Maia Jackson, 17, a senior at Grand Forks Central High School, and other high school students are organizing a walkout to promote gun safety, and to call on lawmakers to take action, in light of recent school shootings in other parts of the country

A microwave fire caused no damage Wednesday afternoon at the Garden Hills apartments in Jamestown. At 2:47 p.m., Stutsman County Communication Center dispatched Jamestown Fire Department to a reported microwave oven fire at the apartment complex located at 5th Street and 12th Avenue Northeast. JFD arrived on scene with five trucks and 20 firefighters at 2:53 p.m.

One of four men charged with poaching deer during the Dakota Access pipeline protests has reached a deal with prosecutors to dismiss his case. Danny LeClaire of Pocatello, Idaho, was charged last year with a misdemeanor count of unlawful taking of a big game animal.

A Grafton man accused of engaging in sexual acts with a child pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Tuesday, Feb. 20. Anthony Soliz Herrera Jr., 37, will served no jail time after agreeing to a plea deal in Walsh County District Court, State's Attorney Kelley Cole said Wednesday. He was scheduled to go to trial Tuesday to face two Class AA felony counts of gross sexual imposition, both of which carry a life sentence.

A man is in jail after police say he shot at a woman and a bullet went through a neighboring home in West Fargo. 44-year-old Chad Ralph of West Fargo is facing charges of reckless endangerment and preventing arrest. At about 10:20 p.m. Monday officers responded to a home in the Shadow wood residential area.

Local firefighters use drones during tank fire

A man was is in custody Monday morning after firing multiple shots inside a Grand Forks home. 26-year-old Salvador Henandez was arrested outside a home on the 1100 block of North 55th Street.

An early morning tank fire lead to an day of smoke covering West Fargo. Many West Fargo residents were asking 'what's happening' as they watched a plume of black smoke rise into the sky Sunday morning. "I looked out the window and there were big black clouds out there," said Duwayne Mitchell, West Fargo Resident.

A West Fargo man is suing the Oxbow Golf and Country Club and several individuals, claiming they damaged his reputation and real estate dealings by spreading false allegations that he engaged in "rampant use of cocaine" at the club. Attorneys for Aaron Greterman filed the complaint late last month in Cass County District Court.

A woman was detained after an incident early Tuesday morning, Feb. 13, in which a shot was fired from a gun into the ceiling of a residence on Center Street, the West Fargo Police Department reported. Police responded to a firearms disturbance call about 2:10 a.m. in the 500 block of Center Street. When they arrived, they discovered that a female had fired one shot from a firearm into the ceiling of the residence. Officers then detained the female, whose name and age were not released, the report said.

Fargo Police say a man with a rifle tried to rob the Tesoro off of 32nd Avenue in South Fargo. The suspect walked in, wearing a mask, and carrying a long rifle on Sunday night around 8:30 p.m.

Police are on the lookout, after a home was robbed in South Fargo in broad daylight. The homeowners watched the whole thing unfold on their phone. It happened on 19th Street and 30th Avenue in South Fargo.

A Kansas man was injured Tuesday in a McKenzie County rollover crash, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 10:15 a.m., when a southbound 2017 Drillmec Workover Rig on N.D. Highway 68 about 10 miles south of Alexander, N.D., entered the ditch, returned to the roadway and flipped onto its side, blocking both lanes, the patrol said.

Police are looking for a vehicle that a suspect in the shooting of a 26-year-old man in Minot Tuesday, Feb. 6, may have been driving

A father and son face felony charges after a search of their vehicle on Interstate 94 found more than 200 pounds of marijuana and other illegal drugs

Woman sentenced for killing pregnant neighbor, cutting infant from womb

Firefighters are battling a house fire at Railroad Avenue South and 6th Street in Leonard, North Dakota. Emergency crews were dispatched around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening

Bond has been set at $500,000 for a man accused of trying to hit a police officer with his vehicle in North Dakota. Twenty-two-year-old Ulises Villalobos-Alvarado appeared in court Monday on felony charges of attempted murder and fleeing a peace officer. He said he would accept a public defender for now but will eventually seek his own attorney.

An Oklahoma man denied charges that say he exposed himself and in front of a customer more than two years ago at a Grand Forks Starbucks. Larry Brian Rick, 49, of Moore, Okla., pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Grand Forks District Court to two Class C felony counts of indecent exposure.

A 24-year-old man accused of shooting at officers during a high-speed chase nearly a year ago was sentenced Tuesday, Jan. 23, in Fargo's federal court to 25 years in prison.

A traffic stop eight miles east of Jamestown on Interstate 94 Sunday morning, Jan. 21, resulted in 476 pounds of marijuana being seized, according to the Stutsman County Sheriff's Office. The seizure Sunday has resulted in almost 700 pounds of marijuana being confiscated by the sheriff's office in a little more than a month.

A total of eight Bismarck schools sheltered in place at various times on Thursday, Jan. 18, in response to an officer-involved shooting in northwest Bismarck.

Two passengers in one vehicle died in a two-car crash on Thursday in Grand Forks County, according to the North Dakota Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 10:45 a.m. when a 2007 Nissan Altima crossed the center line while negotiating a westbound curve on N.D. Highway 15 around 12 miles west of Thompson, N.D. The Nissan collided head on with an eastbound 2008 Chevrolet Uplander.

A former University of North Dakota football player has pleaded guilty for his part in dealing marijuana. Demon Taylor, who was an offensive lineman for the Fighting Hawks, entered an open plea Thursday in Grand Forks District Court to a Class B felony of possessing marijuana with intent to deliver or manufacture and possessing drug paraphernalia. His sentencing date has been set for March 5, and he faces up to almost 11 years in prison and a $23,000 fine

A 59-year-old Montana man has died in a head-on crash on icy roads in McKenzie County in western North Dakota on Wednesday night

A Grand Forks man charged with attempted murder in a convenience store shooting last summer has pleaded guilty to reduced charges. Jody Christopher Bergland Jr., was sentenced Tuesday, Jan.16, in Grand Forks District Court to five years in prison for aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon, a Class C felony. He initially was charged with a Class A felony count of attempted murder and reckless endangerment, a Class C felony, but the plea agreement downgraded the more serious charge.

A man is accused of stealing a truck and then leading police on a slow speed chase late Monday monday night in Fargo

No injuries were reported after a small fire started between the floor and ceiling of apartments in northeast Jamestown Monday afternoon, according to the Jamestown Fire Department. The department was sent to 610 11th St. NE at 5:07 p.m. on a report of a fire between the floor and ceiling of two apartments. A heat gun was being used to thaw pipes in the apartment building, said Lt. Sheldon Mohr, Jamestown Fire Department training officer.

19th Ave North and Dakota Drive is closed to 18th Ave in Fargo.

Police here were called to a Fargo apartment complex Thursday night, Jan. 11, for a report of someone being shot. At 11 p.m., officers responded to 701 10th St. N. Shortly after arriving on scene, officers escorted a man outside of the building and placed him on a stretcher where he was then taken by F-M Ambulance for medical treatment