WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Trump has approved North Dakota’s request for a major disaster declaration due to fall flooding and the early snowstorm. It’ll make federal assistance available under the Federal Emergency Management Agency. An estimated $10 million in damage was done to public infrastructure from a three-day October storm and flooding. The declaration covers 16 counties: Barnes, Eddy, Foster,…
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…
RED LAKE, Minn. — More help is needed to find two missing fishermen on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. The Northeast Regional Water Rescue Team and the Stutsman County Dive Team will begin searching Lower Red Lake on Tuesday. The Grand Forks Regional Team will provide airboats since conditions on the lake have changed since the fishermen went missing…
JAMESTOWN, ND — Jamestown Police say the bodies found Sunday night is an apparent murder-suicide. Chief Scott Edinger in a release says the bodies of Casey Gene Jensen, 33, and Cherish Ranae Petersen, 26, were found by their fathers. Police say Jensen and Petersen were in a domestic relationship. Officers were called to the home at 1906 4th Street NE in Jamestown…
STUTSMAN COUNTY, ND — A man found dead after a car fire near Streeter southwest of Jamestown has been identified. The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office says he was 67-year-old Stanley Schauer of Streeter. His body was found in a car out front of a house on May 27. An autopsy determined that Schauer died of carbon monoxide poisoning. It…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. Police in Jamestown arrested a man after an overnight standoff lasting about eight hours. Officers say they thought he was armed after barricading himself inside. The front door and window are ripped out leaving the home a complete mess. Police say they had to use tear gas to arrest 33-year-old Troy Elhard. Michael Freitas says he’s been…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. The Otter Tail Power Company says about 20 communities in the Stutsman County area were without power after the holiday storm hit. They say road conditions were the biggest problem. After the storm, road obstructions and low visibility prevented power repair workers from getting to where they needed to go. When asked about rural areas, Stephanie Hoff says…
