GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A high risk sex offender has been released from jail and is now living in Grand Forks, at his former home. Michael McGee has moved to 18 Washington Street North. He was convicted of aggravated sexual assault in 2003 and police say he has been in and out of jail for the past three to four…
Samuel Nelson, 36 of Grand ForksGrand Forks, N.D. (KNOX/KFGO) – A 36-year old man who was the subject of a police standoff in Grand Forks on Monday afternoon has died. Jail and law enforcement officials confirm the death of Samuel Nelson. Jail administrator Bret Burkholder said that Nelson had been in the correctional facility for just over an hour after…
Samuel Nelson, 36 of Grand ForksUPDATE 6:20 PM – Authorities have identified the suspect in a Monday afternoon standoff as 36-year-old Samuel Nelson of Grand Forks. Grand Forks Police say officers tried to take Nelson into custody for five warrants when he ran into an apartment building on the 1100 block of 14th Avenue South. Witnesses say it appeared like…
HILLSBORO, N.D. — Charges are pending against a Florida woman after a crash on I-29 near Hillsboro on Sunday. North Dakota Highway Patrol says a car driven by 75-year-old Claudia Grace of The Villages, Florida, struck the rear passenger side of a pickup. The pickup went into the ditch and rolled. 24-year-old Tyler Bedney and 22-year-old Ashley Fontaine, both of…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Grand Forks Police want to know how they’re doing. They are asking the community to take a short survey about the department. They want to know about people’s interaction with their officers. The attitude and behavior of the employee and if you feel safe living in Grand Forks. You can even give your recommendations for improvements….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – A girl riding her bike is in the hospital after being hit by a vehicle Wednesday night. Officers responded to Altru Hospital around 7:45 where the girl was taken by her mother. Investigators say a car was heading north on the 4500 block of South 20th Street when it struck a young bicyclist in the crosswalk….
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A child porn investigation has landed one man behind bars in Grand Forks. Members of the police department, sheriff’s office, BCI and Homeland Security served a search warrant at a home in the 1100 block of 14th Avenue South. They recovered prohibited images and arrested 27-year-old Nicholas Bartholome of Grand Forks. Charges have been forwarded to…
THOMPSON, N.D. — We now know the name of a forklift operator who was struck from behind and killed near Thompson, North Dakota on Monday afternoon. He is 61-year-old Juan Contreras of Grand Forks. Contreras was driving the forklift on Highway 15 when he was hit by a minivan driven by 80-year-old Marilyn Pederson of Northwood. Pederson and her 75-year-old passenger…
THOMPSON, N.D. — A forklift operator is dead after getting hit from behind near Thompson, North Dakota. The highway patrol says the 61-year-old Grand Forks man was driving the forklift on Highway 15 when he was hit by a minivan just before one o’clock this afternoon. 80-year-old Marilyn Pederson of Northwood was behind the wheel of the minivan. Pederson and…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The North Dakota Shakespeare Theatre’s mission is to make professional theatre acts accessible to everyone regardless of someone’s economic status. It’s why the theatre put on William Shakespeare’s comedy “Twelfth Night” for free all week long at the Town Square in Grand Forks. Actors from more than ten states practiced the performance for three weeks before…
