Author Archives: Madison Quinn
Gov. Burgum announces end to federal unemployment aid
BISMARCK - Gov. Doug Burgum says North Dakota will end its participation in the federal government's pandemic-related unemployment assistance programs, effective June 19. Burgum says that ending the $...
May 11, 2021
Appeals court throws out evidence in health care fraud case
RAPID CITY, S.D. - A federal appeals court says a Pennington County deputy violated the Fourth Amendment when he seized empty drug vials from a paramedic based on nothing more than a hunch that they m...
May 11, 2021 The Javorac / CC
St. Paul man accused of stealing coronavirus vaccines
ST. PAUL - Police in a St. Paul suburb are investigating the theft of coronavirus vaccines after a man recorded and posted videos on social media of him walking away with vials of what he said was "po...
May 11, 2021 Baltimore County Government
Workplace deaths remain high in North Dakota
BISMARCK - An annual report using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows North Dakota's rate of workplace deaths remains among the highest in the country. The annual report released by th...
May 10, 2021
Former Anoka theater teacher accused of abusing boys
MINNEAPOLIS - A former Anoka theater teacher who was an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ students is charged with 10 felony counts of sexually abusing minors. Forty-seven-year-old Jefferson Fietek taught ...
May 10, 2021 Jefferson Fietek (Photo: FB)
Minot woman who voted twice receives deferred sentence
MINOT, N.D. - Authorities say a Minot woman who voted twice in last fall's election has received a deferred sentence. Forty-five-year-old Ashlee Monique Deschamp pleaded guilty to a Class A misdemeano...
May 10, 2021 Ashlee Deschamp (Credit: FB)
North Dakota paddlefish snagging season closing early
BISMARCK - North Dakota wildlife officials have shut down the paddlefish snagging season in order to protect the fish population. The 2021 season was scheduled through the third week in May, but the s...
May 10, 2021 Paddlefish
2 killed, others injured in weekend crash in Sioux Falls
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Sioux Falls police are investigating the cause of a fatal weekend crash that left two dead and an unknown number of others injured. Officers responded to the crash scene about 11:4...
May 10, 2021
ASK A TROOPER "How and why to avoid an accidental 911 call"
With summer around the corner I thought this information that was recently posted on the Department of Public Safety's blog was important to share. "If there's one thing we've learned about smart phon...
May 10, 2021
Woman, 2 children killed in Maple Grove single-vehicle crash
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. - Authorities say a woman and two children were killed in a single-vehicle crash in Maple Grove. Police responded to the accident at about 7 a.m. Saturday near the intersection of D...
May 09, 2021
