Tasha Carvell
@tashacarvell.bsky.social
Reporter in Fargo and thereabouts for North Dakota’s newspaper of record: crime, courts, the odd human interest story, and the congressional delegation. Also my dog, my kid, and some sportsball (Celtics, Commanders, Nats, Caps, boxing).
I think he’s my favorite police chief.
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I think he’s my favorite police chief.
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Enrique can't believe it
November 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Enrique can't believe it
The slo-mo of his lips omg
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
The slo-mo of his lips omg
The state’s Dept of Public Instruction spokesman didn’t seem to think Trump’s H-1B visa fee would have an impact on North Dakota schools when I asked him. After talking to several superintendents it’s pretty clear it will. www.inforum.com/news/north-d...
New Trump-imposed fee shuts down 'lifeline' for recruitment, retention in rural school districts
Superintendents who turn to foreign teachers to fill vacancies say a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas will make keeping those "exceptional" teachers in their communities long term impossible.
www.inforum.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The state’s Dept of Public Instruction spokesman didn’t seem to think Trump’s H-1B visa fee would have an impact on North Dakota schools when I asked him. After talking to several superintendents it’s pretty clear it will. www.inforum.com/news/north-d...
My three October birthday boys - husband 46, son 11, and dad 80 - at their joint celebration last night. 💙
October 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My three October birthday boys - husband 46, son 11, and dad 80 - at their joint celebration last night. 💙
U.S. Marshals arrested this guy in the tiny North Dakota town of Ray today. I last wrote about him in May, when the state case against him was dismissed due to repeated discovery disasters. It’s a wild ride. www.inforum.com/news/north-d...
US Marshals arrest North Dakota man on child sex abuse material charge
A state case filed against Gary Donnelly in 2022 was dismissed in April due to evidentiary issues, but a federal grand jury indicted him Oct. 8. and he was arrested at his home Tuesday morning.
www.inforum.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
U.S. Marshals arrested this guy in the tiny North Dakota town of Ray today. I last wrote about him in May, when the state case against him was dismissed due to repeated discovery disasters. It’s a wild ride. www.inforum.com/news/north-d...
It’s been raining here the last three days. This salmon chowder recipe is the cure and the comfort. Thanks Hank. honest-food.net/salmon-chowd...
Salmon Chowder Recipe - Salmon or Steelhead Chowder | Hank Shaw
A salmon chowder recipe, Pacific Northwest style: salmon, potatoes, corn, cream, and a little bacon and dill. Steelhead or trout also work.
honest-food.net
September 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
It’s been raining here the last three days. This salmon chowder recipe is the cure and the comfort. Thanks Hank. honest-food.net/salmon-chowd...
I dropped my 10yo off for his 1st day of school. He was fired up & it was a perfect fall morning. Less than an hour later, news of the Annunciation shooting broke. My heart is shattered for the families who lost their sweet 10yr old and 8yr old kids as they sat in mass …an unspeakable crime.
August 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I dropped my 10yo off for his 1st day of school. He was fired up & it was a perfect fall morning. Less than an hour later, news of the Annunciation shooting broke. My heart is shattered for the families who lost their sweet 10yr old and 8yr old kids as they sat in mass …an unspeakable crime.
Interior Sec. Doug Burgum keeps showing up in photos in stories related to this deal but none of them explain what his role was…anyone know?
"The deal marks the latest expansion of the Trumps’ sprawling crypto empire, which has buoyed the family’s finances and created sweeping conflicts of interest."
Criminal syndicate of a family
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/b...
Criminal syndicate of a family
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/b...
Trump Crypto Firm Announces $1.5 Billion Digital Coin Deal
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Interior Sec. Doug Burgum keeps showing up in photos in stories related to this deal but none of them explain what his role was…anyone know?
This whole chain is giving me life this morning🤣
DAVE THOMAS CIRCLE ISN'T ON ANY OF THESE FUCKING MAPS, AND THIS INTERSECTION ISN'T EVEN ANYWHERE CLOSE TO BEING A FUCKING CIRCLE.
August 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This whole chain is giving me life this morning🤣
I wrote this one over the course of about a week in late July but it was evergreen enough to hold whilst the bank robberies, fatal shootings, and violent attacks took center stage. A tangled web. www.inforum.com/news/fargo/a...
As cocaine, fentanyl and meth flow into Fargo, federal cases illuminate scale of local drug crime
With fatal overdoses rising, federal conspiracy and distribution cases filed this year provide a window into the drugs and defendants involved in illegal trafficking in the community.
www.inforum.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I wrote this one over the course of about a week in late July but it was evergreen enough to hold whilst the bank robberies, fatal shootings, and violent attacks took center stage. A tangled web. www.inforum.com/news/fargo/a...
Being the weekend reporter is sometimes a drag, but I earned my keep today. www.inforum.com/news/fargo/s...
Serial bank robber arrested hours after downtown Fargo bank heist
Jay Barker was booked in Cass County on charges of robbery with a dangerous weapon Friday evening. He previously served more than 20 years behind bars for bank robberies in Idaho and North Dakota.
www.inforum.com
August 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Being the weekend reporter is sometimes a drag, but I earned my keep today. www.inforum.com/news/fargo/s...
Automatically following basically everyone posting their favorite Tom Lehrer song today. My people. Who’s next?
July 28, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Automatically following basically everyone posting their favorite Tom Lehrer song today. My people. Who’s next?
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Gaza | The scale of human suffering and the stripping of human dignity have long exceeded every acceptable standard, both legal and moral.
This tragedy must end now.
Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President: ms.spr.ly/63327sGyPt
This tragedy must end now.
Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President: ms.spr.ly/63327sGyPt
July 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Gaza | The scale of human suffering and the stripping of human dignity have long exceeded every acceptable standard, both legal and moral.
This tragedy must end now.
Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President: ms.spr.ly/63327sGyPt
This tragedy must end now.
Mirjana Spoljaric, ICRC President: ms.spr.ly/63327sGyPt
Sheriff Jahner says he’s “hugely disappointed in…the sentence handed down from the court,” saying it was “extremely lenient, lacks responsibility, and accountability. There were several victims in this case who I feel did not receive the justice they deserved.”
www.inforum.com/news/fargo/j...
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Judge accepts plea deal for former deputy accused of harassing women in sobriety program
Darin Viken will serve five days of electronic home monitoring and a year of unsupervised probation after several women in the Cass County Sheriff's 24/7 program accused him of sexual harassment.
www.inforum.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Sheriff Jahner says he’s “hugely disappointed in…the sentence handed down from the court,” saying it was “extremely lenient, lacks responsibility, and accountability. There were several victims in this case who I feel did not receive the justice they deserved.”
www.inforum.com/news/fargo/j...
www.inforum.com/news/fargo/j...
Bob Ross river walk last night in Fargo.
July 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Bob Ross river walk last night in Fargo.
It’s the 4th of July. Woke up feeling like it’s a day of mourning. Parades should be funeral processions. You’re a real kick in the pants, America.
July 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
It’s the 4th of July. Woke up feeling like it’s a day of mourning. Parades should be funeral processions. You’re a real kick in the pants, America.
What. A. Run.
June 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
What. A. Run.
If Waymos are wrong I don’t wanna be right. We loved taking these in San Francisco. 10/10 every ride. *Kylo Ren “More!” GIF*
“This summer, [Waymo is] planning to launch in Atlanta. Next on the list are Miami and Washington, D.C. The cars are now mapping Boston, Nashville, New Orleans, Dallas, Las Vegas and San Diego. This past week, the company announced that it’s testing Orlando, Houston and San Antonio.”
It’s Waymo’s World. We’re All Just Riding in It.
Google’s driverless-taxi company just cracked 10 million rides. If you haven’t taken one, you will soon.
www.wsj.com
May 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
If Waymos are wrong I don’t wanna be right. We loved taking these in San Francisco. 10/10 every ride. *Kylo Ren “More!” GIF*
Whither Golden Dome…Sen. Kevin Cramer wills North Dakota onto the cast list www.inforum.com/news/north-d...
North Dakota primed for major role in Trump's space defense plan, Cramer says
The senator was in the Oval Office this week when President Donald Trump announced the Golden Dome, a space-based missile defense system, will be complete within the next three years.
www.inforum.com
May 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Whither Golden Dome…Sen. Kevin Cramer wills North Dakota onto the cast list www.inforum.com/news/north-d...
My dad is in charge of planting flags at veterans graves at the rural cemeteries in his remote North Dakota county. Today we helped him put flags at graves of veterans of the Civil War to Vietnam.
May 24, 2025 at 7:11 PM
My dad is in charge of planting flags at veterans graves at the rural cemeteries in his remote North Dakota county. Today we helped him put flags at graves of veterans of the Civil War to Vietnam.
Named our dog Norm and everyone shouts his name just like in the show when he shows up at gatherings, just like we drew it up. RIP to the OG.
May 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Named our dog Norm and everyone shouts his name just like in the show when he shows up at gatherings, just like we drew it up. RIP to the OG.
If it isn’t Wordle perfectly capturing my whole identity on the regular
May 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If it isn’t Wordle perfectly capturing my whole identity on the regular
One of the most disturbing child sexual abuse material cases I’ve encountered ended in the case being dismissed. My story about the frustrating, troubling outcome. www.inforum.com/news/north-d...
How years-old cases against an accused online child predator came to a 'reluctant' end
Why did Williams County prosecutors ask a judge to terminate proceedings against the man they'd charged with more than 100 counts of child sexual abuse material?
www.inforum.com
May 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
One of the most disturbing child sexual abuse material cases I’ve encountered ended in the case being dismissed. My story about the frustrating, troubling outcome. www.inforum.com/news/north-d...