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71-year-old man hospitalized, arrested for DUI after crash
BENSON COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A 71-year-old man from Sheyenne, ND was arrested for DUI after a crash Sunday just before 2 AM in Benson County. Highway Patrol says Donald Ystaas was driving his Lincoln southbound on Highway 30, 5 miles south of Maddock, when he lost control-- leaving the roadway. The vehicle struck the guardrail for the bridge and began rotating coming to rest facing north in the west ditch.
Couple charged in the death of a 3-year-old child
FARGO (KVRR) – A couple from Tokio, ND, was charged with child neglect and involuntary manslaughter in the death of a three-year-old child. 28-year-old Austin Lester and 25-year-old Krissy Hinsley appeared before the U.S. District Court in Fargo. This stems from a case in August 2022 where the child...
April 22: A Case of Claim Jumping
In 1880, Heber Creel was a Second Lieutenant in the Seventh Cavalry stationed at Fort Totten at Devils Lake. There, he created detailed maps of the lake and the adjacent reservation. A year later, he was building a telegraph line to the railhead at Larimore when he was drawn in by increasing speculation about where the railroad was next headed. As interest in the land around Devils Lake increased, the 27-year-old got land fever, resigned his post and bet on the lake’s northern edge.
St. Michael man sentenced for deadly shooting, setting house on fire
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A St. Michael man has been sentenced to at least 27 years (327 months) in federal prison for shooting and killing a teen, then burning his own house down to cover it up. Cody Belgarde, 37, was convicted in November of second-degree murder and...
Devils Lake Outlets to run at Maximum Capacity May 1
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (DLOMAC) – The Devils Lake Outlets Management Advisory Committee (DLOMAC) voted to run the lake’s east and west end outlets at maximum allowable capacity. As a result, the North Dakota Department of Water Resources (DWR) anticipates starting to run the outlets beginning May 1, provided...
Cardinal Softball Gets Region Road Win
MINTO- Kaydence VanRay went 3-for-4 with two triples, a double and five RBIs as the Carrington softball team picked up their first Region II win of the season by defeating Midway/Minto 10-6 on the road Monday. Calleigh Hewitt went the distance and struck out nine in the circle and went...
New Faces, New Roles: BJ Walters Joins Carrington/Jamestown as Announcer, Jess Sabinash Elevates as Primary Account Executive for KDAK Carrington
BJ Walters has recently been hired as an Announcer for i3G Media in their Jamestown and Carrington broadcast centers. Mr. Walters brings 20 years of play by play and on air experience to the job, including recent work with MSUM Athletics and Learfield Sports, along with several radio companies in Minnesota and North Dakota.
North Dakota woman gets nearly 19 years in baby's day care death
A judge sentenced a North Dakota woman Tuesday to about 19 years in prison in connection with the death of a baby and injury of another boy that authorities tied to her unlicensed home child care center.Patricia Wick, of Jamestown, was charged last year. She pleaded guilty in January to felony charges of murder and child abuse and a misdemeanor of operating an unlicensed day care center in Carrington.On the murder charge, state District Judge James Hovey sentenced Wick to 40 years in prison, with 20 years suspended and credit for over a year already served. She must register as...
What to expect for upcoming boating season
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - This is the time of year anglers are itching to get their boats in the water for spring fishing. The Missouri River System, which includes lakes Sakakawea and Oahe, could have some concerns with boat ramps later this summer because of the lack of precipitation. “The...
New Details in Felony Animal Cruelty Case in Ramsey County
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO/KZZY) – Court documents provide more disturbing details on three felony animal cruelty charges filed against 31-year-old Brandon Rogness of Devils Lake. The investigation started on March 29 when a deputy responded to a report of a dog locked in a camper in rural Crary. The...
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