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WALSH COUNTY

Senate Bill 2273, led by Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinburg, would create a pilot grant program to provide grants for groups of grocery stores in North Dakota to create grocery co-ops like the RAD Co-op.
Christopher Thompson is accused of driving under the influence when he crashed into a tree last month. The crash killed Red River Valley Sugarbeet Growers Association Treasurer Jason Schatzke.
Questions have arisen about whether Christopher Thompson, who is charged with vehicular homicide, will take his seat on the Walsh County Commission in northeast North Dakota.
The SUV drifted into the lane of an oncoming 2021 International semi before the fatal head-on crash, the North Dakota Highway Patrol said.

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The body found in a burned-out vehicle near Minto, North Dakota, last month has been identified as Bonita Dolney, 63.
The Walsh County Sheriff’s Office says the investigation is ongoing and no more information will be released at this time.
ADAMS, N.D. — A 21-year-old Lankin man is being charged with felony possession of stolen property after authorities said he was found with guns, explosives, an off-highway vehicle and more.
Thomas Shirek, 50, of Park River, died on his rural Adams, N.D., property Monday, June 15, after falling into a grain bin.
Steven Donald Aune, 67, asked the court for a four-year minimum sentence, but due to his criminal history, he was given the maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. He will receive drug and alcohol treatment while incarcerated.
Local law enforcement has received four reports of "aggressive" callers demanding a ransom for the victim's child or grandchild, who the callers claim to have kidnapped. If residents receive such a phone call, Grafton Police Chief Anthony Dumas urged residents to remain calm.

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GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- After more than six hours of deliberation across two days, a jury has found Steven Donald Aune guilty of manslaughter. A date for his sentencing has not yet been set, and he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.
PARK RIVER, N.D. — The name of the driver involved in a deadly accident in Walsh County has been released.
The man, 35, drove off the road and into a ditch, then through a field. His car overturned after he vaulted over a railroad embankment.

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