Dr. Eduardo Yabut, medical director for the North Dakota State Hospital, speaks during the groundbreaking for the new facility in Jamestown on Aug. 18, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)JAMESTOWN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – As shovels dug in for the first time Monday at the site of the new State Hospital in Jamestown, state health officials said they…
FERGUS FALLS, MN — A man who murdered a woman and her son near Perham in April has been found incompetent to stand trial and been committed to the State Hospital in St. Peter. 32 year-old-William Hillman beat 42-year-old Denise Mcfadzen and her 21 year-old son, Dylan, with a pipe wrench. Hillman had been living with the Mcfadzen’s. Hillman had been…
LIDGERWOOD, ND — A man considered dangerous is back in the State Hospital after a high speed chase that ended in a wildlife preserve. Michael Skroch, 39, of Lidgerwood was arrested after crashing his motorcycle during the chase that hit speeds of 85 miles per hour. Sargent County Sheriff Travis Paeper says Skroch threatened a person at a church and…
