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Chere Feather
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14 Year Old Missing from Nelson County

Chere Feather was last seen in Lakota, North Dakota, on Halloween.
Gabriel Ostler,

A photo of Chere Feather, provided by the Nelson County Sheriff’s office.UPDATE: Nelson County has announced that Chere has been found and is okay. They thank the community for their assistance in this matter.   ORIGINAL ARTICLE: The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office has put out a press release on Facebook indicating that they are on the lookout for a missing…

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UPDATE: Traffic stop in Nelson County leads to arrests of illegal immigrants

KVRR Staff,

LAKOTA, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A traffic stop in Nelson County in northeastern North Dakota resulted in the arrests of several illegal immigrants in Bottineau County in north-central North Dakota. The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy stopped a pickup for speeding on US Highway 2 Saturday. The driver, 38-year-old Renaldo Rafael-Mendoza, did not have a driver’s license and failed…

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Grand Forks Attorney Appointed To Bench by Gov. Doug Burgum

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The Northeast Central Judicial District has a new judge. Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Grand Forks attorney Theodore “Ted” Sandberg to the bench. Sandberg has practiced law for over 25 years and is currently senior partner at his firm of Olson, Juntunen, Sandberg, Boettner & Cobb Ltd. concentrating on criminal defense and general litigation. He earned…

Fatal Crash
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West Fargo man identified in fatal motorcycle crash

TJ Nelson,

PEKIN, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol has released the name of a West Fargo man who died in a motorcycle crash in Nelson County Thursday night. They say 45-year-old Bryan Sukut was riding from Pekin to Tolna when his motorcycle went into the ditch while he was rounding a curve. The motorcycle hit a railroad embankment and Sukut…

Motorcycle
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Motorcycle Rider Killed In Nelson County Crash

A West Fargo man is dead after a motorcycle crash near Pekin, North Dakota
Site Staff,

NELSON COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A West Fargo man is dead after a motorcycle crash near Pekin, North Dakota. The 45-year-old was riding from Tolna to Pekin just after 9:00 Thursday night. Highway Patrol says he rode into a ditch at a curve and hit a railroad crossing embankment. The man flew off the bike and hit the railroad, which…

North Dakota Department Of Health
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Tuberculosis Case Investigated In Nelson County, North Dakota

TJ Nelson,

NELSON CO., N.D. (KVRR) — An active Tuberculosis case in Nelson County is being investigated by the North Dakota Department of Health and Nelson-Griggs District Health Unit. The person with TB has been asked to isolate at home until they are no longer infectious. All people who were exposed have been identified through a contact investigation and have been notified…

Anne Fitzsimonds
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Sheriff’s office asks hunters to look out for missing woman

Search continues for Anne Fitzsimonds, 47
Alison Voorhees,

NELSON COUNTY, N.D. — The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office is asking hunters to keep an eye out for a missing woman. Forty-seven-year-old Anne Fitzsimonds was last seen on October 4th. She has brown eyes and red hair. She’s 5’2″ tall and weighs 155 pounds. Authorities say she was last seen leaving a friend’s home four miles north of Petersburg, North…