Rebecca-Kay Hamson and her family say that former principal Blair Ecker made defamatory statements about the girl to other students at the Backus, Minnesota, school.

Ruling allows a lawsuit against the Foothills Christian Academy Society of Backus and its principal and pastor to go forward.

An extradition hearing is held in Clay County Court in Moorhead for the Fargo man accused of fatally shooting another man on Monday night. 26-year-old Levi Larteh has agreed to be moved to Cass County ...

Foothills Christian Academy in Backus is not currently active, having closed before the 2025-2026 school year due in part to ...

Charges have been formally filed in Cass County for the man accused of fatally shooting another man earlier this week.

Student cheating was widespread at a Cass County private school that closed this year, according to a defamation lawsuit that the Minnesota Court of Appeals revived on Monday. ​In the lawsuit, a ...

BACKUS, Minn. (Valley News Live) - A Minnesota man has been arrested after a shooting in Backus, Minnesota. Derrick Kading faces charges of possession of a firearm, 2nd degree assault with a dangerous ...