Moorhead

MOORHEAD – A Moorhead man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting an exotic dancer who was seven months pregnant was sentenced Friday in Clay County District court to 25½ years in prison. Jesse Lee Paskey, 29, was accused of tying up the woman, raping her repeat-edly and holding...

MOORHEAD – An arbitrator has ruled that Clay County must rehire a sheriff’s deputy who was fired after his superiors said he had lied during an internal investigation of a drunken poolside incident the night before a police dog training session in the Twin Cities. Deputy Ryan...

A Moorhead man has been sentenced in Becker county District Court on a charge of receiving stolen property. Adam Todd Thielges, 25, of 1224 15th Ave. N., Moorhead, was given a 13-month prison sentence, stayed on conditions including completion of 163 days in jail (already...

MOORHEAD – Bail was set at $500,000 without conditions today for a Fargo man charged in connection with a drug-related shooting here last Wednesday. Tyshawn Darden, 19, appeared in Clay County District Court on five felony charges including aiding and abetting attempted murder,...

Chinese pipa player Gao Hong performs Wednesday, March 20, at 8 p.m. in Fox Recital Hall in the Dille Center for the Arts on the Minnesota State University Moorhead campus. A pre-performance lecture and demonstration take place at 4:30 p.m. in the same location. A reception will follow...

MOORHEAD - Police here are looking for two black males in a black or navy blue Dodge Intrepid after a report of a person injured in a shooting in the 1100 block of 17th Street South.

MOORHEAD – A 47-year-old Moorhead man is charged with felony drunken driving after his twin 12-year-old daughters told police their father was driving up to 100 mph with them in the car, drinking beers he had the girls open for him. Thomas Eugene Iverson, 47, is charged in Clay...

MOORHEAD – The 232 applicants to Minnesota State University Moorhead who recently were told their acceptance had been rescinded now will be offered admission for the 2013 fall semester. University spokesman David Wahlberg said officials came to the decision after further review,...

MOORHEAD - A Moorhead teen pleaded guilty Thursday in Clay County District Court to conspiracy to commit robbery after a home invasion in September in which a man was punched after three strangers came to his home demanding cash and drugs. Michael Andrew Zupan, 18, pleaded guilty...

Strippers, escorts and exotic dancers here are now required to go through background checks and be licensed by the city. The City Council voted unanimously 6-0 on Monday to approve the new city ordinance, which was first recommended by Police Chief David Ebinger. Councilmen Luther...

MOORHEAD - A judge on Thursday ordered a man who was forcibly pulled off train tracks here last week to undergo a psychological evaluation in his civil commitment case in Clay County District Court, a prosecutor said. Mark Flowers, 57, Moorhead, was at Thursday's hearing, which was...

MOORHEAD - A man is in custody here facing felony assault with a dangerous weapon charges after a domestic disturbance in which police say a knife and a broom handle were involved. Police responded to a report of a fight shortly after 9 a.m. today at 1641 Belsly Boulevard, the home...