COOPERSTOWN ND
Cooperstown to hold meeting on fate of historic court house 
A community meeting will be held Tuesday Tuesday in Cooperstown, N.D., to discuss a proposed plan to replace the 129-year-old Griggs County Courthouse, which has been plagued by mold and other health problems.
By Kevin Bonham , February 11, 2013
AREA PREP NOTEBOOK: Munich-Starkweather junior dominating on the boards
In a starting lineup that included four players standing 6-foot-2 or taller last season, Lucas Dick averaged a double double. With the rest of that height graduating last spring, the 6-foot-5 junior is even more dominant on the boards.
By Greg DeVillers , January 02, 2013
Wacht appeals murder conviction in Cooperstown, ND, case
An appeal to the state Supreme Court of Daniel Wacht’s conviction for murdering a Cooperstown, N.D., man was filed Friday in state district court in Griggs County.
By Stephen J. Lee , August 10, 2012
Wacht gets life without parole in murder, beheading
Daniel Evan Wacht, 31, showed little if any reaction Wednesday as state District Judge Jim Hovey sentenced him to life in prison without parole for the murder of Kurt Johnson as 2010 turned to 2011.
By Stephen J. Lee , August 01, 2012
Griggs County may vote again on courthouse funding
The Griggs County Commission likely will decide today whether to put an estimated $1.5 million bond issue on the November ballot to build a new courthouse, replacing the historic, but hazardous building now in use.
By Kevin Bonham , August 01, 2012
Sentencing set for ND man in 2010 killing
An Aug. 1 sentencing has been scheduled for a North Dakota man convicted of shooting and beheading a North Dakota State University researcher.
By Associated Press , July 09, 2012
Semi driver injured in crash north of Cooperstown
The male driver of a semi was injured in a crash north of Cooperstown on Monday afternoon after he over-corrected on North Dakota Highway 45.
By Forum Communications , May 22, 2012
Cooperstown, Valley City get $700,000 for flood-related improvement projects
The cities of Cooperstown and Valley City will share more than $700,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds for flood-related infrastructure improvements.
By Kevin Bonham , May 08, 2012
Jury finds Wacht guilty in decapitation case
Jurors took 2 hours to decide on ‘overwhelming’ evidenceThe jury here took only two hours Tuesday to decide Daniel Wacht was guilty of murdering Kurt Johnson 16 months ago. The swift verdict by seven men and five women on the seventh day after Wacht’s trial opened came on what would have been Johnson’s 56th birthday.
By Stephen J. Lee , April 24, 2012
Murder trial in ND severed head case goes to jury
The case of a Cooperstown man accused of killing and beheading a North Dakota State University researcher has gone to a jury. Daniel Wacht has pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of 54-year-old Kurt Johnson, whose severed head was found in Wacht's basement.
By Associated Press , April 24, 2012
Prosecution rests case in Wacht trial; defense expects to finish Tuesday
The jury in the murder trial of Daniel Wacht could get the case today. After calling about 31 witnesses over five days in the murder trial of Daniel Wacht, Griggs County prosecutor Marina Spahr rested her case Monday afternoon. Wacht’s defense attorney, Steve Mottinger, told court officers, he would be done today.
By Stephen J. Lee , April 23, 2012
Discovery of head described in murder trial
On the fifth day of the murder trial for Daniel Wacht, a state crime agent described how investigators located the buried severed head of Kurt Johnson — the man Wacht is accused of shooting and decapitating.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 21, 2012
ND investigator testifies about informing Wacht a severed head was found
A state investigator testified Thursday that when he informed Daniel Evan Wacht the severed head of missing North Dakota State University researcher Kurt Johnson had been dug up in a crawl space in Wacht’s basement, the 31-year-old paused, his complexion turned red and he sunk down in his chair.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 19, 2012
Opening arguments begin in murder trial of Cooperstown, N.D., native
During opening arguments in the murder trial of Wacht, 31, of Cooperstown, N.D., Spahr told jurors that Johnson, 54, was celebrating New Year’s Eve when Wacht snuffed out his life “as suddenly and quickly as the cork popping off a champagne bottle.”
By Mike Nowatzki , April 17, 2012
Decapitated researcher trial begins today
The first murder trial here in more than 80 years will feature a defendant with a machine-gun tattoo on his head and reported ties to a white supremacist gang, a victim whose severed head was found in the alleged killer’s basement and the oldest working courthouse in North Dakota.
By Mike Nowatzki , April 16, 2012
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