Author Archives: Madison Quinn

South Dakota senate urges Congress to take away medals given to soldiers at Wounded Knee
PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Senate unanimously supports a resolution urging the U.S. Congress to launch an investigation into Medals of Honor given to soldiers who participated in the Wounded Knee...
Madison Quinn Feb 23, 2021 Lakota Survivors of the Wounded Knee Massacre (1891)

North Dakota man accused of animal cruelty
ZAP, N.D. - A North Dakota man is accused of feeding moldy hay and denying water to numerous horses that wound up dead or sick has been charged with felony animal cruelty. Mercer County deputies found...
Madison Quinn Feb 23, 2021

North Dakota family aboard United Airlines jet that lost an engine in flight
BISMARCK, N.D. - A North Dakota family that was aboard a United Airlines flight forced to make an emergency landing described debris, sparks, and "balls of fire" outside their windows as an engine fai...
Madison Quinn Feb 22, 2021 Charles Ryan Mauk (FB)

Police shoot, kill man in Minneapolis suburb after chase, K-9 shot
BLAINE, Minn. - Police in a Minneapolis suburb shot and killed a man following what they said was a theft and carjacking chase. Blaine Police Chief Brian Podany says a second man was arrested in the i...
Madison Quinn Feb 22, 2021

North Dakota Legislature marches toward mid-session break
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota's Legislature is in its last week before its midsession break. Many of the major spending bills are still being considered as the session heads to "crossover." The break ...
Madison Quinn Feb 22, 2021 North Dakota Legislative Floor

Bills to support coal are on rise at North Dakota Capitol
MINOT, N.D. - Bills to help North Dakota's coal industry are getting some traction as the state's Legislature nears its halfway break. The current session has had more than its usual number of energy-...
Madison Quinn Feb 22, 2021 oatsy40 / CC

Senate passes bills for access to cheaper prescription drugs
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota's Senate has passed legislation aimed at providing access to lower-cost prescription drugs. Senators passed the three bills Friday in separate floor votes. Two of the bil...
Madison Quinn Feb 21, 2021 The Javorac / CC

7 men charged in northern Minnesota sex trafficking ring
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - State officials say seven men have been arrested and charged in a northern Minnesota human trafficking ring. The defendants, including five from Minnesota, were arrested Wednesday...
Madison Quinn Feb 21, 2021

COVID-19 cases rise in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. - North Dakota's Health Department on Saturday reported an increase in COVID-19-related deaths and hospitalizations, as officials deal with a temporary delay in vaccine shipments. Healt...
Madison Quinn Feb 21, 2021 sergio santos / CC

Man convicted to robbing same bank twice in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A federal jury has convicted a Nebraska man of robbing the same bank in South Dakota twice in a year's time. Ferris Valentine was convicted of two counts of bank robbery Thursday i...
Madison Quinn Feb 20, 2021 Blogtrepreneur / CC
