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Barnes County Sheriff’s Office Launches Manhunt, Apprehends Suspect

Picture of the suspect released by the dispatch center.(UPDATE) A man who set off a manhunt in Barnes County is in custody. Authorities say 48-year-old George Jerome was arrested in neighboring Steele County. He fled the scene as deputies were investigating a reported burglary last night in the small town of Pillsbury, North Dakota. Steele County Sheriff Wayne Beckman says…

Cass County Electric Making Progress, Power Restored to 400 More Members

Around 675 Members Still Without Power

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR:8:45pm Update) — Cass County Electric is providing its members with an update as crews continue to work to restore power after the Christmas ice storm. Power was restored to around 300 members on Monday and another 100 on Tuesday but there are still 570 members without power. The majority of outages remain around the Valley City, Fingal,…

Hope, N.D. man who died as passenger in rollover crash identified

PILLSBURY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol identifies a Hope man who died after the compact car he was a passenger in rolled in Barnes County. Wesley Wixon died in the crash that happened just before 4 p.m. Thursday on a gravel road about two miles west of Pillsbury. The Highway Patrol said the driver, 84-year-old Marlene Wixon,…