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CBS News
2 days ago
- CBS News
Walker Police: Man holding a knife shot in the arm after charging at officer, BCA investigating
The Walker Police Department in Minnesota says a person holding a knife is in the hospital after charging at an officer, who in turn shot him on Friday, prompting an investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). According to the department, a resident flagged down a Walker, Minnesota police officer just after 6:30 p.m. to report a male who was only wearing boxers and "acting erratically." Nearly simultaneously, the department says a caller reported to the Cass County Sheriff's Office that a male with the same description was in front of a business on Minnesota Avenue and was holding a knife. Additional callers said multiple vehicles, either on or near that street, had punctured tires. A responding officer found the male, who then ran off, starting a chase. Eventually, the male entered a Dollar General store and threatened to kill all the workers who were there, officials say. The officer who ran after him found the male inside the store, but the suspect then allegedly threw items at, and sprayed bug spray at him. The officer reportedly gave multiple commands to drop the knife, and that's when the suspect charged, causing the officer to fire a single shot. The suspect was hit in his left arm, according to the department, which adds the injury isn't believed to be life-threatening, and the shooting was captured on a body camera worn by the officer. The suspect, whose age hasn't been released, was brought to Sanford Hospital in Bemidji. Meanwhile, the officer is on leave for the shooting. The names of both the officer and the suspect are expected to be released at a later time by the BCA.
Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Yahoo
Mystery of 'Unknown Male' buried in North Dakota solved almost 55 years later
Mystery of 'Unknown Male' buried in North Dakota solved almost 55 years later originally appeared on Bring Me The News. The body of a man found in eastern North Dakota almost 55 years ago has been identified as a World War II veteran. The body was first found near railroad tracks outside Page, North Dakota on Oct. 27 of 1970 and remained unidentified since then. The man was buried with a headstone marked "Unknown Male." But on July 1, the Cass County Coroner's Office, along with Southeast Missouri State University, exhumed the remains. During that process, an upper denture plate labeled 'Tate W. H' was recovered. Investigators were able to trace the denture information to a World War II enlistment record. The man was eventually identified as William Howard Tate. The Cass County Sheriff's Office did investigate Tate's death as a possible homicide, with evidence suggesting he had been "assaulted, robbed and either thrown or had fallen from a moving train." No suspects or persons of interest were ever identified. His cause of death found to be fractures to his ribs, cervical vertebrae, maxilla and mandible. The man was believed to have died around six weeks before his body was discovered. The Coroner's Office will work with Cass County Veteran Services to have a new headstone placed on the grave, according to the announcement. This story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jul 19, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
Washington Post
23-06-2025
- Climate
- Washington Post
Weekend tornadoes kill 6 in North Dakota and New York, toss trees and train cars
BISMARCK, N.D. — Two tornadoes that killed six people in North Dakota and New York each had wind speeds topping 100 mph and caused brief but widespread damage as they tore through largely rural areas, officials said. Three people, all in their 70s and 80s, died in rural Enderlin, North Dakota, during a storm that struck late Friday and early Saturday, the Cass County Sheriff's Office said. Three others, including twin 6-year-old sisters, died Sunday in a storm that struck the hamlet of Clark Mills in central New York, the Oneida County Sheriff's Office said.
CBS News
21-06-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Bemidji sustains "extensive" storm damage; tornado kills 3 in North Dakota, officials say
Three people are dead in North Dakota, and tens of thousands are without power in northern Minnesota after powerful winds swept across the upper Midwest Friday and overnight Saturday 100+ mph wind gusts in Bemidji area, officials say The National Weather Service in Grand Forks reported wind gusts of up to 106 mph at Bemidji Regional Airport early Saturday. An emergency manager there reported extensive damage from falling trees and cars with people trapped inside. Beltrami County Emergency Management said the damage to the Bemidji area is "extensive" and that scores of power lines were down. "Please do not travel unless it is an emergency. Many roads are blocked and there are a ton of power lines down. Unfortunately there is significant structure damage as well. We are responding to many gas leaks," the agency said in a Facebook post early Saturday. As of Saturday at 10:30 a.m., nearly 30,000 customers in northern Minnesota are still without power, according to Tornado kills three in North Dakota town Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner said at a press conference Saturday that two men and a woman were killed at two separate locations in the town of Enderlin, North Dakota, late Friday. Enderlin is about 57 miles southwest of Fargo. About 22,000 customers are also without power in North Dakota as of Saturday morning. This story will be updated.
Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Yahoo
Man arrested after multi-county chase in eastern North Dakota
Jun. 18—GRAND FORKS — A Fort Ransom man was arrested after a multi-county chase in eastern North Dakota. The incident occurred shortly before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18, when a reckless driver was reported driving a 2010 Nissan Cube on Interstate 29 in northern Cass County. According to a report from the North Dakota Highway Patrol, the vehicle was reported to be swerving, brake-checking and not allowing others to pass. A Highway Patrol trooper responded and found the vehicle near mile marker 111 on I-29. The vehicle failed to stop, according to the Highway Patrol report. It exited at mile marker 118 and then merged back to northbound I-29. At mile marker 130, officers were able to spike the vehicle and stop the driver. Arrested was Kevin Anderson, 53, of Fort Ransom. He is charged with a number of driving-related offenses, including three Class C felonies. Agencies involved were the Highway Patrol, the Traill County Sheriff's Office and the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office.
