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A drive out to Lake Michigan during last Saturday's beautiful weather turned into a life or death moment where hours of training made the difference in survival.

Jarrod Jashawn Adams will serve 85% of his sentence before becoming eligible for parole. After release, he'll be on supervised probation for five years.

Public defense is a “huge” part of Grand Forks County’s court system. However, defendants above the income limit to qualify for a public defender fall into gaps when they can’t afford an attorney.

He is charged with two crimes, including two Class A felonies that each have a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.

His trial hasn't been scheduled, but will take place no earlier than May.

At a court hearing on Thursday, prosecutor Sarah Gereszek and Public Defender David Ogren told Judge Jay Knudson that they had not been able to agree on a plea deal for Hussein.

Every minute matters in an emergency. Add ice and dangerously cold water, and the timeline to save someone becomes even smaller.

ajohnson@minotdailynews.com A new re-trial date has been scheduled for Aug. 9 for Bradley Joe Morales, 30, who is charged in district court in Minot with the Class AA felony 2017 murder of his ex-girlfriend. The trial had originally been set to take place on Jan. 25, but Judge Doug Mattson agreed to call it off and schedule the new trial date. Mattson did, however, refuse to allow Morales’s latest lawyer to withdraw from the case. Morales asked last month for a new lawyer. Defense attorney Da...