Rally Tally Day 6: Sturgis Rally Crashes Drop 37% Through Six Days

Rally Tally Day 6: Sturgis Rally Crashes Drop 37% Through Six Days

Sturgis rally crash investigations are down more than 37% through six days, while several riders suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Waubun Man Gets 6 Years for Fatal Crash

Jacob Jerome Riggle

A Waubun man received six years in prison after a 2025 motorcycle crash in Becker County led to the death of passenger Asia Monique Bevins.

Grand Forks DUI Crash: Fordville Man Gets 6 Years

Grand Forks DUI Crash: Fordville Man Gets 6 Years

Grand Forks DUI Crash: Fordville Man Gets 6 Years Grand Forks County (trfnews.i234.me) — A Fordville man has been sentenced to six years in prison for a deadly drunk-driving crash near Grand Forks. Travis Dean Bell, 45, was sentenced Monday, May 18. He pleaded guilty in January to criminal vehicular homicide and criminal vehicular injury.… Continue reading Grand Forks DUI Crash: Fordville Man Gets 6 Years

Grand Forks Man Gets 40 Years In Child Sex Case

Marshawn Howard Wooten

Grand Forks (trfnews.i234.me) — A Grand Forks man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for crimes involving children. Marshawn Howard Wooten, 30, was sentenced on Wednesday, May 6. Court records say the case involved 15 crimes against children. Nearly all of the charges were sexual in nature. Wooten had already been sentenced in… Continue reading Grand Forks Man Gets 40 Years In Child Sex Case

Pekin Man Gets 13 Years In Child Sex Case

John Roger Messner

Pekin, North Dakota (trfnews.i234.me) — A Pekin man has been sentenced to prison for repeated sexual contact with a child. John Roger Messner, 37, was sentenced Friday, April 17. He must serve 13 years in prison. Messner pleaded guilty in December to four felony counts. The charges were Class A felony gross sexual imposition. The… Continue reading Pekin Man Gets 13 Years In Child Sex Case

Bismarck Drug Ring Leader Gets 40 Years

Bismarck Drug Ring Leader Gets 40 Years

Bismarck (trfnews.i234.me) — A North Dakota woman accused of leading a major meth ring has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison. Jessica Trottier, 46, received that sentence on Thursday, April 9. Chief Judge Peter Welte handed down the decision in federal court. The case centered on a wide drug network that operated from… Continue reading Bismarck Drug Ring Leader Gets 40 Years

Crookston Man Gets 12 Years in Child Sex Case

Crookston (trfnews.i234.me) — A Crookston man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for a first-degree sex crime involving a child under 13. G. Thomas Amiot, 82, was sentenced on Thursday, April 2. He received the minimum prison term required by law. He pleaded guilty to the felony charge in December. Court records said… Continue reading Crookston Man Gets 12 Years in Child Sex Case

Grand Forks Teen Gets 10 Years in Shooting Case

Grand Forks Teen Gets 10 Years in Shooting Case

GRAND FORKS (trfnews.i234.me) The sentence was handed down on Monday, April 6. The case centers on a shooting from Jan. 3, 2025. Prosecutors said Poitra and co-defendant Mason Wyatt Allery fired into a moving vehicle with five teens inside. Walker Michael Poitra, 18, has been ordered to serve 10 years in prison for the attempted murder… Continue reading Grand Forks Teen Gets 10 Years in Shooting Case

Grand Forks Man Gets 20 Years in Drug Case

Grand Forks Man Gets 20 Years in Drug Case

Grand Forks (trfnews.i234.me) — A Grand Forks man was ordered Monday, April 6, 2026, to serve 20 years in prison for multiple drug crimes. The case involved cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, THC products, and psilocybin mushrooms. Jesus Guadalupe Perez, 43, spoke during his sentencing hearing. He apologized to his family, the community, and others in the… Continue reading Grand Forks Man Gets 20 Years in Drug Case