Author: KVRR Staff

Fundraiser Started For Teen Who Crashed Into Tree on Graduation Night in North Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO UPDATE 9:20 PM) — A GoFundMe has been started for an 18-year-old teen who suffered life-threatening injuries after crashing into a tree hours after graduating from Fargo North. Aden Hanretty received his diploma the evening of June 2 and was hanging out with friends before heading home. “Four hours later (clean and sober), the boys were all…

Vehicle Bursts Into Flames During High-Speed Chase Through Three Counties, Suspect Eventually Caught

RICHLAND CO. N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — There is not much left of a vehicle involved in a high-speed chase through three counties before it was abandoned and started on fire, igniting a grass fire in Richland County. The chase involving 43-year-old Mark Crompton started around 5 p.m. Wednesday near Felton, Minnesota. He led officers through Clay, Cass and Richland Counties before…

Grand Forks man sentenced to 40 years in prison for child porn asks for appeal

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The defense team for a Grand Forks man sentenced to decades in prison in a high-profile federal child pornography case is appealing his sentence to the Eighth Circuit Court. Nicholas Morgan-Derosier pleaded guilty to seven charges of possessing and distributing child porn in September and was sentenced last month. The prosecution recommended a 30-year sentence, but…

Moorhead Business Association Cancels Its July 4th Fireworks Show

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Metro fireworks fans have one fewer option for 4th of July celebrations. Moorhead’s longtime 4th of July fireworks show is cancelled. According to a Facebook post, Moorhead Business Association said “that it is no longer a smart financial decision for our membership and our organization.” This decision is becoming public 3 weeks before the event would…

Charges Filed in Alcohol-Related Hit & Run Crash in South Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Charges are filed against a Fargo man accused of an alcohol-related, hit-and-run crash that left two people with serious injuries in south Fargo Saturday afternoon. 24-year-old Nicholas Tschosik is charged with DUI, DUI test refusal, two counts of leaving the scene of an injury accident, reckless driving, and driving under suspension. Witnesses told officers they saw…

New Details On Suspect Who Set Off Shelter in Place In Dalton, MN Over The Weekend

OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — We are learning more about the arrest of a man who set off a shelter in place during an extensive search Saturday in Dalton, Minnesota in Otter Tail County. 31-year-old Eliezer Rodriguez of Hutchinson, Minnesota was caught while on foot Saturday afternoon in a wooded area near Hansel Lake Rest Stop along I-94 just…

Police investigating murder in south Fargo; man in custody

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – A Fargo man has been arrested after what police are calling a domestic dispute-related murder in south Fargo Saturday. Officers were called to the 3100 block of 33rd Street S. shortly before noon on a report of a domestic dispute and found a woman dead inside the residence. According to Fargo Police, Randall Duffy, 61, was…

Attempted Homicide suspect apprehended in Ottertail County

DALTON, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) -The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office has reported that the attempted homicide suspect they were asking the community to be on the lookout for has been apprehended. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office warned the public not to approach the subject on Saturday morning. The man, a short Hispanic man with a teardrop tattoo near his left…

I-29 Ambulance Fire and multiple chain-reaction vehicle crashes

COLFAX, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – A Day County, SD Ambulance Service ambulance was northbound on I-29 when it caught fire yesterday night around 9:15. The ambulance driver, 71-year-old David Dulitz of Webster, SD, stopped in lane one and assisted the other EMT in removing a patient from the rear of the ambulance. Both EMTs and the patient they were transporting were…