Trials

FARGO - The prosecution dropped what the judge described as "a bombshell" in the trial of Fargo surgeon Jon Norberg on Wednesday, a day when...

FARGO - A key witness in the trial linked to pop star Michael Jackson's death testified here Wednesday that a Fargo surgeon accused of giving his wife the powerful sedative propofol and sexually assaulting her didn't meet the minimum standards for administering the drug. "The monitoring,...

If the 17-foot log totem pole-in-progress that Carl Muggli is accused of using to slay his wife is introduced into evidence as a murder weapon, it will probably have to be transported from International Falls to Bemidji. After ruling last month that prejudicial pretrial publicity...

MOORHEAD - A jury found both drivers were at fault in a fatal crash that killed Afton Braseth, of Ulen, north of here on Jan.

Calling it a "high profile case for Hubbard County," a district judge ordered the trial of a man accused of assaulting a state trooper moved to Cass County. Judge John Smith on Friday also imposed a gag order on Elijah Lee Knowles, 26, of Akekley, to prevent further postings about...

CROOKSTON - Ninety-one times in the courtroom today, the jury "dry-fired" the very handgun used by Thomas Fairbanks to shoot Mahnomen County Deputy Christopher Dewey. In a rare courtroom demonstration, each of the 15 on the jury panel - which includes three alternates - filed out...

CROOKSTON -- The sister of Thomas Fairbanks testified for the prosecution today in his trial on charges that he murdered Mahnomen County Sheriff's Deputy Christopher Dewey and assaulted a dozen other officers. But it was clear her sympathy is with her brother. Rachel Fairbanks had...