STUTSMAN CO., ND — Two women are in custody after allegedly shoplifting $1,100 worth of merchandise from Walmart in Jamestown and leading police on a chase. The driver was identified as 27-year-old Ulanda TwoHearts of Fort Totten. 27-year-old Brittany Reyes of Fargo was a passenger. Police used stop sticks to stop the women last night but they avoided them and went…
CASS COUNTY, N.D. — A pursuit that spanned multiple counties and set off a Code Red alert ends with two people in custody. Around 3 a.m., Jamestown Police responded to a theft at Walmart. 22–year old Dejon Johnson and 21–year old Tiffaney Simmons, both of Detroit, fled and drove east on I–94. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office took over once the…
BISMARCK, ND — Four more dispensary applications for medical marijuana have been approved to move forward in North Dakota. GR Vending ND LLC, also known as Grassroots Cannabis, is one step closer to getting a certificate from the health department for locations in Devils Lake, Dickinson, Jamestown and Minot. They are already operating in Fargo as The Botanist. The health department…
WASHINGTON – Early morning flights out of Devils Lake and Jamestown to Denver are returning starting June 1. Senator John Hoeven worked with SkyWest and United Airlines to restore the previous flight schedule. “And we worked very hard on getting them to do that,” said Hoeven. “But it’s important that we have these early flights so that people can make…
JAMESTOWN, ND — A Jamestown man has made his initial appearance in court on charges of attempted murder and two counts of assault. Jason Benefiel’s bond was set at $200,000 and he has been ordered to have no contact with the victim. The complaint says Benefiel struck and chocked the victim until they were unconscious. The victim also suffered bone fractures…
Jamestown, N.D. (NewsDakota/KFGO) – A driver was arrested after an hour-long, 50-mile pursuit that went in and out of Jamestown late Sunday night. The police department says an officer attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Cody Deese, 27, of Jamestown at approximately 11:30 p.m.. Deese was recognized as an individual with warrants and a suspended driver’s license. After the…
GRAND FORKS, ND — A high risk sex offender has moved from Jamestown to Grand Forks. Police say 32-year-old Justin McGregor is now living at 317 7th Street North. McGregor has a conviction for corruption/solicitation of a minor in 2010 for fondling a 16 year old girl. He was convicted of gross sexual imposition in 1999 for biting a 10-year-old boy’s…
ECKELSON, ND — Another snow plow has been hit while in action in North Dakota. A DOT plow was clearing snow on I-94 near Eckelson this morning, that’s between Jamestown and Valley City. A semi attempting to pass the plow hit it in the snow fog. The driver of the semi, 63-year-old Duwayne Gerving of Bismarck, was not hurt but…
Photo: Nelson/Dryer FamilyROLLA, ND — Rep. Marvin Nelson of Rolla is back at work just days after hitting and killing a moose. The former Democratic candidate for governor had just picked up his granddaughters in Jamestown and was heading home on Highway 281 Friday night. He spotted a moose in a ditch near Rocklake but a moment later a second moose…
Courtesy: Jamestown PoliceJAMESTOWN, N.D. – Jamestown Police is warning about small, blue Fentanyl pills they’ve found made to resemble Oxycodone. The pills are stamped with an M on one side and 30 on the other that are being sold on the streets. Fentanyl is up to one hundred times stronger than morphine. If anyone comes in contact with pills matching these,…
