Category Archives: Lakes Area Local News

Two individuals are in custody following a standoff in a south Fargo neighborhood. Fargo Police, assisted by the Metro Area Street Crimes Unit, surrounded a home on 18th Street South to locate and arr...

FARGO, N.D. - The FAA is investigating an incident involving the crew of a Pilatus PC-12 and a green laser, which occurred at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, April 9, about 8 miles from Hector International Airpor...

FARGO, N.D. - Six months after a drunk driving crash that changed his life, West Fargo High school senior Kolby Hunsicker reflects on the sentencing of the driver, Manon Bol Yor. Yor was sentenced to ...

New legislation proposes measures to combat copper wire theft, which is causing infrastructure issues across Minnesota. St. Paul, in particular, has been severely affected. The bill, supported by Rep....

The Meeker County Sheriff's Office has obtained surveillance footage showing a late-model red Ford pickup, believed to be involved in an attempted abduction in Ellsworth Township near Lake Stella. The...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Senator Jordan Rasmusson worked with MnDOT to secure $2.2 million in funding for road improvement projects in Otter Tail County through the Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP). The...

FARGO, N.D. - Several Planet Fitness locations in Fargo, Moorhead, and Grand Forks received bomb threats via email and phone calls. The threats, which mentioned specific addresses, are part of a serie...

ST PAUL, Minn. - Minnesota's new marijuana bills are raising concerns about the availability of a legal supply when retailers launch next year. The proposed legislation includes a lottery system for l...

ROSEAU COUNTY, Minn. - Jonathan Lee Johnson, 35, of Bemidji, Minnesota, faces charges in Roseau County Court for allegedly sexually abusing a young child. The charges, including two counts of first-de...

FARGO, N.D. - Kevin Douglas Wright of Fargo faces four counts of forgery in Cass County Court for allegedly cashing checks totaling over $9,800 that did not belong to him. The checks, cashed at five d...