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On the Run - update

Thu, 28 May 2009 13:09:00 GMT

It's another On The Run success story... Minutes after we aired a segment on Travis Toepke being wanted... The 33 year old was arrested... The Morton County Sheriffs Department got several tips after the segment ran during the ten o'clock ne

On The Run - Travis Toepke

Thu, 28 May 2009 06:58:00 GMT

Authorities are trying to track down Travis Toepke... He's wanted for raping a 17 year old girl. The incident happened in June 2008. Morton County Sheriff Dave Shipman says Toepke bought alcohol for two girls ages 17 and 18 and got them drunk.

State plans more Missouri River patrols

Sun, 10 May 2009 23:43:00 GMT

The state Game and Fish Department is joining with sheriff's departments in Burleigh and Morton counties to put more officers on the water. The Missouri River patrol effort is getting another $200,000 from the state budget over the next two year

Bond set for man shot after standoff

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:55:00 GMT

Bond has been set at $100,000 cash for a man shot in the shoulder during a standoff in Hebron. George Fischer faces charges of assault on a peace officer and terrorizing. Authorities say the 52-year-old Fischer made threats and assaulted a

Man shot after standoff out of hospital

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:34:00 GMT

Authorities say a man shot in the shoulder during a standoff in Hebron has been moved from a hospital to jail. George Fischer faces charges of assault on a peace officer and terrorizing. Authorities say the 52-year-old Fischer made threats

Bismarck SWAT Shooting

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:45:00 GMT

Authorities say a 52-year-old Hebron man was shot by a law officer during an 8 1/2 hour stand off early this morning. George Fischer is reported in good condition in a Bismarck hospital after being shot in the left shoulder. Authorities say the shootin

Hebron Standoff

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:17:00 GMT

A stand off in Hebron ends with an officer pulling the trigger.... The Morton County Sheriffs Department says a 52 year old Hebron man is in the hospital after being shot by a law officer. And as Donnell Preskey reports it all started over a

Clash over unpaid water bill leads to ND standoff

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:37:00 GMT

Authorities say a [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] man who clashed with a city official over an unpaid water bill got into an 8 1/2-hour standoff with deputies that ended with a SWAT team member shooting him in the shoulder. [[kxtopic:

Hebron standoff ends with man shot

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:43:00 GMT

A 52-year-old Hebron man is reported in good condition in a Bismarck hospital after being shot in the left shoulder by a law officer. Authorities say the shooting of George Fischer began with a dispute over a local water bill, and ended shortly

Officer shoots Hebron man after standoff

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:35:00 GMT

Janitor credited with stopping escape

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:36:00 GMT

Morton County officials say a courthouse janitor stopped an inmate's escape attempt by hitting him with a garbage can and pushing him into a corner. Erik Bobbins now faces an escape charge along with his earlier robbery charge. Morton Coun

Stolen Squad Car - Update

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:35:00 GMT

A 23 year old Cannonball woman has been charged with stealing a Morton County Sheriffs Vehicle. Authorities say Cecilie Ramsey stole the squad car after a deputy arrested her Wednesday night for huffing. While the officer was collecting ev

Stolen Squad Car

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:04:00 GMT

There was a police chase last night in Morton County after one of their own squad cars... A Morton County Sheriffs Deputy arrested a 23 year old woman for huffing last night. He found her south of Mandan on the walking path that goes under High

Hebron woman charged with child neglect

Sat, 24 May 2008 02:45:00 GMT

A Hebron woman faces a felony child abuse and neglect charge after law enforcement officers and social workers say they found her home full of garbage, including half-full beer cans within reach of her 2-year-old grandchild. Morton County Sherif

Bismarck Man Found Dead in Morton County Pasture

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:59:00 GMT

Authorities identify a man found dead in a Morton County pasture... 80-year-old Richard Biwer of Bismarck had been driving a wagon with a team of horses. Sheriff Dave Shipman says it appears the horses got spooked by something and took off. He says

Authorities identify 80yearold Bismarck man found dead...

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:22:00 GMT

Authorities have identified an 80-year-old man found dead in a Morton County pasture. They say Richard Biwer of Bismarck was driving a hay wagon with a team of horses yesterday afternoon. Sheriff Dave Shipman says it appears the horses got

Authorities say 80yearold Bismarck man found dead

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 03:56:00 GMT

Authorities say an 80-year-old man who had been driving a wagon with a team of horses was found dead in a Morton County pasture. Sheriff Dave Shipman says it appears the horses got spooked by something and took off. He says the man apparently wa

Former Morton County sheriff found dead in back yard...

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:28:00 GMT

Authorities say an autopsy is scheduled in the death of former Morton County sheriff Bob Erhardt, but they don't suspect a crime. The 61-year-old Erhardt was found dead in the back yard of his Mandan home Friday night. Police say he apparently d

On the Run 2-20

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:17:00 GMT

This months On The Run criminal a man who has no respect for the law and keeps driving even though he has no license... Donnell Preskey has the details. (Donnell Preskey/ KX News) 31 year old Ben Gange has been arrested ten times for driving while h

Morton County authorities investigate stabbing

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 02:18:00 GMT

The Morton County sheriff's department says it's investigating a report of a man being stabbed and robbed while changing a tire. Sheriff [[kxtopic:dave-shipman:t[Dave Shipman]:t]] says a 24-year-old man with a stab wound was brought to an emerge

Morton County has new K9 officer

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 09:47:00 GMT

The newest deputy at the Morton County sheriff's office has four legs and wears his badge around his collar. Jimmy is a two-and-a-half-year-old German shepherd who holds the rank of "Deputy Sheriff K-9." He's trained to find lost articles, prot

On The Run 8-30

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:09:00 GMT

A man given a break in his sentence breaks away from authorities... Donnell Preskey has more on this months On The Run criminal... 21 year old Joseph Quickbear got a break his probabtion had been revoked and he was heading to jail. Inste

Sex offender 'living' in state park apprehended

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:48:00 GMT

A sex offender who registered a state park as his address and then left the campground faces a charge of failing to register with authorities. Morton County Sheriff Dave Shipman says 39-year-old Timothy Carpenterlove registered an address of Spo

Man who escapes from transition center turns self in...

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:42:00 GMT

A man who walked away from the Bismarck Transition Center has turned himself in to police. Twenty-two-year-old Mark Conica went missing Monday from the facility. It helps ease male prisoners back into the community, and relieves overcrowded cond

On The Run

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:00:00 GMT

Morton County Authorities are looking for a man they say can be violent and has a violent past. Donnell Preskey has more in this months On The Run... Morton County authorities have been looking for Robbiedel Roberson for a couple weeks. He als

Man Escapes From Transition Center

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 12:57:00 GMT

Authorities are looking for a man who escaped from the Bismarck Transitional Center. 22 year old Mark Conica took off from the Transitional center sometime between 2:30 a.m. and 3:30 a.m. Monday. Morton county sheriff, Dave Shipman says Co

Morton County sells drug dog to former officer

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 03:45:00 GMT

Morton County is hoping to split the cost of a drug-sniffing dog with Mandan police. Morton County Sheriff Dave Shipman says officer Cody Steele resigned to take a federal job and that left the department's dog without a handler. The coun

Man accused of shooting dog near children

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 03:54:00 GMT

A rural Mandan man is accused of shooting a dog in an area where four children were playing. Sixty-seven-year-old William Doll has been charged with reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and animal abuse. He posted two-thousand dollars bail.

Man Charged in New Salem Burglary

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 13:06:00 GMT

A Bismarck man with a lengthy criminal record of breaking into pharmacies is charged again. Niko Vournas was arrested this week for burglarizing the New Salem Pharmacy. He's been convicted of breaking into that pharmacy four other times.

Bismarck man charged with burglarizing pharmacy

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 05:21:00 GMT

A Bismarck man faces several felony charges for allegedly burglarizing the New Salem Pharmacy for a second time. Bond for Niko Vournas has been set at five-thousand-dollars cash. Morton County Sheriff Dave Shipman says an alarm went off i

Authorities investigate threatening note

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:57:00 GMT

The Morton County sheriff says his office is investigating a note found at the school in Hebron that threatened two students. Sheriff Dave Shipman says two girls found the note earlier this month, and his office was notified Monday. He says it a

Morton County officials checking note at Hebron school...

Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:09:00 GMT

Changes in Burleigh & Morton counties

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:24:00 GMT

Two new sheriffs take office in our area. Burleigh County Sheriff Pat Heinert and Morton County Sheriff Dave Shipman started their newly elected positions. Both men have been in law enforcement for over twenty years. Shipman comes from the

New county sheriffs say no major changes planned right away...

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 01:42:00 GMT

A number of [[kxtopic:north-dakota:t[North Dakota]:t]] counties have new sheriffs today. In Burleigh and Morton counties, the sheriffs-elect say they want to learn more about their departments, and they're not in a hurry to make major changes.

Trial Starts for Joshua Coleman

Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:39:00 GMT

Trial starts today for a Mandan father accused of shaking his infant son to death. 26 year old Joshua Coleman is on trial for manslaughter and child abuse. Prosecutors say four month old Reese Coleman died February 16th of blunt force traum

Sheriff Candidates Campaigning

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 13:24:00 GMT

On both sides of the Missouri River the race for Sheriff is a repeat. The ballots in Burleigh and Morton County look like they did in 2002. Donnell Preskey catches up with the candidates out campaigning... (Donnell Preskey / KX News) The ra

Second burglary stopped at pawn shop

Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:12:00 GMT

Mandan Police officers catch a man seconds after he breaks into Jays Pawn Shop on the strip. Detective Dave Shipman says 23 year old Efrain Romero had pryed a hole in the roof of the business and dropped down into the store. Shipman says Ro

Burglars caught in the act

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:36:00 GMT

Police arrest three people trying to break into Jays Pawn Shop in Mandan Thursday morning. 21 year old Neil Vuck Junior, 19 year old Jeremy Will and 23 year old Olivia Atencio have been charged with Burglary. Mandan police detective Dave Shipm

Endorsement for Challengers

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:22:00 GMT

An organization for local law enforcement officers unanimously support the challengers running in local Sheriff races. The local Fraternal Order of Police organization endorses Pat Heinert for Burleigh County Sheriff and Dave Shipman for Morto

James River prisoner charged with terrorizing

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:51:00 GMT

A man is accused of writing threatening letters to a Morton County prosecutor and a judge. Twenty-eight-year-old Robert Lee Johnson is an inmate at the James River Correctional Center in Jamestown. He's charged with two counts of terrorizing.

On The Run: Nicole Gardon

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:36:00 GMT

There's an interesting story behind this month's On The Run. Authorities are looking for a woman who stole from her employer and hasn't been seen since. Donnell Preskey tells you more... (Donnell Preskey) It was a clever scheme and so far 3

Jesus statue, vehicles vandalized in Mandan

Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:00:00 GMT

Mandan Police Detective Dave Shipman says authorities suspect three males threw the firebombs and set two vehicles on fire within blocks of the school yesterday morning. Shipman says no one has been charged. The Reverend Patrick