POPE CO., Minn. (KVRR) — The widow of Pope County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Owen is thanking law enforcement and the community for their support in the wake of his death. Shannon Owen appeared before cameras but didn’t speak. Her husband and two other officers were shot Saturday in Cyrus, Minnesota while trying to make an arrest during a domestic violence…
AITKIN CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Activist Winona LaDuke has had two counts of criminal trespass dismissed by a judge for “lack of probable cause”. LaDuke was arrested while protesting the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline project in December 2020 in Aitkin County, Minnesota. She testified during a court hearing that law enforcement had posted “no trespassing” signs during an Indigenous religious…
TOWNER CO., N.D.(KVRR) — A Cando, North Dakota woman who died in a flooded ditch is identified as 54-year-old Dawn Lecy-Nadeau. Highway Patrol says she lost control of her vehicle on Highway 66 around 7:45 Sunday morning. Lecy-Nadeau’s vehicle veered into the north ditch, rolled and came to rest on its roof in the flooded ditch, where she died. The…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Devils Lake man is sentenced to over 11 years in prison for an armed carjacking in the Twin Cities. Prosecutors say 27-year-old Joshua Sinawa walked up to a bakery truck outside a Cub Foods in Blaine, pulled out a gun and demanded that the driver get out. Sinawa then walked the man inside the store before…
ROSEAU CO., Minn. (KVRR) — We have new details and images from Tuesday’s rescue of nine people crossing into Minnesota from Canada illegally. U.S. Border Patrol agents responded around 4:50 a.m. after a member in the group called for help. Agents say the men were in distress after exposure to harsh weather conditions near Warroad. They were all taken to…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A vehicle is found on fire inside a garage in West Fargo. Fire crews were called out to Cherry Court just before 3 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. They arrived to heavy black smoke coming from the garage. Crews were able to known down the fire within minutes of arriving on scene. They say the garage has…
ROSEAU CO., Minn. (KVRR) — Nine people are detained while trying to walk into the U.S. from Canada near Warroad, Minnesota overnight. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says seven people in the group were in the U.S. illegally. Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Manitoba got a distress call from one of the people in the group and they notified agents…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR) – An East Grand Forks man is sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography. David Detwiler was taken into custody last September after investigators found suspected child porn on electronic devices while executing a search warrant at his home. The case started with a tip. Numerous agencies were involved…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats are heading back to Bluestem Amphitheater this summer. It took the band less than five years to become one of the most recognizable new forces in contemporary rock ‘n’ roll. You can catch their show on Tuesday, August 15, rain or shine. Tickets are on sale Friday at 10 a.m….
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — Two adults are arrested and a juvenile referred after stealing around $4,500 of merchandise from a Jamestown business over the weekend. Jamestown Police arrested 25 year old Joshua Golon and 19 year old Kendra Knife after carrying out search warrants at an apartment complex on Monday. They recovered thousands of dollars in stolen merchandise. Golon is…
