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.
Grand Forks County Commissioner Dies
(File image) (KNOX) - A longtime member of the Grand Forks County Commission has died. Cynthia Pic in her fourth term died Friday. The death was confirmed Saturday morning by the Grand Forks County Administrator. The commission will appointing a new ...
Feb 16, 2026
Grand Forks Police Respond to a Stabbing
(Grand Forks Police Department image) (KNOX) - Over the weekend Grand Forks Police were dispatched to a reported stabbing that had just occurred in the apartment complex on 4th Avenue South. Arriving officers located a female victim with stab wounds....
Feb 16, 2026
Two People Hurt in Crash Near Crookston
(Minnesota State Patrol image) (KNOX) - According to the Minnesota State Patrol two people sustained non-life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning near the University of Minnesota Crookston campus. The crash happened when a 1996...
Feb 16, 2026
Mother And Son Charged in Polk County With Drug Crimes
(File image) (KNOX) - A mother and son from Polk County are facing multiple felony drug charges after a cocaine overdose investigation led authorities to uncover a large-scale drug operation. Darla Donaldson, 62 and her son Chase Donaldson, 28, both ...
Feb 15, 2026
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