A Texas couple has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison each for enslaving a West African girl for more than 16 years until she escaped with the help of neighbors, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday. Mohamed Touré and Denise Cros-Touré, who are citizens of Guinea and lawful permanent residents of the U.S., were also ordered Read More…
GREAT FALLS – Hollis Fudge, along with two of his children, is deaf and he and his wife, Amanda, feel it is important for them to have a good community to be involved in. “I want to encourage the hearing community to be involved and take advantage of deaf perspective,” Amanda said. Hollis said they Read More…
Lucky Minerals Inc (CVE:LKY) (OTCMKTS:LKMNF) said Tuesday that a Montana judge has issued a ruling related to the company’s exploration license at its Emigrant project in southwestern Montana and the company has a strong case to appeal it. Judge Brenda Gilbert of Montana’s Sixth District Court recently made a ruling against Lucky Mineral’s and Montana attorney-general Read More…
Last week Montana’s Republican Sen. Steve Daines hosted a roundtable in Missoula to talk with police and prosecutors about the devastating toll methamphetamine is taking on western Montana. The event also offered a revealing look at the business end of the meth trade. Local meth-cooking operations are generally an anomaly. Home brew labs are certainly Read More…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – An Army veteran with a history of post-traumatic stress disorder was on his way to a Bible class when he told investigators he intentionally drove into a group of men, women and children, injuring eight people, police said. Isaiah Joel Peoples, 34, was scheduled to appear in court Friday in San Read More…
NEW YORK (AP) – An important pretrial hearing in Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault case could play out in secret if a judge rules against news organizations fighting to keep the courtroom open. Both the prosecution and defense have asked that Friday’s hearing, which will deal with trial strategy and potential witnesses, be held behind closed Read More…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s attempt to ease inmates back into the community is coming at a price: more prisoners, some with violent convictions, walking away before their time is up. Fifty of the state’s more than 126,000 prisoners absconded last year, almost half of them from a program that allows male inmates to serve Read More…
(Overall rank, position rank, Player (*=underclassman), position, school, comments) 11, 1, Andraez “Greedy” Williams, CB, LSU, Teases with exceptional height, fluidity & ballskills, but cover-corner mentality in run support is troubling. 15, 1, D.K. Metcalf, WR, Mississippi, Calvin Johnson-like size/speed. Grandfather, father, uncle played in NFL. Missed 15/36 games to injuries. 16, 2, Byron Murphy, Read More…
North Korea and Russia hold one-on-one meeting Former governor of New Mexico says the meeting, while not substantive, shows that Vladimir Putin is still a major player on the world stage and Kim Jong Un is not diplomatically isolated. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the U.S. has been acting in “bad faith” since Read More…
Meanwhile, on the boys side of competition, the Bulldogs pulled out the win with 140 points. Mott-Regent-New England was close behind with 137 and Killdeer took third with 74.5 points. Shawnee Hansen dominated the sprints, winning the 100 and 200-meter races, qualifying for state in the shorter event with a time of 12.98 seconds. She Read More…
Here’s a look at the best and worst of the first round: Detroit Lions: TE T.J. Hockenson, No. 8 overall A tight end at No. 8 feels rich, especially when you consider the last top-10 tight end in the NFL draft was Eric Ebron, who disappointed in Detroit after going 10th overall in 2014. Don’t Read More…
prev Mourners, some carrying candles, gather around the hearse bringing the body of Maricela Vallejo, the slain 27-year-old mayor of Mixtla de Altamirano, to her aunt’s house for her wake, in Zongolica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Thursday, April 25, 2019. Vallejo, her husband, and a driver were assassinated Thursday by multiple gunmen as they drove along Read More…
MEXICO CITY (AP) – A mayor and two others were shot to death as they were traveling in a municipal vehicle on a highway in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Veracruz, authorities said Thursday. Prosecutors said Maricela Vallejo, the mayor of the Mixtla de Altamirano municipality, was with her husband and her driver in the Read More…
SC: Cole Baumiller (5.2), Josh Kolling (1.1), and Shea Huntington. HR: Ian Silbernagel (5.0), Tanner Obrigewitch (2.0) and Tyler White. W–Baumiller. L–Silbernagel. HR–SC: Canaan Fagerland 2, Carter Strand. Highlights: SC: Fagerland 2-4, 2 HR, BB, 5 RBI, 3 R, SB; Strand 2-5, HR, 2 RBI, R; Jaden Mitzel 2-4, 2 R, 4 SB. HR: Anton Read More…
A thumbnail look at the players selected in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night (x-denotes early entry). 1. Arizona (3-13) x-Kyler Murray, QB, 5-10, 205, Oklahoma. Strengths: Athletic with a strong arm, nice touch and solid accuracy. Weaknesses: Kyler Murray is small. You might have heard. Fact: First player taken in the Read More…
FILE – This undated, file photo provided on April 9, 2019, by the Fire Department of New York shows firefighter Christopher Slutman. The 15-year member of the Fire Department was among three American service members killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Monday, April 8. (Fire Department of New York via AP, File) NEW Read More…
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) had asked Twitter to remove the president’s April 12 tweet, saying it had sparked death threats against her. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey reportedly called Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Tuesday, the same day he met with President Trump at the White House, to explain to her why Twitter Read More…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A former Minneapolis police officer on trial in the fatal shooting of an unarmed woman will be back on the stand Friday. Mohamed Noor hadn’t spoken publicly about the July 2017 death of Justine Ruszczyk Damond before taking the stand Thursday. Damond, a dual U.S.-Australia citizen, had called 911 to report a Read More…
This courtroom sketch depicts former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor on the witness stand Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Minneapolis during his trial in the fatally shooting of an unarmed Australian woman, Justine Ruszczyk Damond, in July 2017 after she called 911 to report a possible sexual assault behind her home. Noor testified Thursday that Read More…
And he got it 100 percent right. Sometimes boring is better. While the Vikings were left to sweat it out in the moments leading up to their pick, they got their guy when Garrett Bradbury was still on the board at No. 18 overall. “We were nervous,” coach Mike Zimmer said. “Obviously we’ve got a Read More…
President Trump slammed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal” and called Mayor de Blasio’s plan to ban glass skyscrapers “crazy,” in an interview on Fox News Thursday night. Responding to a question from Sean Hannity, Trump first attacked a proposal by de Blasio to would introduce a local bill to forbid new glass-fronted skyscrapers in Read More…
Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor walks out of the the Hennepin County Government Center Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Minneapolis. Noor took the witness stand in his murder trial for the fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond Thursday afternoon, breaking an almost two year public silence to testify about his upbringing and police training. Read More…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Mohamed Noor fled Somalia’s civil war as a child, following a well-worn path with his family to a refugee camp in Kenya, the U.S. and eventually Minnesota. After a difficult start, he “fell in love” with his new city, Minneapolis, and carved out a life in business. Then he spotted an online Read More…
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) – Authorities say a Kingman man has been arrested on suspicion of felony misconduct involving weapons and other charges. Kingman police say 34-year-old Larry Bradshaw Jr. was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon. It’s unclear if he has a lawyer yet. Police responded to a report of someone yelling and the sound of Read More…
Rudy Giuliani, the personal attorney for President Trump, on Thursday, called on conservative writer Bill Kristol to apologize for accusing him of lacking the courage to face the “stronger person” Hillary Clinton in New York’s 2000 senate race and completely omitting the fact that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer at the time. Kristol, an anti-Trump critic, on Read More…
President Trump reacted with anger to reports that text messages between two FBI officials in the days after his 2016 presidential victory may show “irregularities” in how the Russia investigation began, calling it evidence of a “coup.” Trump made the statement during a phone interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News Friday night while responding Read More…
GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) – Police say two officers were injured, including one who was shot, during a standoff at a home in northern Montana. Officers with the Great Falls Police Department were helping authorities in the Shelby area with a hostage situation Monday stemming from a homicide earlier that day. Investigators say 50-year-old Richard Read More…
“This was one of the guys that we had targeted, because of his natural athletic ability, his strength he plays with,” said Vikings general manager Rick Spielman. “We’ve been through a hundred scenarios leading up to tonight, and there were a couple guys that we looked at, but Bradbury was by far our target tonight Read More…
One of the purported masterminds of the Sri Lanka Easter suicide bombings that killed hundreds hasn’t been confirmed dead — but his sister sure hopes he is. “It’s unbearable to know what has happened,” said Mohomed Hashim Madaniya, sister of alleged attack architect Zahran Hashim, to Sri Lanka’s Daily Mirror newspaper on Thursday. “I don’t Read More…
President Trump blasted former Vice President Joe Biden in a television interview on Fox News Thursday, calling him “not the brightest light bulb.” Trump made the attack during an appearance on Sean Hannity’s show, hours after Biden announced he would enter the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. “I’ve known Joe over the years. He’s not the Read More…
An upstate mother spent three nights in jail due to a “clerical error” on an arrest warrant, which was supposed to be for her ex-boyfriend — after he allegedly failed to pay child support for their two sons, a report says. “I just missed three days of my life, plus Easter with my children,” said Read More…
She had previously singled twice and walked, so she knew what to expect from Central McLean starting pitcher Sophie Sparrow. On the fourth pitch of her at bat, she sent the ball sailing into left-center field, where it flew over the fence for a two-run home run, tying the game at four. The homer was Read More…
Dozens of people at two universities in Los Angeles have been quarantined due to the recent nationwide measles outbreak, officials said on Thursday. The campuses of UCLA and Cal State have ordered the quarantine of people who were exposed to the measles and could not provide evidence that they have been immunized against the disease, Read More…
“It’s been a dream of mine since I was a kid,” he said on the ESPN broadcast. “All the hard work. Everyone who’s been in my corner, who’s pushed me, I can’t thank them enough. I thank God. This is just surreal.” The long-rumored marriage, first hinted at with the hiring of head coach Kliff Read More…
Police set up yellow tape around the train cars at the scene where the person’s body was found. About an hour after the accident was reported, the body was still on the tracks under the rail cars. The city ambulance crew had a stretcher out along Second Street North, but returned without a person. The Read More…
Sorry about that, Heidi. That’s my bad. Ten days ago I wrote a column suggesting that Heitkamp was the obvious best choice as the next president of UND, if current job-holder Mark Kennedy is hired to lead the University of Colorado system. Or if The Honorable is not-so-honorably discharged from his duties in Grand Forks Read More…
In the end, the 2019 Legislature’s major Colstrip plan was a stalled solution that couldn’t catch a ride. Lawmakers ended the 87-day session Thursday afternoon with amendments drawn up to commit customers of NorthWestern Energy to covering debts associated with the utility’s potential purchase of Colstrip Power Plant generation and transmission lines. Billed as a Read More…
Rondal Heitsch, 54, has been charged with felony counts of robbery and terrorizing, the Bismarck Tribune reported. Heitsch entered Starion Bank Wednesday morning, April 24, demanded $50,000 in cash and said he had an explosive device in a bag, court documents say. Before his arrest Wednesday, Heitsch was convicted in federal court of robbing Bremer Read More…
FARGO — North Dakota workers are dying at one of the highest rates in the country, according to a labor union federation report released the same day locals honored those who died while on the job last year in the state. The state had 38 workplace deaths in 2017, up 26 percent from 28 deaths Read More…
But according to the university’s investigation presented to state lawmakers on Wednesday, April 24, administrators, in fact, did not censor the students’ free speech when they chose to change the name from “Hawaiian Day” to “Beach Day.” A situation which ultimately made national headlines began when USD Law School’s Student Bar Association (SBA) wanted to Read More…
Among these students were the Carroll math team, which placed within the top 7% in the worldwide Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications competition. Senior Terry Cox, alongside sophomores Shirley Davidson and Sabrina Crooks, tackled an interdisciplinary contest in modeling, which is designed to develop and advance interdisciplinary problem-solving skills as well as competence in written Read More…
POLSON — Two years ago, Lake County purchased a drone. They’re still crafting a policy for how to use it. At a meeting Wednesday, the county commissioners and staff discussed several potential uses for their drone: mapping, planning, law enforcement and search-and-rescue. None of these have been carried out yet, said IT director Russ Rodda. He Read More…
As Susan Bergquist can attest, it certainly has changed how her husband, Leslie, looks at the world. She laughs that he can’t take a walk around the streets of Granite Falls, or drive into any neighboring community, without his eyes scanning for maple trees like a bee in search of flowers. “A small-town hobbyist” is Read More…
Rep. Ilhan Omar spoke to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on the phone this week and demanded to know why the social media platform hadn’t deleted a tweet from President Trump that she said incited violence against her. The Twitter boss called Omar on Tuesday to talk about the presidential tweet, which shared a provocative video Read More…