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Two People Found Dead In Jamestown Home Are Identified

33-year old Casey Gene Jensen and 26 year old Cherish Renae Peterson were found Sunday night.

Jamestown, N.D.  – The Jamestown Police Department is investigating after two adults were found dead in a home Sunday night. 33-year old Casey Gene Jensen and 26 year old Cherish Renae Peterson were found Sunday night. Police also recovered a firearm at the scene. Police were called to the home shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday by someone who had found…

Three-Vehicle Crash in Stutsman County

Two people taken to hospital after crash

Two people are injured after a three-vehicle crash in Stutsman County. The crash happened on Highway 52, three miles north of Jamestown shortly after 2 o’clock this afternoon. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the vehicle driven by 38-year-old Ernest Castillo, of Gackle, failed to yield before he turned in front of the southbound traffic. Castillo’s vehicle was hit by…

Jamestown Man Killed in Crash in Oklahoma

The highway was closed for more than seven hours

  JAMESTOWN, ND — A Jamestown man was killed in a three-vehicle crash in north-central Oklahoma on Wednesday. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 75-year-old Bert Hilber was on on a three-wheel trike motorcycle when he stopped for a semi which was waiting to turn. The patrol says a pickup failed to stop and hit Hilber’s bike, pushing it into the…

Authorities Identify Streeter Man Found Dead at Scene of Car Fire

An autopsy determined that Schauer died of carbon monoxide poisoning

  STUTSMAN COUNTY, ND — A man found dead after a car fire near Streeter southwest of Jamestown has been identified. The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office says he was 67-year-old Stanley Schauer of Streeter. His body was found in a car out front of a house on May 27. An autopsy determined that Schauer died of carbon monoxide poisoning. It…

Legion Baseball Roundup: Post 2 Wins Home Opener

Post 2 sweeps Jamestown at Jack Williams Stadium.

FARGO, N.D. — Post 2 played its first game at Jack Williams Stadium this season. Fargo defeated Jamestown in a pair of games 7-1 and 8-2. Ben Bryant had a double that scored three for Post 2 in game one to add insurance. At Young Field, the Moorhead Blues defeated West Fargo 8-5. The Blues improve to to 3-0 on…

Man Pleads Guilty To Child Porn After Wife Finds His Hidden Cell Phone

Alexander McManus Faced Three Counts In Federal Court

FARGO, N.D. — A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty in federal court to three counts of distributing and possessing child porn. Law enforcement was tipped off to the actions of Alexander McManus, 55, after his wife found a cell phone wedged behind their fridge. Authorities say McManus admitted that the cell phone and a flash drive found under his mattress…

Deer Hits Motorcyclist Near Steele, North Dakota

Two motorcyclists injured and taken to hospitals in Bismarck

Two motorcyclists were injured after one was hit by a deer. Three motorcycles were traveling on I-94 between Jamestown and Bismarck Saturday afternoon when a deer hit one of the bikes east of Steele, North Dakota. Sixty-year-old Lyle Herman, of Mandan, was thrown from his motorcycle and landed in the ditch. Twenty-seven-year-old Christof Paul, of Bismarck, laid his motorcycle to…

Authorities Searching for Woman who Escaped State Hospital in Jamestown

A white, Chevy Tahoe with chrome rims, was stolen from the area around the same time

JAMESTOWN, ND — A woman has escaped from the North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown. Desiree McKay, 33, left through a fenced outdoor enclosure at an addiction treatment unit around 3:30. A white, Chevy Tahoe with chrome rims, was stolen from the area around the same time. It has North Dakota license plates 917 BCE. If you spot her, call…

Man Accused Of Taking Pickup In Custody After Chase

Officers Found Justin Hatten After 90 Minute Search

JAMESTOWN, N.D. – A Milaca, Minnesota man is in custody after crashing a stolen pickup near Jamestown. Authorities arrested 28-year-old Justin Hatten after he lost control of the pickup on I-94 and fled into some nearby trees. Officers began a ground search around 9:40 Saturday night and found Hatten about ninety minutes later. They say the pickup had been stolen…

Mayville State Wins NSAA Title, Clinches NAIA Tournament Berth

Mayville State scores 3 runs in the 7th inning to down Jamestown.

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (VCSU Athletics) – Mayville State players came up clutch with four straight two-out hits in the seventh inning Tuesday as the Comets rallied for a 5-3 win over University of Jamestown in the NSAA Baseball Tournament championship game. The Comets trailed 3-2 entering the bottom of the seventh inning but came storming back with a two-out rally…