FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – A federal judge in Fargo has sentenced a Columbian National to 27 years in prison for his role in a drug trafficking and money laundering case. 42-year-old Daniel Ceron pleaded guilty and admitted that he and another man led an international fentanyl ring from inside a Canadian prison. They arranged shipments of the drug from China to…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Supporters of a proposed ballot measure that would set congressional age limits in North Dakota have one year to gather enough signatures to put the matter to a public vote. Secretary of State Michael Howe on Friday approved the petition format, starting the timeline for those behind the measure to gather the signatures of at least 31,164 North Dakota voters. Jared…
Mark and Pasqual LawiaFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Two brothers from Fargo are arrested for gun incidents Sunday morning and this afternoon. Cass County Sheriff’s Office and West Fargo Police responded to an apartment complex in the 2200 block of 6th Avenue South after a man fired a shot in the hallway. Monday afternoon, officers responded to an apartment complex in…
FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man has been charged with robbery of mail, theft of mail, theft of a postal service mail key, and having a gun in furtherance of a violent crime in federal court. 21-year-old Deshaun Holmes was arrested last Friday for robbing a mail carrier at gunpoint last Monday in Frontier south of Fargo. Court documents say…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO)– Valley City Police release the identity of a man whose body was pulled from the Sheyenne River a week ago. He is 22-year-old Branden Elias who was reported missing from Independence, Minnesota on July 17th, the same day his body was recovered in Valley City. Independence is just east of Minneapolis. This image from a local…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is sentenced in Cass County District Court for sexually abusing a minor. The judge gave 49-year-old Marc Leslie 20 years in prison for gross sexual imposition with a victim under 15 and 5 years for solicitation of a minor victim under 15. The terms will be served concurrently and he’ll be eligible for…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. — This image from a security camera at a Valley City business has helped police learn his identity. They got several tips from the public. The man’s body was pulled from the Sheyenne River last Monday and police tried to learn his identity for days. Police Chief Phil Hatcher says his name will be released once family…
Tony BennettNEW YORK (AP) — Tony Bennett, the eminent and timeless stylist whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” graced a decades-long career that brought him admirers from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga, died Friday. He was 96, just two weeks short of his birthday. Publicist…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Despite many students enjoying summer vacation, West Fargo Public schools are already making key decisions for the upcoming school year. The school district always had a 0.9-mile radius from a school called a walkable zone, where students did not qualify for school bus transportation. But those walkable zones are going to expand for next year….
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KFGO) — A 62-year old Devils Lake man is sentenced to 20 years in prison on six counts of gross sexual imposition. In February, a jury found Howard Studhorse guilty of engaging in sexual acts with girls under 15 years old. The judge in Ramsey County handed down a 30 year sentence this week, but suspended ten…
