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In Beltrami County District Court before Judge Shari Schluchter: Trudi Marie Smith, 57, of Blackduck, was found guilty by a jury Aug. 17 and was sentenced Aug. 26 for gross...

CROOKSTON -- A jury here Thursday found Thomas Lee Fairbanks guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting of Mahnomen County Sheriff's Deputy Christopher Dewey, bringing gasps in the court room...

CROOKSTON, Minn. - A jury today convicted Thomas Lee Fairbanks in the first-degree murder of Mahnomen County Deputy Sheriff Chris Dewey. "When an officer falls in the line of duty,...

CROOKSTON -- The prosecution rested its case about 1:20 p.m. Monday in the murder trial of Thomas Fairbanks, after calling 50 or so witnesses since Aug. 17. Fairbanks faces a...

In Beltrami County District Court before Judge Shari Schluchter: Neil Curtis Cutbank, 33, of Pennington, pleaded guilty July 18 and was sentenced Aug. 22 for felony fifth-degree possession of a...

CROOKSTON -- The jury panel lost another member today in murder trial of Thomas Fairbanks in Crookston. That makes it 14, including two alternates. Minnesota District Judge Jeff Remick told...

In Beltrami County District Court before Judge John Melbye: Anthony Frank Warno, 39, of Bemidji, pleaded innocent Aug. 15 to gross misdemeanor third-degree DWI with one aggravating factor. He requested...

In Beltrami County District Court before Judge Shari Schluchter: Wesley Edward Marchant, 22, of Cass Lake, pleaded guilty and was sentenced Aug. 1 for gross misdemeanor third-degree DWI. He was...

CROOKSTON -- Thomas Fairbanks' defense team tried to get a panel of potential jurors dismissed Monday as "tainted" because of conversation among them with the wife of a law enforcement...

In Beltrami County District Court before Judge John Melbye: Billie Joe Large, 22, of Bemidji, pleaded guilty May 31 and was sentenced July 25 for felony receiving stolen property and...

In Beltrami County District Court before Judge John Melbye: Daniel John Mechtel Jr., 33, of Bemidji, pleaded guilty July 25 to felony fifth-degree possession of marijuana. His sentencing is scheduled...

In Beltrami County District Court before Judge Paul Benshoof: Casey Miller Olson, 22, of Bemidji, pleaded innocent July 18 to felony ineligible person in possession of a firearm and felony...

In Beltrami County District Court before Judge John Melbye: Devon Rondell Lassman, 22, of Deer River, Minn., pleaded guilty and was sentenced June 13 for gross misdemeanor child endangerment and...

In Beltrami County District Court before Judge Paul Benshoof: Jordan Tyler Headbird, 20, of Cass Lake, pleaded innocent June 6 to felony terroristic threats. He requested a jury trial, which...

In Beltrami County District Court before Judge Paul Benshoof: Jordan Tyler Headbird, 20, of Cass Lake, pleaded innocent June 6 to felony terroristic threats. He requested a jury trial, which...