of an infant who died at a Willison hotel in late April is now facing a murder charge. Hannah McMillin was originally charged with felony child abuse in the death of her 1-month-old…

Man Found Dead in Ditch Near Wyndmere Identified

UPDATE - The Richland County Sheriff's Office has identified a dead man found in a ditch as 72-year-old Patrick Fields of Wyndmere. Initial autopsy reports show his death was "probably not caused by the UTV crash." It does show Fields…