Death

UPDATE: Police Confirm Murder-Suicide in Menahga

Police found two male bodies inside the home of 814 Oak Avenue Northeast after responding to a 911 call just after midnight

MENAHGA, Minn. — Police are calling it a murder – suicide after two bodies are found in a Menahga, Minnesota home. Family members of one of the men  drove up to the home  for a 3:00 p.m. funeral, but when they got here, they found out another tragedy may have happened in their family. Police found two male bodies inside…

Chipotle Stocks Drop as Television Actor Declares on Instagram the Food Almost Killed Him

Following the 32-year-old actor's post, Chipotle's stock sank nearly three percent

  NATIONAL — Chipotle is firing back at “Supergirl” actor, Jeremy Jordan, who took to Instagram to tell the world the fast food chain made him so sick he, quote, “almost died.” Jordan says the food he ate at Chipotle “did not agree” with him and while he says he has advocated for them in the past, they are “terrible.”…

Pope Francis to Ban Sales of Cigarettes in Vatican City, Despite $11 Million in Profits

Pope Francis says he "cannot contribute to an activity that clearly damages the health of people."

  VATICAN CITY — It may bring in $11 million in profit for the Vatican, but Pope Francis is just saying “no” when it comes to the sales of cigarettes. The Holy See Press Offices says the Pope’s decision was based on the World Health Organization’s data that states smoking causes more than seven million deaths a year around the…

Christmas Has Come Early For A Local Family and West Fargo

"Every year, my mom loved Christmas.  We'd hit the awesome neighborhoods where every house was lit up and those were some of the best memories.  She loved Christmas"

WEST FARGO, ND — There’s nothing quite like the holidays. Once that first snow comes, some people can’t wait to pull out the old Christmas tree and begin hanging their holiday lights. And if you’ve been driving through the streets of West Fargo in the last week, Christmas…has definitely come early. But you may be surprised to learn, Christmas is…

Another Delay in the Death Penalty Appeal of Alfonso Rodriguez

Defense attorneys claim Rodriguez isn't mentally competent for the death penalty

  REGIONAL — There’s another long delay in the death penalty appeal of Alfonso Rodriguez. A mental health hearing that had been scheduled for five days in December has been postponed until July. An order by U.S. District Judge Ralph Erickson says postponing the hearing allows attorneys to “conduct discovery and frame up the issues.” Defense attorneys claim Rodriguez isn’t…

FBI: Suspect Dead After Being Shot by BIA Officers on Standing Rock Indian Reservation

FBI agents were called to the scene

  NORTH DAKOTA — The FBI says a suspect was shot dead after a confrontation with officers of the Bureau of Indian Affairs on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. BIA officers assigned to the reservation responded to a call of shots fired at a gas station Monday. After a short vehicle chase, officers tried to take the suspect into custody….

Savanna’s Act Hearing Held in Washington, D.C.

If is named for Savanna Greywind of Fargo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Savanna’s Act gets a hearing at the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. The bipartisan bill was introduced by Senator Heidi Heitkamp to help address the epidemic of missing and murdered Native American women. If is named for Savanna Greywind of Fargo. The eight months pregnant woman was kidnapped and killed in August. Two…

“I Want Everyone to See What’s Happening with Us Here” : The Dying Children of Venezuela

The Venezuelan Government Says the Media is Sensationalizing the Health Crisis. CNN's Paula Newton has more from Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela — When a health crisis is happening outside of the United States, you may not be aware of what is going on. The Venezuelan government says the media is sensationalizing the crisis. But tell that to the grieving parents of their dying children. The searing reality of Venezuela’s upheaval reveals itself right here in a tender moment between…

St. Cloud Man Arrested After Skipping Court Over Fargo Girlfriend’s Death

An autopsy reveals she had hung herself

FARGO, ND — A St. Cloud man who skipped a change of plea hearing for failing to report his girlfriend’s death is back in custody in Fargo. Joseph Griemann is charged with felony possession of drug paraphernalia along with a charge of failing to report a death. He was charged in August 2015 after his girlfriend, Casey Shulte, was found…

Three Pharmacists Caught Trying to Access Prince’s Medical Records

  INDIANA — Three Indiana pharmacists have been reprimanded for trying to access Prince’s medical records. Indiana’s attorney general’s office determined the three had separately tried to access the records within days of the superstar’s death last year. The State Board of Pharmacy issued reprimands and imposed penalties. All three tried to access Prince’s confidential records despite having never treated…