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Former Detroit Lakes Principal Arrested After Embezzlement Investigation

He even used the district's credit card to allegedly buy a pair of cowboy boots

November 14, 2017

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SHAKOPEE, Minn. — Former Detroit Lakes Principal, Rod Thompson, who resigned as the superintendent for the Shakopee School District last June, has been arrested. Thompson is accused of abusing his district-issued credit card by making personal purchases such as airfare, hotels, electronics, sports memorabilia and flight upgrades. He even used the district’s credit card to allegedly buy a pair of…

Fatal Stabbing Investigation Underway Near Sheyenne

He dropped the victim off and left the hospital

November 14, 2017

TJ Nelson,

SHEYENNE, ND — The stabbing death of a woman near Sheyenne south of Devils Lake is under investigation. A man called 911 this morning and said that he was driving a woman who had been stabbed to the Devils Lake hospital. He dropped the victim off and left the hospital. The man then led police on a high-speed chase…

Forest River Woman Identified in Fatal Rollover

Knecht died at the scene

November 14, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MINTO, ND — A Forest River woman who died after her SUV ended up in the river has been identified. The Highway Patrol says 30 year old Elizabeth Knecht went off a rural road near Minto about 7:40 Monday morning. The SUV went through a ditch and over a riverbank, broke through the ice and came to rest upside…

Family in Mourning After a Murder-Suicide in Menahga

The men are identified as 82 year-old Carl Albin and 67 year-old Michael Callahan.

November 14, 2017

Site Staff,

MENAHGA, Minn. — Family members are grieving after a series of tragedies, the latest being a murder-suicide in Menahga, Minnesota. Authorities said two bodies were found with gunshot wounds in a house just after midnight. Police wouldn’t tell concerned family members the names of two men found dead at 814 Oak Avenue Northeast. Sherrill Johnson is certain it was…

Crews Respond to Garage Fire in West Fargo

When firefighters arrived there was smoke coming from a double garage that the homeowners share with neighbors

November 9, 2017

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WEST FARGO, ND — A neighbor spots a fire in a garage in West Fargo and calls authorities. Crews responded around 4 o’clock this afternoon to the garage at 229 12th Avenue East. When firefighters arrived there was smoke coming from a double garage that the homeowners share with neighbors. There were no vehicles inside at the time of the…

Beltrami County Man Identified in Fatal House Fire

Oscar Eckstrom, 76, died in the fire

November 9, 2017

TJ Nelson,

BLACKDUCK, Minn. — A man has died in a house fire in northern Minnesota. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says neighbors reported an explosion and a house engulfed in flames shortly after 3:30 this morning southwest of Blackduck. Oscar Eckstrom, 76, died in the fire. He was the only one living in the home in Hines Township which was…

Grand Forks Police Respond to Accidental Shooting

The case is under investigation

November 7, 2017

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, ND — A man was taken to the hospital after shooting himself in the leg in rural Grand Forks. The Grand Forks Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Altru ER shortly after 1 o’clock this afternoon after a report of a gunshot wound. A 20-year-old man says he accidentally shot himself in the leg with a small caliber…

Fargo Man Allegedly Robbed, Forced to Drive Assailants to Grand Forks

Fargo Police is investigating with help from Grand Forks Police

November 1, 2017

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FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police are investigating an alleged robbery and kidnapping near a south Fargo apartment complex. According to police reports, the victim was allegedly attacked by three assailants in the 1200 block of 44th Street South just after 1 am. The victim was forced to drive the assailants to a Grand Forks apartment and some property was…

Moorhead Senior Arrested After Drug Investigation

They also seized $8,200 in cash and a vehicle

October 31, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — A multi-agency drug investigation lands a 72-year-old Moorhead man behind bars. The Lakes to River Drug Task Force searched the home of Robert Smith in south Moorhead last Friday. They found one pound of meth, marijuana edibles along with a small amount of marijuana and a variety of pills. They also seized $8,200 in cash and a…

Investigators Determine Cause of Arthur’s Barn Fire

The barn was a total loss

October 31, 2017

TJ Nelson,

ARTHUR, ND — Investigators have new information on the fire that destroyed a popular spot near Arthur. An electrical malfunction has been determined as the cause of a fire that destroyed a popular entertainment venue in rural Cass County. The sheriff’s office and the State Fire Marshall say the fire at Arthur’s Barn started on the ground level of…