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Mapleton, North Dakota mayor arrested, charged in crash that seriously injured passenger

Andrew DraegerDETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – The mayor of Mapleton, North Dakota has been arrested following a crash that severely injured a passenger in a truck he was driving on Sunday near Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Thirty-five-year-old Andrew Draeger is charged with two counts of felony criminal vehicular operation. Court documents say Becker County deputies responded to a crash Sunday afternoon…

Man Falls 25 Feet from Billboard Platform Near Mapleton

MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A man is hurt after falling from a billboard west of Mapleton. Cass County Sheriff’s deputies and first responders were called out Monday night around 6:30. They say the man fell 25 feet from the billboard platform. He was stabilized and conscious when Sanford AirMed arrived to take him to the hospital. A sheriff’s office spokesman…

Moen Pleads Not Guilty To Murdering His Wife

Spencer MoenFARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A West Fargo man charged with murdering his wife has pleaded not guilty and will remain in jail on $1 million cash bail. 31-year-old Spencer Moen was arrested in August after calling to report that his wife, Sonja, fell asleep in their bathtub and was unresponsive. An autopsy showed that she died of blunt force…

Details into arrest of murder suspect near Mapleton released

CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — The murder suspect arrested in Cass County Tuesday has been identified. A North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper made a traffic stop on I-94 near Mapleton. The trooper saw the driver and passenger switching seats after the car stopped. The man in the vehicle was 20-year-old, Joseph Morrison of Auburn Washington. He had an active warrant…

Two injured in head-on construction zone crash near Mapleton

MAPLETON, N.D. (KVRR) — Two people are injured in a head-on crash near Mapleton Tuesday afternoon. The Highway Patrol says it happened after 3:30p.m. in a construction zone near 36th St. and 166th Ave. SE where a Chevrolet Blazer driving east crossed into the westbound lane, crashing straight into a Chevrolet Equinox. Both shoulders of the road were closed. 42-year-old…

Woman Thrown From Golf Cart in Mapleton July 15 Dies of Her Injuries

Ashley TangedalFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo woman thrown from a golf cart in Mapleton on July 15 has died of her injuries. An obituary says 37-year-old Ashley Tangedal died last Wednesday of her injuries at Sanford. A funeral is set for Saturday at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home. Tangedal was taken by Sanford AirMed from Mapleton to Fargo after being thrown…