MINNEAPOLIS — The former Ashby elevator manager pleads guilty after he was accused of embezzling over $5 million to fund exotic hunting trips. 56-year-old Jerry Hennessey appeared in federal court in Minneapolis to plead guilty to federal mail fraud and tax evasion charges. He’s accused of stealing the money from the Ashby Farmers Cooperative Elevator over 15 years. Hennessey recently listed…
FARGO, N.D. — Farmers get a chance to share industry knowledge at the annual Northern Corn and Soybean Expo. The corn and soybean expos have been held separately for decades, but this is only the second year the two have been held together. “They’re going to see research spotlighted, they’re going to see our national organizations represented, and get a feel for…
UPDATE 4:00 PM Monday: The Alerus Center has announced Grand Forks Comic Con will now be held on September 28 and 29. UPDATE 3:00 PM Monday: A spokesperson with Grand Forks Comic Con says the event will be rescheduled since it was originally supposed to be held the same weekend as ValleyCon in Fargo. GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Grand…
NEAR THOMPSON, N.D. – A Fargo man is arrested after deputies investigate an attempted vehicle theft near Thompson, North Dakota Friday morning. Grand Forks County Deputies responded around 1:15. Authorities say the man tried to steal two vehicles from an attached garage, but they got stuck in the driveway. Deputies found the suspect’s vehicle stuck in the ditch and found…
Courtesy: Jamestown PoliceJAMESTOWN, N.D. – Jamestown Police is warning about small, blue Fentanyl pills they’ve found made to resemble Oxycodone. The pills are stamped with an M on one side and 30 on the other that are being sold on the streets. Fentanyl is up to one hundred times stronger than morphine. If anyone comes in contact with pills matching these,…
NEAR PAGE, N.D. – No one is hurt after a BNSF train hits a car stuck in the snow at a railroad crossing near Page, North Dakota Friday morning. It happened half a mile south of town on State Highway 38. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says three people were trying to push the vehicle out of the way when the…
FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police is notifying the public about a high risk sex offender. 19-year-old Terry Grommish Jr. lives at 514 University Drive South. He was convicted of indecent exposure five years ago in Stutsman County. When he was 13 or 14 he exposed himself to a seven-year-old boy and he groped him. The victim’s mother found them in a…
FARGO, N.D. — If you’re traveling through Hector International Airport, you might notice some new art on the walls. The artist behind the new installation, Zhimin Guan, uses his work to bridge the East and West… especially the Midwest. “American land is very refreshing, very new, and vast, and energetic. I think it’s perfect for me to use some of the…
HORACE, ND — The City of Horace, ND has issued a drinking water warning. They advise residents to boil their water before using. Residents should not drink the water without boiling it first. Let it boil for one minute, and let it cool before using. The water was contaminated when the loss of pressure to the water distribution system due…
WAHPETON, N.D. — People in Wahpeton are coming together throughout the weekend to celebrate the city’s one hundred fiftieth anniversary. For some people, their connection to the city spans decades. Back when Ed Scott was working for the Penny Company in the 1950’s, the last place he’d expect to live was Wahpeton, North Dakota. “I said this is one town I…
