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Fargo Police looking for witnesses following fatal motorcycle crash

May 29, 2021

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – A man is dead following a motorcycle crash in the 4200 block of 9th Avenue Circle South in Fargo Friday evening. Authorities say the man was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries, where he later died. Investigators are looking to speak with any witnesses who were in the area of 9th Avenue Circle South…

Four Blue Earth High School Football Players Charged with Assault on Teammate

Prosecutors say the assault happened at a house party last month southwest of Mankato

November 22, 2017

TJ Nelson,

BLUE EARTH, Minn. — Four Blue Earth High School football players have been charged with an assault on a teammate that left him unconscious. Wyatt Tungland and Dalton Nagel, both 18, as well as two juveniles are charged with aiding and abetting assault. Tungland is also charged with third degree assault for punching the 16-year-old teammate in the face…

Minnesota Boy Dies After Tree Holding Hammock Falls on Him

The sheriff says Michalek died at the scene

October 18, 2017

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BIG LAKE, Minn. — A five-year-old boy is dead after what authorities call a “freak accident.” Edward Michalek was playing on a hammock with his siblings when the seven foot tree the hammock was attached to uprooted and fell on top of him. It happened Tuesday night in Sherburne County. The sheriff says Michalek died at the scene. A GoFundMe…

Man Caught by Grand Forks Police May Have Information on Iowa Homicide

Police in Des Moines believe Miles has "critical information" about the death of 26-year-old Christopher Lenhart

August 29, 2017

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS — We have more information on that man taken into custody in Grand Forks last night who is a material witness in a homicide in Iowa. Randy Miles, Jr., 41, was spotted by an off duty federal agent in the 3000 block of North Washington Street. He ignored the officer but when two K9 units arrived he complied…

Prosecutors Say Former Wells County Sheriff is a Danger to Others

He's scheduled to be back in court in September

June 29, 2017

TJ Nelson,

WELLS COUNTY, ND — A judge is allowing the former sheriff of Wells County to travel to South Dakota and Montana, if it’s work-related. The ruling was made during a bond hearing for Johnny Lawson who is charged with conspiracy to deliver drugs, bribery and other counts. Wells County State’s Attorney Kathleen Murray opposed the motion, saying Lawson was a…

Ashley Hunter’s Trial Continues with Former Partner Taking the Stand

Megan Wartman takes the witness stand in the Hunter murder trial

May 26, 2017

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. — The double murder trial of Ashley Hunter ends its first week after hearing from a witness who says she was there when it started. Hunter’s former partner, Megan Wartman, took the witness stand this morning. Wartman claims to have been in the house at the time of Clarence Flower’s death. She says Hunter tried to frame her…

Ashley Hunter Trial: Police Describe Scene of Second Victim

Officers who arrived on scene said they also found burnt items in the kitchen

May 24, 2017

Site Staff,

FARGO, ND — The Ashley Hunter murder trial continues with witness testimonies and pictures of evidence. But a witness who lived next door to one of the victims had the defense aggressively question her story. Just after midnight on June 22nd, 2015, Debra Sorensen said she heard smoke alarms next door. “Through his dining room windows, I could see on the…

Jurors Hear Opening Statements in Ashley Hunter Double Murder Trial

The defense said the state's timeline won't add up

May 23, 2017

Site Staff,

FARGO, ND– A Fargo double–murder trial has begun with opening statements. Ashley Hunter’s attorney said there are missing pieces to the puzzle. The state took the jury through the events that lead to Ashley Hunter being charged with two counts of murder and one count of arson. The defense said that the timeline is incomplete and police stopped looking for…

Attorneys for Convicted Murderer of Dru Sjodin Demanding to Question Prosecutors

Rodriguez's public defenders want to question former U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Norm Anderson

March 8, 2017

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A federal judge is being asked to order prosecutors in the Alfonso Rodriguez case to testify under oath about the testimony of a key trial witness. Rodriguez’s public defenders want to question former U.S. Attorney Drew Wrigley and former Assistant U.S. Attorney Norm Anderson. They claim that former Ramsey County Medical Examiner, Dr. Michael McGee,…

Authorities Release Details of West Fargo Man’s Death in “Unusual” Snowmobile Accident

Authorities say the accident is "unusual" because of the nature of the man's injuries and that no one witnessed the accident

January 5, 2017

TJ Nelson,

Authorities have determined that the unusual snowmobile wreck in northwest Wyoming that killed a West Fargo man was an accident. A preliminary autopsy shows 33-year-old Andrew Grossnickle died December 30 from blunt force trauma to the left chest. Investigators were perplexed initially because his snowmobile was not damaged. They believe Grossnickle fell off the machine or hit a tree while…