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New details about Diagonal Road arson

April 24, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

WORTHINGTON After being arrested on Saturday for allegedly setting fire to his Diagonal Road home, the terms of bail have been set for Tex Peterson, a 58-year-old Worthington resident. Continue Reading

Man arrested for arson

April 21, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

WORTHINGTON A 58-year-old man was arrested for first-degree arson following a Saturday afternoon house fire. Continue Reading

SD court settles Howard case

December 22, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Wife of man who burned their business won’t get insurance money.
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Lowry arsonists left DNA evidence

December 4, 2012 in Alexandria Echo Press

Three Douglas County residents were arrested on Thursday in connection with an arson incident that occurred in Lowry. Continue Reading

Suspicious grass fires investigated in Rapid City

October 30, 2012 in The Daily Republic

RAPID CITY (AP) Authorities are investigating a string of suspicious grass fires in south Rapid City. Continue Reading

Sioux Falls, S.D., man pleads to lesser charge for burning down home in Clarkfield, Minn..

October 23, 2012 in West Central Tribune

GRANITE FALLS Aaron Dean Ohlson, 35, of Sioux Falls, S.D., and formerly of Clarkfield, pleaded guilty Monday to an amended charge of third-degree arson for setting his own home on fire.
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5 dead in apparent arson-homicide at Denver bar

October 17, 2012 in The Daily Republic

DENVER (AP) Police were investigating the deaths of five people whose bodies were found in a neighborhood bar after a fire broke out around closing time early Wednesday. Police think the blaze was set to cover up their slayings.
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Suspect is arrested after school break-in

October 15, 2012 in Duluth News Tribune

The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest Monday afternoon after a weekend break-in at Northwoods School in Cook.
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Arson likely cause of County 27 Fire (Karlstad), reward offered

October 10, 2012 in DL-Online

Fire investigators have determined that the probable cause of a major wildfire in Kittson and Marshall Counties in northwestern Minnesota was arson. Continue Reading

Reward offered, arson cause of fire that destroyed contents of Renville County Food Shelf in Olivia

September 10, 2012 in West Central Tribune

OLIVIA The public’s help is being sought in apprehending the person or persons responsible for a fire that destroyed the contents of the Renville County Food Shelf and caused extensive smoke and heat damage to the Hair Connection, Red Cross office and an apartment unit in a downtown Olivia building on Sunday night. Continue Reading