FARGO, N.D. — An 8–year–old girl and her neighbor are honored for saving her mom’s life after a heart attack. On Nov. 25, 8–year–old Sloan Stoltz showed up to her neighbor Mark Donarski’s house looking distraught. “She was trembling, shaking, and she was holding a phone and said, ‘Mark, can you come help Mom. I can’t wake her up.’ I…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Four children are found safe after their mother, Izetta Cooley, took off with them when she was ordered not to contact them. Moorhead Police say executed a search warrant at Izetta Cooley’s house. She was arrested for kidnapping her children from Mower County, Minnesota. “When she found out her children were going to be taken into protective custody,…
MOWER COUNTY, Minn. — The Mower County Sheriff’s Office says 39-year-old Izetta Cooley took off with her five children who range in ages from 10 to 17. She is under court order to not contact her children, but picked them up Saturday night in Rose Creek, Minnesota. They are believed to be traveling in a black 2007 Suzuki X-L-7 with…
FARGO, N.D. — Of the four jobs Emily Brooks has, only one is what she calls her greatest achievement. “No matter what, Oh, God I can’t even say it. No matter what I do with my life, the most important thing I will ever do is raise my children,” Brooks said. Not long ago, Brooks’ mother earned North Dakota Mother of…
FARGO, N.D. — One student is headed off to Washington D.C.to represent the entire state of North Dakota and compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee. Tobi Shorunke, an 8th grader at Ben Franklin Middle School, has won the school–wide, county–level, and state–wide spelling bees to qualify for the national one. He says getting to this point was completely unexpected after competing…
FARGO, N.D. — Sanford is starting a milk drop–off center for mothers who want to donate excess breast milk. Milk collected at Sanford’s Southpointe Clinic will be sent to a Colorado–based non–profit, which will test and distribute the milk to babies across the country. It will go to infants whose mothers aren’t able to meet the baby’s milk needs. Women who…
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The California man, who was arrested in South Dakota after a police chase, is fighting extradition to his home state where he is facing murder charges in the death of his mother. Tosten Lommen, 30, is charged with murdering his mother, 58-year-old Michelle Walsh, whom authorities found in the back seat of his car after a…
RAPID CITY — A body found after a high-speed chase in South Dakota is that of the suspect’s mother. The body of 58-year-old Michelle Walsh was found in the rear of the vehicle after a chase with her son, 30-year-old Tosten Lommen of California. He faces charges including aggravated eluding and drunken driving. South Dakota authorities are working with California…
FARGO, ND — William Hoehn, the man accused of kidnapping and murdering 22–year–old Savanna Greywind, appeared in court today. Hoehn’s attorney asked the judge to set a trial date at the beginning of March, although no specific date has been set. It was a quick appearance in court, but that didn’t stop supporters from filling the court room and rallying…
BARNESVILLE, Minn. — A small town is helping a family in need after a freak accident changed a young woman’s life. Parents said Molly Greiff, a 25-year-old from Barnesville, is still in rehab after breaking her back on October 15th. She’s known for her high spirits and hard work ethic. “Molly’s very energetic,” explained her father, Adrian Greiff. “She likes…
