MINNESOTA — The first big snowstorm of the season caused hundreds of crashes, including one that killed an elderly woman in Minnesota. Minnesota State Patrol responded to more than 400 crashes statewide, including one on Highway 12 near Benson that killed an 87-year-old woman. Thirty-six other crashes resulted in injuries. North Dakota Highway Patrol responded to 35 crashes along I-94…
WEST FARGO, ND — A candidate for the top job at the West Fargo Police Department has decided to resign three months after he didn’t get the job. Lieutenant Duane Sall turned in his resignation early last month after 25 years with the department. In his resignation letter, Sall said it was in the best interest of his family,…
WACO, Texas — The University of North Dakota was outmatched by the No. 8 team in the country on Tuesday, 105-43. The Fighting Hawks (4-3) shot 26.8 percent in the contest and were outrebounded 57-32. The loss snaps a four-game winning streak for the defending Big Sky Conference champions. They will be back home on Saturday to face North Dakota…
NEW TOWN, ND — Savanna Greywind’s parents joined the search over the weekend for a missing woman from Fort Berthold, North Dakota. Joe Greywind and Norberta LaFontaine-Greywind say they know how difficult it is for the family of Olivia Lone Bear. She was last seen on the evening of October 24 leaving a restaurant in New Town. Ground, air and…
JAMESTOWN, ND — An Edgeley man is expected to recover after crashing his vehicle into three cows. The Highway Patrol says 33-year-old Ronald White III (the third) hit the cows Sunday night on Highway 281, about 30 miles south of Jamestown. One cow died in the crash, and the other two had to be put down by their owner….
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. (UND Athletics) — Former North Dakota safety Cole Reyes accepted an invitation to play in the 93rd-annual East-West Shrine Game, which will be held on Jan. 20 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The announcement was made by the Shrine Game’s official Twitter feed on Friday (@Shrine_Game). Reyes will suit up with more than 100 collegiate all-stars from mostly…
CASS COUNTY, ND — The Breckenridge man, who was arrested at a West Fargo Motel in March of 2016, has been found guilty. Jan Wangstad, 39, has been found guilty of attempted murder for an armed standoff at the Rodeway Inn. Wangstad was staying at the West Fargo motel when authorities were called because witnesses say he was acting…
GRAND FORKS, ND — A 20-year veteran of the Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Department, who returned to serve his community after losing part of his leg, is now running for Grand Forks Sheriff. Corporal Chris Hutton announced his candidacy. Along with two decades with the department, Hutton spent 19 years with the Army National Guard. In 2006, Hutton lost…
BISMARCK, ND — The mother of a Jamaican man, who allegedly scammed North Dakotans out of thousands of dollars in a lottery scam, is pleading guilty. Dahlia Hunter, the mother of alleged scam mastermind, Lavrick Willocks, is pleading guilty to conspiracy charges. Authorities say Willocks used his mother’s mansion to operate the scam that took $5.7 million from at…
WAHPETON, ND — Three people are in custody after a drug bust in Wahpeton. Aaron Rodriquez, 30, of Detroit Lakes, 28-year-old Cody Freitag of Dalton and 26-year-old Chelsea Jensen of Elbow Lake are facing multiple drug charges after authorities stormed a home in south Wahpeton. Authorities say they found two pounds of marijuana, 20 grams of meth, one gram of…
