CRIME
Appleton man says death of wife was accident
Andrew Lemcke took the stand in his own defense Monday to tell a Pope County jury his account of how his wife was fatally shot around 6:36 a.m. Sept. 12, 2004, in their Appleton home.
By Tom Cheverny , March 10, 2010
Alexandria man sentenced to three years in prison for mortgage scheme
A 30-year-old Alexandria man was sentenced in federal court today for concealing more than $400,000 in payments to himself and others from mortgage loan proceeds.By Staff reports , March 09, 2010
Man accused of leaving shotgun in newspaper building arrested after standoff
A Grand Forks man wanted on charges related to the loaded shotgun found last week in the Grand Forks Herald’s building was arrested just before midnight after a several-hour standoff at a south Grand Forks mobile homeMarch 05, 2010
Pathologist: Lemcke shooting a homicide
More than five years after she was fatally shot, the official death certificate filed in Swift County for Nichole Riley-Lemcke lists the manner of her death as “undetermined.”
By Tom Cheverny , March 05, 2010
Second robbery reported at Papa Murphy's 
Another armed robbery was reported at Papa Murphy's in Alexandria at about 9 p.m. Thursday.
By Staff Report , February 26, 2010
Former church youth group leader takes plea deal on sex crime
A former youth group leader at a Sebeka church approved a plea deal that would have him plead guilty to one count of criminal sexual conduct in Wadena County District Court, and serve a half a year in jail and another half a year on house arrest.
By Steve Schulz , February 26, 2010
Charges filed in death of snowmobiler
Charges have been filed against Mark Andrew Ruder, the driver involved in the snowmobile crash that resulted in the death of off-duty Alexandria Police Officer Patrick Callaghan.
By Celeste Beam , February 26, 2010
Man gets three years for death of child while baby-sitting
Arthur Berger said Wednesday that he is haunted by what happened to a baby girl he accidentally killed while baby-sitting her in October.
By Dave Olson , February 25, 2010
Deer River man charged with stealing ambulance
A 25-year-old Deer River man has been charged with motor vehicle theft after he allegedly stole an ambulance from the Bemidji Ambulance Service.
By Bethany Wesley , February 24, 2010
25-year-old homicide victim was staying one night at building where fire was set
Megan Londo was trying to get her life in order just as it was taken from her.
By Dave Roepke and Amy Dalrymple , February 24, 2010
Local man faces kidnapping, other felony charges
Dustin Andrew Backman faces several felony charges -- including counts for kidnapping, terroristic threats, burglary and assault -- as well as other charges related to three alleged events in the last two months
February 23, 2010
Man steals, crashes Bemidji ambulance
Charges may be filed today against a man suspected of stealing an ambulance.
By Bethany Wesley , February 23, 2010
Loaded shotgun found at Grand Forks Herald
The discovery of a loaded shotgun hidden in the downtown offices of the Grand Forks Herald rattled the newspaper’s staff Monday, leaving them and investigators wondering who stashed the gun there and why.
By Archie Ingersoll , February 23, 2010
Lemcke trial under way
Two different accounts have been told in secret to as many grand juries as to how Nichole Riley-Lemcke, 26, was fatally shot in the living room of her Appleton home on the morning of Sept. 12, 2004.
By Tom Cheverny , February 23, 2010
Mahnomen County deputy to leave hospital
Mahnomen County (Minn.) Sheriff’s Deputy Chris Dewey is expected to leave Craig Hospital, a rehabilitation hospital outside of Denver sometime next week, according to his wife, Emily, who released the information through a hospital spokesman.
By Forum Staff reports , February 20, 2010
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