FARGO, N.D. — A Brooklyn Center woman who is accused of setting a fire inside a Twin Cities store has been arrested in Fargo. 38-year-old Lewonda Jones is being held in the Cass County Jail pending her return to Minnesota. Hennepin County authorities charged Jones with arson after she set a clothing rack on fire at Marshalls on Nicollet Mall…
FARGO N.D. — It was a busy morning for Fargo firefighters. Two fires broke out just down the street from each other. The fire department says a call came in around 10:20 a.m. for a pickup on fire at 16 Street North. That also set the RV next to it on fire. There were no injuries. At the Case New Holland…
FARGO, N.D. – A family has been displaced from their home after flames engulfed the back side of their house in North Fargo Monday afternoon. Around 1:15, a report of fire and smoke from 702 2nd Street North was called into the fire department. The Fargo Fire Department says three people were inside when flames broke out and were able…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. — A man is outside when he hears an explosion coming from inside his house. It happened around 2 Sunday afternoon near Alexandria. Steve Schulke ran into the house and found a fire in the basement. He shut the basement door and called 911. Alexandria Fire Department was able to put the fire out before it spread…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) – An early morning fire heavily damaged a 12 unit apartment complex in south Grand Forks. Fire crews were dispatched to 2832 20th Avenue South around 12:30 a.m. Friday. When they arrived, portions of a detached garage were already engulfed in flames. The fire quickly spread to several nearby balconies and insulation along the roof line….
MAHNOMEN, Minn. — A Mahnomen man who reported he was attacked by three men and set on fire now says he made the story up. Mahnomen County Sheriff Doug Krier says 28-year-old Brian Smith admitted he suffered burns when he set fire to his pickup to try and commit suicide. He was then flown to a Fargo hospital. In a Facebook…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — The man found guilty of killing a Moorhead woman and starting her house on fire has been sentenced. A judge gave Justin Critt over 40 years in prison. He must serve about 29 years of that sentence before he is eligible to get out for good behavior. In May, Critt was found guilty by a jury of…
RICHLAND COUNTY, N.D. — A Leonard, North Dakota man lost his pickup and $2,800 worth of fireworks. 67-year-old Jorgen Nokleberg was driving along Highway 18 around 1:30 Wednesday afternoon when the fireworks somehow ignited in the back of his pickup. The fireworks started several small grass fires along the highway near Wyndmere. His pickup is considered a total loss due…
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Crews have put out a fire at 815 13th Avenue North in Moorhead believed to be started by work on the home. Firefighters got the call at 3:50 PM Monday and smoke was seen coming from the roof. The Moorhead Fire Department says two homeowners were fixing their roof which sparked the flames in the garage. “Crews…
ERSKINE, Minn. — An early morning fire destroys a barn in rural Erskine, Minnesota. Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded just after midnight to a report of a structure fire in Section 21 of Knute Township in rural Erskine. When fire crews arrived they found a barn was fully engulfed and appeared to be a total loss. The fire departments then…
