MOORHEAD, Minn. — A man who was arrested in a politically-motivated road rage incident in Moorhead on Monday is charged. 27-year-old Joseph Schumacher of Bismarck faces three misdemeanors: carrying weapons without a permit, unlawful transportation of firearms and disorderly conduct. Schumacher is accused of pulling alongside a woman’s car, displaying a pistol and yelling at her about an Elizabeth Warren…
BISMARCK, N.D. — Pope Francis has appointed Father Austin Vetter of the Diocese of Bismarck as the Bishop of the Diocese of Helena, the Catholic diocese for western Montana. The appointment was announced in Rome and at a news conference in Bismarck. Father Vetter is only the second Diocese of Bismarck priest to be named bishop, the first native of…
MANDAN, N.D.–The Morton County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man after a woman was brought to a Bismarck hospital on Monday. After review of surveillance video and with assistance from the Bismarck Police Department, the MCSO identified 42-year-old Daniel Lagace as the suspect who brought a 39-year-old woman to the hospital on Sept. 23, claiming she was involved in a slow-speed…
FARGO, N.D. — As technology keeps growing, so does our electronic waste. A Bismarck recycling business is in Fargo for the first time collecting the old tech people have lying around. North Dakota E–Waste is partnering with the Homeward Animal Shelter for their “Computers for a Cause” charity event. For every computer donated, the company is giving 5 dollars to…
FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota’s first lady is speaking out about the stigma of addiction. Kathryn Helgaas Burgum will be hosting Recovery Reinvented in Bismarck for the third year. The November event will highlight prevention, treatment and recovery options for those struggling with addiction. Burgum says alcohol and drug use is the number one social issue in North Dakota. Her…
BISMARCK, N.D.–A Bismarck man who fatally shot another man after they argued over a debt has been sentenced to time served behind bars in a plea agreement with prosecutors. But, Aundra Fontenot won’t be released until he’s served more time on a federal drug crime. The 36-year-old defendant was charged with manslaughter in the June 2018 death of Derrick Left…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump has nominated Daniel Traynor to become a U.S. District Judge for North Dakota. Traynor would fill the seat of Judge Daniel Hovland in Bismarck. Hovland announced in December that he would enter into semi-retirement since being on the bench since 2002. Traynor is a shareholder at the Traynor Law Firm in Devils Lake. He…
BISMARCK, N.D.– A study finds that converting a historic North Dakota railroad bridge into a pedestrian bridge can be done but it would be expensive. Landscape architecture professors at North Dakota State University looked at repurposing the Bismarck-Mandan Rail Bridge as a footbridge. The Bismarck Tribune reports the report concluded that would cost almost $6.9 million. Proponents of saving the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A Bismarck man is accused of assaulting two guards at the Burleigh Morton Detention Center. Authorities say 27-year-old Efrain Knowles was being escorted by the guards Aug. 7 when he began resisting. After being taken to the ground, Knowles proceeded to kick the guards in the abdomen. The guards sought medical treatment. The Bismarck Tribune says…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A federal jury has awarded $1.2 million to a Bismarck doctor who said his employer retaliated against him for speaking out against alleged racial discrimination. Dr. Robert Roswick filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against Mid Dakota Clinic in 2017 claiming he was unjustly disciplined by the clinic’s board of directors for publicly opposing the…
