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Cando woman identified in fatal crash

May 28, 2023

Alison Voorhees,

TOWNER COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Highway Patrol has identified the Cando, North Dakota woman that was killed in a crash in rural Towner County. The victim is 31-year-old Brittney Beck. Highway Patrol says the crash on Highway 66 happened just before 6 a.m. Saturday about four miles east of Egeland. Charges are pending against the 20-year-old driver from…

Cando Woman Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash, Driver Could Face Charges

May 27, 2023

TJ Nelson,

TOWNER CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A 31-year-old Cando, North Dakota woman is dead after a crash in rural Towner County. Highway Patrol says the crash on Highway 66 happened just before 6 a.m. about four miles east of Egeland. Charges are pending against the 20 year old driver from Cando. His vehicle left the highway, struck a field approach, rolled…

UPDATE: Names Released in Murder-Suicide on Towner-Benson County Line

August 31, 2022

TJ Nelson,

TOWNER CO., N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Towner County Sheriff’s Office releasing the names of the four people found dead in a triple murder-suicide in a wheat field near the Towner-Benson County line Monday evening. 56-year-old Douglas Dulmage of Leeds, a farmer and landowner, was one of the victims. Also found dead were 34-year-old Justin Bracken and 64-year-old Richard Bracken, both of…

UPDATE: Four Dead In Rural Leeds, N.D. In Apparent Murder-Suicide

Deputies Found Four People Dead In A Wheat Field In Towner County

August 30, 2022

Site Staff,

TOWNER COUNTY, N.D. (KFGO) – Towner County Sheriff Andrew Hillier says four men were found dead in a wheat field near Leeds, N.D on Monday evening. He says evidence indicates it was a murder-suicide. Deputies discovered the bodies when they responded to reports of unresponsive people around 6pm. All had gunshot wounds and a gun was found near the body…

Cando, ND – Town of the Week 5-22-18

May 22, 2018

Max Mueller,

Cando and Middle River slugged it out for Town of the Week with the Duck Hunting Capital of North Dakota coming out on top. Categories: Town Of The Week Tags: CANDO, TOWN OF THE WEEK, TOWNER COUNTY

Towner County Sheriff Investigating Alleged Pig Torturing

The sheriff's office says pigs were stolen from a Cando area farm and tortured

May 23, 2017

TJ Nelson,

CANDO, ND — An animal cruelty investigation is underway in Towner County. The sheriff’s office says pigs were stolen from a Cando area farm and tortured. The sheriff says they are investigating the theft of two pigs that may have been thrown into a fire during a party. The pigs were roughly 20 pounds. He said they have suspects…

6-Year-Old Boy Dies in Fatal Crash in Towner County

The driver and the other passenger were taken to Altru Health with unknown injuries

May 4, 2017

Alison Voorhees,

TOWNER COUNTY, ND — A six year old boy is dead after a two vehicle crash in Towner County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the crash happened on U-S highway 281, three miles north of Cando, North Dakota around 3:30 this afternoon. The boy was ejected from the vehicle. The driver and the other passenger were taken to…