A Felton (MN) semi driver was sentenced Monday to 60 days in jail for the July 2021 crash on Highway 2 that left one person dead and eleven injured. 56-year old Steven Piechowski hit the back of the victim’s passenger car in a construction zone near Airport Road. The chain reaction accident involved eight vehicles and 17 people. Piechowski pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and six other charges. In addition to the 60 days confinement at the Grand Forks County Correction Center he will be placed on electronic home monitoring for an additional 60 days.
![](https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2404/files/2021/01/newssignature-doug-1050x150-1-1024x146.png)
![](https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2404/files/2024/07/nicole-mitchell.jpg)
State Senator Mitchell wants charges dismissed
(KNOX) - Minnesota State Senator Nicole Mitchell wants charges of felony burglary dismissed. A court hearing that had been set for Monday in Becker County District Court was postponed until July 9. It stems from the Woodbury lawmaker's April arrest a...
Jul 01, 2024
![](https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2404/files/2023/04/burgum-budget-300x265.jpg)
Gov. Burgum Issues Statement For Independence Day
(KNOX) - North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum issued the following statement today, July 4, in observance of the 248th anniversary of America's independence. "Today we celebrate the birth of our great nation. A nation built on freedom and the unalienab...
Jul 04, 2024
![](https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2404/files/2024/07/resized-20240702-1355250-1-300x225.jpg)
Union members rally in downtown Grand Forks
(KNOX) -Members of the local United Steelworkers Union and others rallied Tuesday afternoon outside of Edgewood Healthcare headquarters in downtown Grand Forks, to support union workers at Edgewood Healthcare owned Sierra Hills in Cheyenne Wyoming. T...
Jul 02, 2024
![](https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2404/files/2023/09/police-2-300x230.png)
Suspect in Grand Forks Murder Arraigned
(KNOX) -The person charged with murder Thursday evening at a downtown Grand Forks bar was arraigned in court. Nicholas Narveson,26, of Grand Forks was arrested and charged with the murder of James Jorgenson, 56. Narveson was charged with murder, te...
23h ago