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Police Identify Fargo Woman Pulled from the Red River

Parsons was found unresponsive in the water at the Convent Landing on 52nd Avenue South

  FARGO, N.D. — Police have released the identity of a woman who was pulled from the Red River on Friday. They say she was 63-year-old Mary Parsons of Fargo. Parsons was found unresponsive in the water at the Convent Landing on 52nd Avenue South. She was taken to Essentia where she was pronounced dead. Police say there are no…

Woman Pulled From Red River has Died

Police, fire and ambulance crews responded to Iwen Park at 52nd Avenue and University Drive shortly after 2:30 p.m.

FARGO, N.D. — Fargo police say a woman has died after being pulled out of the Red River in South Fargo earlier this afternoon. Authorities tell us they do not suspect foul play. They have not released the woman’s name. People at Iwen park say they spotted the woman in the water. Officers responded at around 2:30 p.m. to the 4900…

Authorities Identify Body Found Outside Dakota Magic Apartments in Hankinson

The Richland County Sheriff's Office says 36-year-old Jesse Blue of Fort Thompson was found Thursday morning

  HANKINSON, N.D. — A South Dakota man who died after being found outside the Dakota Magic apartments near Hankinson has been identified. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says 36-year-old Jesse Blue of Fort Thompson was found Thursday morning. He was on the ground and unresponsive. He later died at a hospital in Sisseton. The sheriff’s office is waiting on…

Suspect in Fatal Moorhead Shooting Appears in Court

Neil Johnson had his first court hearing this morning and was charged with 2nd degree murder

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Neil Johnson, 25, has been charged in the death of Jacob Glover during his court hearing this morning. According to a criminal complaint filed in Clay County Court, last Thursday night, Johnson shot 28-year-old Jacob Glover twice with a handgun. Johnson is charged with 2nd degree murder. The criminal complaint states the two worked together at Don’s…

Parents of Andrew Sadek Testify in Senate Committee Hearing

She told a Senate Committee that potential informants should be better informed of their legal options to understand the risks they may be taking

  BISMARCK, N.D. — Emotional testimony from the parents of Andrew Sadek in Bismarck. Tammy Sadek fought back tears as she talked about her 20-year-old son who had been recruited by police to become a drug informant after he was accused of selling marijuana. The NDSCS student went missing in May 2014 and was later found dead. Sadek believes her…

Grand Forks Police Investigate Body Found in Ice

Police say they do not suspect foul play but are not ready to release the cause of death

  GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Police in Grand Forks are investigating after a body partially frozen in ice is found near downtown. A passerby called police just after three o’clock and said they had come across a body in ice near the railroad bridge in the Greenway. Police say they do not suspect foul play but are not ready to…

Suspect Dead in Standoff in Polk County

While a deputy was investigating, he was confronted by a man with a rifle and called for backup

  POLK COUNTY, Minn. — A man is dead in Polk County after allegedly shooting at a mail carrier, setting off an hours-long standoff with multiple law enforcement agencies. The mail carrier reported hearing two gunshots around 11:20 this morning in Northland Township, about 30 miles north of Crookston. One of the bullets shattered the rear window of his vehicle….

Fordville Man Identified in Fatal Wrong-Way Crash

North Dakota Highway Patrol says 35-year-old Brent Northagen from Fordville was driving the wrong-way down the highway when he struck a bridge

  GRAND FORKS COUNTY, N.D. — Authorities identify a Walsh County man who was killed in a crash along Highway 2 west of Grand Forks. North Dakota Highway Patrol says 35-year-old Brent Northagen from Fordville was driving the wrong-way down the highway when he struck a bridge. His vehicle came to rest near the edge of a creek. He was…

Three Children Killed in a Carrington Mobile Home Fire

Authorities say the Tufte family lost their three children in an early-morning fire

CARRINGTON, N.D. — Three children died in an accidental mobile home fire in Carrington according to authorities. Foster County Sheriff Ian Mattice said Dawn and Brandon Tufte lost their three children in the fire. Carrington Fire Chief Ken Wangen said three other people managed to escape the fire alive. Those three were reportedly taken to a Carrington hospital and their conditions…

Fatal Train Accident in Detroit Lakes

Woman hit and killed by train in Detroit Lakes

A woman is dead after she was hit by a train in Detroit Lakes on Saturday night. Paramedics were called after 9 p.m.to the Washington Avenue and Highway 10 crossing. The 56-year-old woman was found dead on the tracks. The Burlington Northern Santa Fe train was heading west. Train traffic in the area was stopped until shortly after midnight while…