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A Second Look: First Ward County murder, mail service changes

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The first case involving murder or manslaughter from Ward County was tried in Minnewaukan in January, 1887. Elmer Fosberry (or Fausberry), a teamster, had shot and killed contractor Frank Finnie at a corral near Gasmann Coulee on Monday, August 23, 1886. At his trial, held on Thursday, January ...

8 people died in B-52 bomber crash in Southern California

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California's Mojave Desert and burst into flames Monday, killing all eight people aboard, military officials said. Aerial footage showed virtually nothing left of the aircraft that went down ...

Former police officer sues City of Minot

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A former Minot police officer is suing the City of Minot for discrimination and hostile work environment related to incidents alleged to have occurred during 2023 and 2024. Krysta Becker filed the federal lawsuit June 12, claiming unlawful employment practices under the Civil Rights Act, ...

Second defendant sentenced in care home abuse case

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A Minot man convicted of encouraging his wife to abuse residents of a Minot elder care facility she worked at has been sentenced to serve seven years with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Dalton Hattem, 34, was sentenced in North Central District Court on June 9 before Judge ...