Steele County News

A new sheriff's deputy in eastern North Dakota quickly found out the need for his services when his own vehicle was stolen in his first week on the job.

A new sheriff's deputy in eastern North Dakota quickly found out the need for his services when his own vehicle was stolen in his first week on the job.

What may seem to be the most routine traffic stop by a law enforcement officer has the potential of danger, even of being life-threatening. That was made evident this week right here in Steele County when a state trooper pulled over a vehicle on Interstate 35 near Hope for having what the trooper said was an impaired vision violation.

The 31-year-old Moline, Ill., man who was apprehended after a shooting incident with a Minnesota State Patrol trooper Wednesday morning on Interstate 35 was charged in Steele County District Court Friday with four criminal counts related to the incident.

A State trooper draws and fires his gun during a foot chase in Steele County this morning.It happened on Interstate 35 just north of Hope around 10:30 a.m.The Steele County sheriff says a trooper had pulled a vehicle over and was walking towards it when the driver took off on foot.After running through a wooded wind barrier, the suspect allegedly ...

An Illinois man is accused of shooting at a Minnesota state trooper during a traffic stop on the interstate in southern Minnesota Wednesday.

Authorities are investigating the cause of a business fire in the east central North Dakota town of Hope.

With the endless hours of entertainment offered by the Steele County Free Fair, it may be hard to narrow down a list of events to attend.

With the endless hours of entertainment offered by the Steele County Free Fair, it may be hard to narrow down a list of events to attend.

Hope has done it, Meriden has done it, and now, citizens of Bixby are hoping they, too, will be able to install a sewer system - with a little help from the county.

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A pathway through the Steele County Fairgrounds, lined with bags containing sand and candles, lighted the way last year for hundreds of Steele Countians participating in the annual Relay for Life cancer walk.

North Dakota regulators have approved a new wind farm in the east central part of the state, despite complaints about noise.

The Steele County Board approved the sale of bonds totaling $8 million, which will be paid back over the next five years.

As jurors walked into the Steele County courtroom to submit their verdict Friday afternoon, Darin Dahl was shackled with chains and dressed in an orange prisoner's jumpsuit.

Jurors in Steele County have convicted a man accused of trying to kill a law enforcement officer during an April 2008 standoff in a house in Luverne.

The trial of a man accused of shooting an officer during a standoff in April is under way in Finley.