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By JAMES MacPHERSON
Associated Press
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) â Fifteen years after 3-year-old Reachelle Smith disappeared, Minotâs police chief announced Tuesday that the case on the girl known as âPeanutâ is closed and that police believe the only suspect in her disappearance killed her.
Chief John Klug said police think âwithout a doubtâ that the girl was slain by Leigh Cowen, who killed himself about a week after Reachelle was last seen. Her body was never recovered.
At a news conference Tuesday, Klug and Capt. Jason Sundbakken revealed previously undisclosed evidence, including that a âsubstantial amountâ of Reachelle s blood was found in a cooler at Cowen s home and that neighbors and family reported he had been acting strangely after the girlâs disappearance.
JAMES MacPHERSON
Associated Press
Fifteen years after 3-year-old Reachelle Smith disappeared, Minotâs police chief announced Tuesday that the case on the girl known as âPeanutâ is closed and that police believe the only suspect in her disappearance killed her.
Chief John Klug said police think âwithout a doubtâ that the girl was slain by Leigh Cowen, who killed himself about a week after Reachelle was last seen. Her body was never recovered.
At a news conference Tuesday, Klug and Capt. Jason Sundbakken revealed previously undisclosed evidence, including that a âsubstantial amountâ of Reachelle s blood was found in a cooler at Cowen s home and that neighbors and family reported he had been acting strangely after the girlâs disappearance.
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Water flows over a small dam at Bakerâs Bridge at the south end of the Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge. The flow is the first in many months in the Souris River above Minot.
FOXHOLM – Something that hasn’t happened for many months is underway in the city. Water is flowing in the Souris River.
No. It isn’t because of recent precipitation but rather because of senior water rights downstream of Minot for the Eaton Irrigation Project. The water is necessary to flood meadows in the Towner area to insure the growth of hay in the heart of cattle country.
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