Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

**Fargo Man Charged with Forgery After Cashing Fraudulent Check in Detroit Lakes**
Adrian Jay Hawkman, 40, of Fargo, is facing felony check forgery charges in Becker County District Court. The charges stem from an incident on May 2, when Hawkman allegedly cashed a forged check for $...
Aug 22, 2024

**Update: West Fargo Church Parking Lot Shooting**
In West Fargo, the investigation continues into the fatal shooting that occurred in the parking lot of Prairie Heights Community Church on Saturday morning, August 17th. The incident resulted in the d...
Aug 22, 2024

**Frazee Man Claims Self-Defense in Shooting Incident**
In a recent court hearing, Willis Charles McDonald, 31, of Frazee, is facing charges of first-degree manslaughter and second-degree murder following the shooting death of Arlan Ray Bergstrom Jr., 31, ...
Aug 22, 2024
Watch Gov. Tim Walz’s Mankato West High football team introduce him as vice president nominee
Walz accepted the Democratic nomination to run alongside Vice President Kamala Harris on the penultimate night of the party's national convention.
Startribune News Aug 22, 2024

**Emergency Closure Announced for Early Teal Hunt at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge**
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has issued an emergency closure of the northern migratory bird hunt unit, known as Area C, at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. This closure is in effect during Minn...
Aug 21, 2024

**Minnesota Board of Medical Practice Reprimands Fargo Doctor**
The Minnesota Board of Medical Practice has taken disciplinary action against Dr. Arden Beachy, a physician associated with Family HealthCare in Fargo. On July 13, the board reprimanded Beachy's Minne...
Aug 21, 2024 DORCHESTER - APRIL 05: Dominique Entzminger, a physician assistant of family medicine, wears a stethoscope during an examination at the Codman Square Health Center April 5, 2006 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. State lawmakers approved a health care reform bill March 4 that would make Massachusetts the first state in the nation to require all its citizens have some form of health insurance. Governor Mitt Romney is scheduled to sign the bill next week. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

**Suspect Arrested in Moorhead Homicide Investigation**
Moorhead Police have arrested 18-year-old Isaac Arthur Arndt of Fargo in connection with a homicide discovered Tuesday morning. The incident occurred near 6th Avenue and Elm Street South in Moorhead. ...
Aug 21, 2024

### Part 2: Sentence Issued in Peoples Park Pellet Gun Incident
In a separate case, Christian James Anderson, 19, of Detroit Lakes, has been sentenced for his involvement in a drive-by shooting incident that occurred on July 10, 2023, at Peoples Park in Detroit La...
Aug 21, 2024

### Part 1: Charges Dismissed in Hatchet Attack Case
In recent courtroom proceedings, felony charges of second-degree assault and fifth-degree assault against Tyrel Traverse Ambuehl, 38, of Mahnomen, have been dismissed. Ambuehl was previously accused o...
Aug 21, 2024

**Rochert Man Faces Felony Charges in Becker County**
Benjamin Ivory Bergman, 44, of rural Rochert, has been charged with multiple felonies in Becker County District Court, including first-degree criminal sexual conduct, kidnapping to facilitate a felony...
Aug 21, 2024 27748691 - the photo shows the arrest of a man