MOORHEAD, Minn. — Sen. Amy Klobuchar was in Moorhead to inform National Guard and Reserve members about ways she plans to push legislation that will help their families. Klobuchar said she wants to help them because they don’t get the same benefits as one another, despite being on the same mission. She has enacted bills supporting the National Guard in…
CROOKSTON, Minn. — A teen is facing charges after shattering several glass doors on Broadway in Crookston. Police arrested 18-year-old Bryan Wagner around 4:30 this morning. His clothing matched the description given in a motor vehicle tampering incident around the time of the vandalism. Wagner is accused of setting off an alarm after shattering the glass on a side door…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Dayton has named Maj. Gen. Jon Jensen to take over as head of the Minnesota National Guard. Jensen will replace Maj. Gen. Richard Nash, who is reaching mandatory retirement age in October. Jensen will serve a seven-year term. Dayton cited his command of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division as well as serving as chief…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The legal battle between Gov. Dayton and Republican lawmakers is in the hands of Minnesota’s highest court and for the first time in the court’s history, it was streamed live. “If we rule in your favor, doesn’t that mean that some future governor could defund the judiciary or that some future legislature could defund the judiciary?”…
GRAND FORKS, ND — A Bemidji motorcyclist is dead after a crash in Grand Forks. The crash happened at the intersection of 32nd Avenue South and South 34th Street. Police say 29-year-old Anthony Lossing was thrown from his motorcycle after turning into a vehicle driven by 28-year-old Marcus Lee of Grand Forks. Police say Lossing ignored a traffic signal…
CALLAWAY, Minn. — The people of Callaway, Minnesota and on the White Earth Reservation are hoping to help their community’s economy grow. But can their products find a place in the market? For starters, it’s important to point out hemp is not just marijuana. It’s a plant that is bred specifically to create products like clothing and construction materials. There…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Concordia alumni, current and new students and the community gathered for the annual Cobber Corn Feed. The Office of Alumni Relations hosts the event each year and invites anyone who wants to come be a part of Cobber Country for hot buttered corn, hotdogs, burgers and games from Games Galore. People who participate in on-campus organizations came…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — The Star Lake Casino project overcomes another hurdle. Otter Tail County officials met in Fergus Falls to discuss whether or not to move forward with the project. The Star Lake Casino project takes the next step forward, but not without some requirements. “In regards to Shooting Star Casino, the county board declared an EIS was necessary,”…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — Two men from Fergus Falls are linked to the shooting deaths of two trumpeter swans south of that city. A Minnesota DNR officer says the protected swans were shot on a federal waterfowl production refuge. He says the investigation began after the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call from someone who heard…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — A sex offender who was convicted of raping and holding a seven-months pregnant exotic dancer prisoner has been sentenced. Jesse Paskey, 34, of Moorhead, was given 30 years in prison for the December 2012 crime. He was initially sentenced to 25 years in prison for the crime in 2013. But Paskey sought a new trial and…
