Traill County Sobriety Checkpoint Coming Friday
If you’re going to be driving in Traill County on Friday, keep this in mind. The Traill County Sheriff’s Office and North Dakota State Patrol will be holding a sobriety checkpoint at an undisclosed location. As of August 8, 59 people have died on North Dakota highways this year…and eleven of those fatalities were related…
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Emarado Woman Accused Of Making Threats At Mayville State
HILLSBORO, ND—A woman from Emarado is accused of threatening several people at Mayville State University. According to court documents, Ann Paciaroni was speaking to a Mayville State University professor on March 10. The professor told Paciaroni that she had an assignment due and her laptop didn’t meet the technology requirements for the course. The professor…
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Mayville Man Faces Child Sex Charges
HILLSBORO, ND—A man from Mayville is facing felony charges after investigators say they found child sexual abuse material linked to his cloud storage account. 43-year-old Antonio Morales Garcia was charged Tuesday in Traill County with possession of certain materials prohibited and promoting a sexual performance by a minor—both Class B felonies. Court documents say an…
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Mayville Grain Elevator Fire
MAYVILLE, ND— A massive grain elevator fire that started shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday in Mayville is now contained, with the structure collapsing roughly an hour after the blaze began. Traill County Sheriff Steve Hunt says the elevator came down around 9 p.m., with embers floating eastward from the scene. Fire Chief Rich Hart posted on…
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Traill County Road Accident Victim Identified
Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. The man who died in a rollover accident Sunday night in Traill County has been identified. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says 66-year-old Rollin Eberhardt of Hillsboro died when his vehicle went off Traill County Road 13 and rolled over. Eberhardt died before he…
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Hillsboro Man Dies In Rollover Crash
A Hillsboro man has died after a rollover accident Sunday evening in Traill County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the accident happened just before 6:30pm Sunday. A Chevrolet Silverado was going east on Traill County Road 13 near the 16300 block when it ran off the road and rolled over. The driver, a 66-year-old…
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Hatton Grain Elevator Fire Update
HATTON, ND—A grain elevator fire in Hatton has burned through the night and is pretty much contained. Traill County Emergency Management tells R&J News fire crews left the scene around 3:30 this morning … .with a fire truck on standby if the smoldering ashes start to re-ignite. The fire started around 3pm Wednesday at Anchor…
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Tornadoes Near Reynolds & Beltrami
There were tornadoes spotted in Traill and Polk Counties Monday night. Traill County Sheriff Steve Hunt says a tornado touched down near Reynolds. Meanwhile, Polk County Chief Deputy Mike Norland tells R&J News there were two small tornadoes reported near Beltrami Monday night. There are no reports of damage or injuries. The National Weather Service…
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Traill County Storm Update
Traill County Sheriff Steve Hunt speaking on KRJB Saturday afternoon about damage from the storms that swept through the county early Saturday. Many areas lost power in these storms and Hunt says the Clifford and Galesburg areas might not get electricity restored for a few days. Hunt described some of the damage in the Clifford-Galesburg…
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