North Dakota
UPDATED: Woman arrested after standoff in Wahpeton
WAHPETON, N.D. — A 41-year-old Wahpeton woman is in custody after a 90-minute standoff on Thursday night, Sept. 5.
Officers were called to a residence in Wahpeton at about 6:40 p.m. Thursday for a violation of a protection order and vandalism, according to a news release from the Wahpeton Police Department.
When officers arrived, they located the suspect, Michelle Elizabeth Luna, sitting inside a vehicle outside her residence.
As officers approached the vehicle, Luna brandished a gun, according to the release from Wahpeton Police Chief Matthew Anderson.
Police established a perimeter around the area as they attempted to contact the woman, who barricaded herself in the vehicle, the release said.
A shelter-in-place order was issued for a 12-block radius, asking residents to stay inside their homes and away from the scene. According to a Facebook post from the Wahpeton Daily News, the standoff was in the 1000 block of Seventh Avenue North.
After attempts to contact Luna were unsuccessful for roughly 90 minutes, the Southern Valley Special Response Team responded to the scene, Anderson said.
Officers were able to enter the vehicle and found Luna lying inside with the shotgun. She was arrested and is being held at the Richland County Jail, the release said. She faces charges of violation of a protection order, reckless endangerment and resisting arrest.
The shelter-in-place order was lifted at about 9:30 p.m.
MANDAN, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Former North Dakota Game & Fish Director Terry Steinwand has been charged with molesting a child.
The Class “A” misdemeanor was filed after a Morton County District Court judge rejected a proposed plea agreement to a felony charge and prosecutors dismissed the charge while retaining the right to file an amended charge.
Steinwand is from Mandan. The 72-year-old is now charged with one count of sexual assault-offensive contact. The charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail.
Steinwand was originally charged in September, 2025, when police say he admitted to sexual misconduct.
Steinwand worked for the Game & Fish Dept. for 40 years. He led the agency for about 15 years and retired in 2021.
(KNOX) – The North Dakota Board of Higher Education is being asked to weigh in on the reconstruction of Ray Richard’s Golf Course in Grand Forks. The upgrades and deferred maintenance improvements are the result of the pending DeMers Avenue/42nd Street Underpass project.
UND sold 6.5 acres of the nine hole course to the North Dakota Department of Transportation for the grade separation. During the road construction the golf course will be realigned and reduced to a par 34 course. UND will also address underground utilities and irrigation systems. The total cost is around 4.5 million dollars.
The course will close for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The goal is to reopen in 2028. SBHE is expected to approve the design at its April 30th meeting.
Crews are expected to begin preliminary work on the $90 million dollar underpass project this week. The initial phase will have minimal impacts to traffic on both 42nd Street and DeMers Avenue. Larger impacts are expected later this summer.
MAPLETON, N.D. (Valley News Live) – Casselton Fire responded to a shop fire in rural Mapleton on Saturday afternoon, according to Casselton Fire Chief John Hejl.
Casselton Fire was dispatched to the scene at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Windy conditions escalated the fire before crews arrived, Hejl said.
Firefighters used defensive and offensive lines to control the fire upon arrival.
Casselton Fire was assisted by Cass County Sheriff’s Office, Casselton Ambulance, West Fargo Police Department, Davenport Fire and Mapleton Fire.
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