WAHPETON, N.D. — The sister of a murder victim has created a GoFundMe to raise money for funeral services. Billy Joe Phillips died due to stab wounds on Monday. The Richland County State’s Attorney has charged Adam Awender with one count of murder. Find the original story here. Phillips’ sister is hoping to raise $5,000. If you would like to donate, click…
PONEMAH, MN — A Ponemah, Minnesota man is indicted on first and second degree murder charges. Court documents reveal that on January 6, 38-year-old Jeremiah Kingbird stopped at a house and told a woman that he found his wife on Old Ponemah Road and that she had been there all night. The woman had severe physical injuries and died at a…
UPDATE – Fargo Police identify the couple as 78-year-old John T. Ham and 80-year-old Lois Ann Ham. FARGO, N.D. — An elderly man and woman were found dead this morning at 1814 16th Street South from gunshot wounds. Fargo Police responded around 11 a-m. Neighbors say there was lots of commotion on the street with all emergency vehicles. Police…
BARRON, WI — A Wisconsin man accused of kidnapping 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents sat impassively as a judge set his bail at $5 million. Prosecutors have charged 21-year-old Jake Patterson with two counts of first-degree intentional homicide, one count of kidnapping and one count of armed burglary. Patterson appeared in court via video feed from the Barron County…
GORDON, WI — As Jayme Closs starts her road to recovery following her kidnapping, investigators are trying to piece together what happened during the nearly three months she was in captivity. 21-year-old Jake Patterson will make his first court appearance Monday in Wisconsin. He is accused of shooting and killing Jayme’s parents before abducting the 13-year-old from her northwestern Wisconsin home…
FARGO, ND — A Fargo man accused of shooting and killing his father in September has pleaded not guilty. Court documents say 34-year-old Christopher Riley shot his father in the neck below his right ear on September 20. He was arrested a week later at Lindenwood Park. His next court hearing is set for January. Categories: Local News, North Dakota News…
Jared ScheierlSTEARNS COUNTY, MN — A Minnesota man who was molested decades ago by the man who killed Jacob Wetterling has been awarded over $17 million. Jared Scheierl was 12 when he was molested by Danny Heinrich in 1989 in Cold Spring. In 2016, Heinrich admitted to sexually assaulting Scheierl and to abducting, molesting and killing Jacob as part of a…
Miguel Cooley Sr.FARGO, ND — The preliminary hearing for a Moorhead man charged with the murder of a man outside of a McDonald’s has been pushed back. Miguel Cooley made a brief appearance in Cass County District Court Wednesday morning. His attorney, Steven Mottinger, asked for more time to review evidence. The judge granted his request but a new hearing date…
SPIRIT LAKE RESERVATION — Suspects in the murder of 27-year-old Carla Yellowbird plead guilty to murder and robbery charges. 21-year-old Daylin St. Pierre pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Robbery and Felony Murder. 24-year-old Dakota Charboneau pleaded guilty to Second Degree Murder. In 2016, Yellowbird went to Spirit Lake to sell drugs. After being driven to a remote location on…
JAMESTOWN, ND — A man has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his ex-wife in Jamestown last spring. Authorities say 25-year-old Nicole Gututala-Hoff was found shot to death in a vehicle in the parking lot of an apartment building on May 12. Twenty-seven-year-old Kevin Hoff turned himself in a short time later. Hoff could face up to life in prison without parole…
