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St. Cloud Police Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting

The deputy and four police officers have been placed on standard administrative leave

  ST. CLOUD, Minn. — An officer-involved shooting last night in St. Cloud is under investigation. According to the BCA, a Stearns County sheriff’s deputy and several St. Cloud police officers were investigating a possible assault shortly before midnight. They knocked on a door and an armed man broke out a back window and ran. The man fired his gun,…

Authorities Identify Hawley Man After Fatal Crash in Becker County

The crash happened just before noon on Sunday

  BECKER COUNTY, Minn. — One person was killed in a two vehicle crash in Becker County. The sheriff’s office says 68-year old Todd Mikulecky of Hawley died at the scene of the collision at the intersection of County Roads 7 and 16, about 6 miles east of Ulen. The crash happened just before noon on Sunday. Three people in…

Hoffman Man Injured in ATV Crash with Pickup

The crash remains under investigation

  DOUGLAS COUNTY, Minn. — Douglas County authorities responded to a crash involving an ATV and a pickup. Seventy-six-year-old Larry Habben of Hoffman was driving his pickup on County Road 25 shortly after 3 this afternoon when he collided with an ATV driven by 70-year-old Phillip Koehntop of Hoffman. Koehntop was severely injured and airlifted to the St. Cloud Hospital….

Cathay Man Dies After Being Hit by Train

The collision caused the pickup to roll, killing the man at the scene

  WELLS COUNTY, ND — A man is dead after being hit by a train in Wells County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports that the 61 year-old man from Cathay failed to yield for the train roughly 11 miles northwest of New Rockford. The collision caused the pickup to roll, killing the man at the scene. His name has…

Construction Worker Falls to His Death at Wheaton Dumont Co-op Elevator in Tenney

They say he worked for Gateway Building Systems out of Fergus Falls

  TENNEY, Minn. — A construction worker is dead after falling 150 feet from a platform at Wheaton Dumont Co-op Elevator in Tenney. Authorities said the man was with two other men who were working on the platform that was about 150 feet in the air. They were working on adjusting another platform connected to the one they were on…

Witnesses Say Plane Circled Around Church Before Crashing in Eden Prairie

The pilot has not been identified and there was no one else on board

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The pilot of a small engine plane has died after crashing in the parking lot of a church in Eden Prairie. The crash happened at about 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Resurrection Life Church. Police say the plane took off from the Flying Cloud Airport, but soon contacted airport officials. “We did hear information from the…

Fargo Police Say Motorcyclist Possible Accomplice to Shoplifting Suspect

If you have any information on the suspects, you are asked to contact Fargo Police

FARGO, ND — Fargo Police were arresting 32 year old Crystal Borseth of Moorhead for shoplifting when a motorcyclist allegedly tried to run them over. Police are looking for the driver who is believed to be an accomplice to the shoplifter. The woman was taken into custody in the Scheels parking lot on 45th Street South after running from the…

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Fatal Thief River Falls Plane Crash

The report also says there was a fire and explosion

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. — The NTSB has issued a preliminary report on a deadly airplane crash near Thief River Falls. The report does not mention a possible cause of the crash Saturday but it says a witness about a mile away told investigators the engine was “screaming” before the plane went down. The report also stated there was a…

Former Cass County Correctional Officer Under Investigation

The Cass County Sheriff's Office took a report from an inmate on September 9th alleging the misconduct

  CASS COUNTY, ND — An alleged sexual offense by a former Cass County Jail correctional officer is under investigation. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office took a report from an inmate on September 9th alleging the misconduct. Two days later, the sheriff’s office requested the assistance of the BCI with the investigation. The alleged victim is no longer in custody…

Fargo Police Department Investigating Car Shooting

Police say the car was unoccupied and there has been no arrest made at this time

  FARGO, ND — The Fargo Police Department is investigating a late night car shooting. Police say they received a call around 9 o’clock Sunday night that a parked car in the 4100 block of 34th Street South in Fargo was hit by gunfire. The front driver’s side window was shattered and there was a bullet hole near the gas…