VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) – The search for the missing Wahpeton grandfather, 73-year-old Alfred Odden, has concluded with the recovery of Mr. Odden’s body from the Sheyenne River. The Valley City Police Department put out a release on Facebook detailing the circumstances of the discovery. They say that on the evening of April 10, they located a vehicle submerged in…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota lawmakers are looking at a bill that take deceased people off of the state’s voter registration system. As it currently stands, the Secretary of State must create a monthly list of deceased registered voters that gets sent to each county auditor. They they update the registration system and change the voters status to “deceased”. The…
MOORHEAD, MN – A Moorhead man who was reported as missing in January has been found dead in Colorado. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says the body of 51-year-old Leroy Schmidt was discovered in Summit County, Colorado. While he was reported missing in January, he hadn’t been seen or heard from since November 2nd. Schmidt’s body was found in…
FARGO, N.D.–The Fargo Police Department has located the body of 80-year-old Robert McKinnon who went missing on October 1. Police were dispatched to an unoccupied commercial building at 3501 45 Street S on Tuesday where they found McKinnon. Police say there are no signs of foul play and do not believe he was left there. Fargo Police say officers were…
GRAND FORKS, N.D.–The University of North Dakota Police Department says a man was found deceased on campus Wednesday evening. Police responded to an apartment complex in the 3700 block of Berkley Drive at approximately 9:23 p.m. and found the man. After an initial investigation, police believe the man died of a self-inflicted injury. The man’s name has not been released…
UPDATE: The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man who died in a lawnmowing accident on Tuesday. Authorities say 35-year-old Brandon Posch of Hawley was mowing the lawn when the lawnmower tipped over on him. Rescue crews arrived and found the lawnmower on top of Posch. Posch was pronounced deceased at the scene. HAWLEY, Minn.–The Clay County Sheriff’s…
PERHAM, Minn.–A Wahpeton man died in a single-vehicle crash on Monday. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office says 30-year-old Douglas Hudson II was on Co Hwy 34 when his motorcycle ran off the roadway. The crash occurred at approximately 2:41 a.m. The Sheriff’s Office confirmed Hudson was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. Officers are still investigating…
FERTILE, Minn.–The Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in Fertile at approximately 7:55 a.m. on Friday for reports of a gunshot. When officers arrived they found 65-year-old Gary Kiefert deceased. Officers found a firearm at the scene, but do not suspect foul play. An autopsy is pending and the incident is under investigation. Categories: Local News Tags: deceased,…
CARLOS, Minn.–A bicyclist hit and killed in Douglas County has been identified as a 14 year old Miltona boy. Blake Nohre was pronounced dead at the scene. 14 year old Nick Lambertson of Alexandria was flown to a Minneapolis hospital Investigators say the third bicyclist was not hurt. The collision happened around 10 p.m. on Tuesday on County Road nine…
FERTILE, Minn.–A 16-year-old boy has been identified as the victim in an ATV rollover crash that occurred on July 2. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office says Jude Walter Olson of Fertile was on 435th Street SW in Fertile at approximately 5:53 p.m. when he lost control of the ATV and struck a tree. First responders performed life saving measures, but…
