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Missing Woman Found Dead in Alexandria Apartment Fire

Police and Douglas County deputies were met by several people who made it outside the multi-unit building

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — A 19-year-old woman has died in a house fire in Alexandria. The woman had been reported missing since the fire was reported this morning just before 5:30. Her name has not been released. Police and Douglas County deputies were met by several people who made it outside the multi-unit building. They pounded on doors to alert others….

South Dakota Man Charged in Fatal Shooting

Herron is being held on $100,000 bond

  WATERTOWN, S.D. — A South Dakota man is in custody after a fatal shooting early this morning. Donald Herron, 30, of Watertown, is charged with manslaughter and reckless discharge of a firearm. Authorities say Herron was allegedly playing with a handgun at a home around 3:30 a.m. when it went off. Seth Murray, 30, was shot in the head…

Barnesville Woman Identified as Victim of Crash Near Hawley

Authorities say her SUV was hit by a semi driven by 45-year-old Daniel Anderson of rural Hawley

  CLAY COUNTY, Minn. — The Clay County Sheriff’s Department has identified the woman who died after her vehicle collided with a semi just south of Hawley. The victim is 28-year-old Jaynie Halvorson of rural Hawley. The crash happened at the intersection of County Highway 31 and 120th Avenue South. Emergency responders arrived on the scene around 7:30 Tuesday morning…

More Details Released in Fatal Mobile Home Fire in Alexandria

The deaths have been ruled accidental

  ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Investigators have determined that a mobile home fire in Alexandria that killed two people was caused by careless smoking. The state fire marshal and Alexandria police and fire officials say the fire started in the living room near a couch and recliner. Forty-nine-year-old James Chandler and 59-year-old Rose Couillard died in the fire last Friday. The…

State Patrol Investigating Fatal Crash in Clay County

The driver of the SUV, a 28-year-old female, died at the scene

  HAWLEY, Minn. — Authorities are investigating an early morning crash between an SUV and a semi that happened just south of Hawley. Lieutenant Mark Empting with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office says emergency responders arrived at the intersection of County Highway 31 and 20th Avenue South at about 7:30 a.m. The driver of the SUV, a 28-year-old female, died…

Authorities Release Identities of People Involved in Fatal Crash in Moorhead

It happened at the intersection of 34th Street and Highway 10 East around noon on Saturday

  MOORHEAD, Minn. — Authorities identify the young boy who died in a four-vehicle crash in Moorhead. It happened at the intersection of 34th Street and Highway 10 East around noon on Saturday. Forty-two-year-old Jeremy Sagvold, of Sabin, was driving his pickup when he rear-ended a vehicle driving by 24-year-old Logan Ness, of Moorhead. In the vehicle, was 22-year-old Alyse…

White Earth Reservation Police Going Door to Door with Narcan

In many of the cases, a toll free hotline has alerted his office, which in turn notifies the overdose response team

  WHITE EARTH, Minn. — Narcan is saving lives on the White Earth Reservation. The medication designed to rapidly reverse an opioid overdose has been distributed door-to-door in communities across the reservation. Police Chief Michael LaRoque calls it an “uphill battle,” but he says since an “urgent health crisis” was declared in mid-December several people have been saved by the…

Names Withheld During Investigation of Crash That Killed Young Boy

Pickup Rear-Ended Vehicle Boy Was Riding In

MOORHEAD, Minn. — Minnesota State Patrol is talking to more witnesses of a fatal four-vehicle crash Saturday. A two-year-old boy died in the crash at the intersection of 34th Street and Highway 10 East. A pickup rear-ended the vehicle the child was riding in along with two adults. Both vehicles then hit two more cars on 34th Street. The crash…

Child Dies In Moorhead Crash

Two-Year-Old In Vehicle That Was Rear-Ended

A two-year-old boy dies after a four vehicle crash in Moorhead. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of 34th Street and Highway 10 East shortly after noon Saturday. A pickup rear-ended a vehicle with two adults and a two-year-old child in it. Both vehicles continued eastbound and hit two more cars as they went onto 34th Street. The driver of…

North Dakota Children and Teens Under New Requirements for Vaccines

This is a change from only children beginning school needed the vaccine

  NORTH DAKOTA — There are new requirements when it comes to vaccinations for children in North Dakota. Starting January 1, all children who are in day cares will be required to be vaccinated against hepatitis B. This is a change from only children beginning school needed the vaccine. In the 2018 school year, students in grades 11 and 12…