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Seven Children Injured in School Bus Crash with Suspected Drunk Driver in Minnesota

The bus was carrying 22 children at the time of the accident. Seven of them suffered minor injuries

March 13, 2017

Alison Voorhees,

ROBBINSDALE, Minn. — Five children were sent to the hospital and are now recovering after an erratic driver crashed into a school bus in a suburb of the Twin Cities. Robbinsdale Police say the driver, identified as 28-year-old Argeni Fernandez of Minneapolis, hit the school bus while he was trying to flee from authorities. Police say Fernandez was found behind…

Police Searching for Seized Vehicle Stolen from Moorhead

Police in Dilworth say Matthew Krebs was allowed to remove personal property from the 2014 red Dodge Ram pickup on Friday morning

March 13, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The search is on for a seized vehicle that was stolen from a storage facility in Moorhead. Police in Dilworth say Matthew Krebs was allowed to remove personal property from the 2014 red Dodge Ram pickup on Friday morning. He showed up with a man in a mini-van. Once he was in the vehicle with a spare…

Bank Robbery Suspect Back in Rolette County Jail

Police in Rolla say 58-year-old Jay Barker was able to escape the facility around 8 p.m. Sunday

March 13, 2017

TJ Nelson,

ROLETTE COUNTY, N.D. — A bank robbery suspect briefly escaped from the Rolette County Jail. Police in Rolla say 58-year-old Jay Barker was able to escape the facility around 8 p.m. Sunday. Around 3:20 this morning, The Rolette County Sheriff’s Office posted on its Facebook page that Barker was back in custody. He was originally arrested in connection with…

Three Arrested in Otter Tail County Drug Bust

After a search, authorities found nearly $2 million worth of high grade marijuana in 18 duffle bags

March 6, 2017

TJ Nelson,

From L to R: Anthony Williams, 21, Vontail Kendle, 22, Michael Dunnorm, 22 OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — Three St. Paul men have been charged in Otter Tail County after a major drug bust on I-94. Vontail Kendle, 22, Michael Dunnorm, 22 and Anthony Williams, 21, were arrested on March 1 after a traffic stop near Fergus Falls. The pickup…

Bad Reaction to Narcotics May Have Led to Fatal Sioux Falls Stabbing

The stabbing happened after an all-night party at a house rented by Holter and his girlfriend

March 6, 2017

TJ Nelson,

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sioux Falls police say a bad reaction to narcotics may have caused a man to fatally stab an acquaintance at a house party. Alexander Rodriguez, 27, of Sioux Falls, was stabbed early Sunday morning. Brady Holter, 25, was arrested for murder and manslaughter. The stabbing happened after an all-night party at a house rented by…

Minnesota Gun Permits Hit All Time High

The state began issuing permits to carry guns in 2003

March 2, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MINNESOTA — Minnesota issued more gun carry permits in 2016 than in any year since it began distributing the permits. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says sheriff’s departments granted 71,156 permits last year. That’s nearly 60 percent more permits than given in 2015. The state began issuing permits to carry guns in 2003. The BCA’s report says sheriff’s…

University Square Mall Hit with Multiple Burglaries

Police are investigating a series of burglaries in south Fargo

February 28, 2017

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — As a business owner, this may be one of your biggest fears. “If someone wants to get in your business bad enough, they’re likely going to get in and there’s not a lot you can do,” said Deputy Chief Joe Anderson. Walls were torn apart, cash registers were emptied and plaster was thrown everywhere throughout multiple stores at…

Fergus Falls Jury Deliberates Over Sanity of War Veteran who Killed His Father

They did not convict him of first-degree murder since they didn't believe the crime was premeditated

February 28, 2017

TJ Nelson,

FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — The second phase of a trial for a man just convicted of killing his father is underway in Fergus Falls. A jury is considering whether 29-year-old Dustin Defiel was suffering from mental illness when he shot and killed his father, Rick, at his parent’s house last June. On Friday, they found Defiel guilty of second-degree…

White Earth Officers to Begin Wearing Body Cams

They say the body cameras are viewed as a valuable asset intended to assist officers in the prosecution of offenders

February 27, 2017

TJ Nelson,

WHITE EARTH, Minn. — Police in White Earth will soon be wearing body cameras. White Earth Tribal Police is just the latest department to implement the program. Officers will begin recording audio/visual interactions. They say the body cameras are viewed as a valuable asset intended to assist officers in the prosecution of offenders. The equipment will also enable administrators…

Cox-Sever Makes Plea Deal in Two-Year-Old Bogus Bomb Threat Case

His threats forced flights from Virginia to Chicago and from Minneapolis to Dickinson to make emergency landings

February 27, 2017

TJ Nelson,

NORTH DAKOTA — A flight attendant accused of making bogus bomb threats on two Skywest flights in 2015 has signed a plea deal to avoid trial. Justin Cox-Sever, 23, of Tempe, Arizona, is expected to plead guilty to four of the five charges against him related to interfering with an aircraft. Prosecutors will drop a fifth count, reducing the…