FARGO, ND — One person was hurt and two people were arrested in a drive-by shooting involving a drug deal gone bad. Police arrested 26-year-old Oscar Kayee of West Fargo and 21-year-old Ryan Kitch, who has no permanent address, for conspiracy to commit attempted murder and conspiracy to commit robbery. Police say the men pulled a gun on a drug…
MANDAN, ND — North Dakota’s Tax Commissioner has pleaded guilty to drunk driving. Ryan Rauschenberger was arrested late last month by the North Dakota Highway Patrol in Mandan. His blood-alcohol level was .20, more than twice the legal limit for driving. Under a plea agreement, Rauschenberger was given a suspended jail sentence and put on probation for one year. During…
MAPLETON, ND — The Cass County Sheriff is notifying the public of a high risk sex offender living in Mapleton. Aaron Kulink, 28, is living at 421 3rd Avenue. Kulink was convicted in 2004 of Gross Sexual Imposition in Richland County. He played “Truth or Dare” with children in his mother’s daycare and some of the “dares” involved getting naked…
BISMARCK, ND — The California man, who was arrested during a traffic stop in North Dakota for having nearly 200 pounds of marijuana, has been sentenced. Harold Miller, 71, of Sacramento, California will serve one year in prison on felony and misdemeanor drug possession charges. Miller was arrested following a traffic stop on I-94 near Bismarck. In his vehicle, he…
FARGO, ND — Last year, 23 people died from opioids in Cass County. This year, through September there have been nine. The numbers seem to be decreasing in the metro, but the epidemic is still affecting hundreds. Solving a problem as big as the opioid epidemic is not simple. “The medical folks are dealing with the issues of drugs and…
LAMOURE, ND — Two men were air lifted to hospitals in Fargo after a drunk driving crash near LaMoure. The highway patrol says 32-year-old Skylar Juelke of LaMoure was driving when his pickup struck an approach and rolled. The crash happened seven miles north of town around 12:30 this morning. Juelke and his passenger, 21-year-old Hunter Haakenson of Marion,…
MINOT, ND — A theft charge has been dropped against a Minot nurse accused of stealing drugs prescribed for patients in hospice. It isn’t clear why the charge against 40-year-old Jennifer Napora was dropped last week. Charges of theft, conspiracy and endangering a vulnerable adult against two other nurses are still pending. April Beckler, 39, and 45-year-old Kim Kochel haven’t…
GRAND FORKS, ND — A man was arrested after a pursuit in Grand Forks early this morning. An officer attempted to stop 27-year-old Jacob Henry on Red Dot Place when he took off around 4:15. He was chased mainly between North Washington Street and 20th Street North. Henry eventually stopped at the corner of 20th Street and Dyke Avenue. He…
CASPER, Wyo. — Police say they have heard just about everything when it comes to people attempting to get out of trouble with the law. It appears we have a time-traveler in our midst. Police in Casper, Wyoming arrested Bryant Johnson after they say he was drunk in public and causing a disturbance. He had allegedly had slurred speech,…
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 Bettcher drinking at the VFW before getting into his car. Another officer followed Bettcher on Highway 10 where he was…
