Brad Nygaard

North Dakota

My father's son, my son's dad. Made the switch from big city TV NEWS to print journalism. Still sarcastic. RT's are interesting, relevant, or funny.

Articles

Bismarck travel agent accused of defrauding Texas company

19 hours ago | bismarcktribune.com | Brad Nygaard

A Bismarck woman who was reportedly entrusted with making travel arrangements for a Texas company is charged with theft after allegedly gambling the money away. Stacey Vanderkinter is charged with felony theft by deception in excess of $50,000. That offense carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Vanderkinter, 55, is free on a $2,000 unsecured bond with conditions that prohibit her from leaving North Dakota or having any contact with any of her alleged victims.
Heidt negligent homicide trial in Bismarck ends in mistrial

1 day ago | bismarcktribune.com | Brad Nygaard

Jurors on Wednesday failed to reach a verdict in the case of a woman accused of swerving into the wrong lane on Bismarck Expressway three years ago and killing a Mandan motorcyclist. South Central District Judge Jason Hammes declared a mistrial after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous decision on whether Madisyn Heidt was guilty of felony negligent homicide, which carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison.
Negligent homicide trial in Bismarck goes to the jury; Heidt accused in fatal crash on Bismarck Expressway

1 day ago | bismarcktribune.com | Brad Nygaard

Jurors on Tuesday began deliberating the fate of a woman accused of negligent homicide in a 2022 fatal crash on Bismarck Expressway, after hearing expert testimony about grocery store surveillance video footage showing the movement of Madisyn Heidt's SUV. The defense, meanwhile, focused Tuesday on the blood alcohol content of the 56-year-old Mandan motorcyclist who was killed, maintaining he was driving drunk and that played a role in the events leading to his death.
Death of Amanda Kist in Mandan house fire deemed accidental

1 day ago | bismarcktribune.com | Brad Nygaard

Authorities have deemed the death of a woman in a Mandan house fire late last month to be accidental. Amanda Kist, 39, died of smoke inhalation and fire in the blaze that happened in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 26, the Mandan Police Department reported Tuesday. Authorities still have not said what caused the fire in the 600 block of 25th Street Southeast.
Bismarck man convicted of murder attempt

2 days ago | bismarcktribune.com | Brad Nygaard

A Bismarck man on trial for attempted murder was found guilty following a two-day trial that stemmed from events last June when he was accused of stabbing another man in the neck and leaving him for dead. Dace Littledog, 28, was arrested and charged following a police response to an apartment on North 16th street on June 11, 2024. Officers discovered a man with a stab wound to his neck and another wound inside his left ear, according to an affidavit.
Trial begins in case of woman accused of negligent homicide in 2022 crash on Expressway

2 days ago | bismarcktribune.com | Brad Nygaard

Testimony is underway in the trial of a woman charged with negligent homicide in a 2022 incident on Bismarck Expressway in which a 56-year-old Mandan man was killed and his wife injured. Madisyn Heidt, 21, was charged with the offense that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison on Aug. 23, 2024, nearly two years after a crash that occurred after 11 p.m. near the Cash Wise grocery store on East Bismarck Expressway on Aug. 27, 2022.
Bismarck man arrested after police pursuit faces multiple charges

2 days ago | bismarcktribune.com | Brad Nygaard

A Bismarck man who was arrested Saturday following a pursuit by state troopers and Jamestown police now faces three felony and four misdemeanor charges. Jamie Barnes, 18, is charged with felony theft of property, fleeing or attempting to elude police, and reckless endangerment. Each carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
Bismarck man Jasper Tsosie accused of sex crime enters pleas

3 days ago | bismarcktribune.com | Brad Nygaard

A Bismarck man charged with a sex crime and preventing arrest entered guilty pleas Monday without admitting guilt. Jasper Tsosie entered an Alford Plea, under which a defendant does not admit wrongdoing but acknowledges there is enough evidence to support a conviction at trial. The court treats it the same as a guilty plea when it comes to sentencing.
North Dakota Supreme Court denies Mandan teen murder convict's appeal

3 days ago | bismarcktribune.com | Brad Nygaard

The North Dakota Supreme Court has denied the appeal of a Mandan teenager sentenced to life in prison for a 2022 fatal shooting at a Bismarck motel. Justices rejected three issues raised by Jesse Taylor Jr. and his attorney, Kiara Kraus-Parr. They asserted that the jury's verdict was not unanimous, that South Central District Judge James Hill abused his discretion regarding cross-examination of a prosecution witness, and that Hill imposed an illegal sentence.
Bismarck man convicted of attempted murder in June 2024 stabbing

3 days ago | bismarcktribune.com | Brad Nygaard

A Bismarck man on trial for attempted murder was found guilty following a two-day trial that stemmed from events last June when he was accused of stabbing another man in the neck and leaving him for dead. Dace Littledog, 28, was arrested and charged following a police response to an apartment on North 16th street on June 11, 2024. Officers discovered a man with a stab wound to his neck and another wound inside his left ear, according to an affidavit.