WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota joins a long list of Republican senators announcing their intention to vote “no” on confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. After meeting the judge this week, Cramer said she’s intellectually and academically qualified for the court. But he worries her judicial philosophy is far to the left…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks woman is arrested for stabbing her own father after an argument. Police say 56-year-old Ceanne Reese grabbed a knife and stabbed her father before turning the knife on herself, Wednesday afternoon around 3. Officers arrived to find 82-year-old Hugh Reese had cuts to his neck and hand. The father and daughter were…
FARGO, N.D. — A 45-year-old Champlin, Minnesota man who was arrested in Fargo on Tuesday is now charged with the murder of his estranged wife. Authorities say James Nyonteh stabbed 35-year-old Peachu Yates in the front yard of a home in Champlin, just north of Minneapolis, on Monday night. Yates was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead…
BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A 14-year-old is flown to Hennepin County Medical Center with serious injuries after an ATV crash in Beltrami County. The sheriff says it happened around 1:30 Sunday afternoon in Kelliher, north east of Bemidji. The teen hit a washed-out, two to three foot ledge in the ditch along Highway 72, flipping the ATV. The teen…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Fire damages a maintenance shop at the Grand Forks Country Club. Thompson’s volunteer fire department arrived on scene just after 8 o’clock Monday night and saw flames coming from the building. They got help from Manvel’s fire department to put the fire out. No one was inside the building at the time and no injuries…
Bugwuji HillGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Police Officer Luke Wentz has his arm broken while trying to arrest a chase suspect. Officers tried to stop 19-year-old Bugwuji Hill of Grand Forks for ignoring a stop sign in the 1500 block of South Washington Street around 4:30 Tuesday morning. After a short pursuit, Hill got out of the vehicle…
Kareem ByrdFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — One of the men accused of murdering Fargo food truck owner Jay Halvorson in June 2019 is sentenced to 25 years in prison. 22-year-old Kareem Byrd plead guilty to conspiracy to commit murder. Police say Byrd and Charles Harris III got into an argument with the 38-year-old Halvorson, who owned Texas BBQ, before killing him….
CASS CO., N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo woman is arrested on active warrants after homeowners in Arthur catch her burglarizing their property. Cass County deputies found 37-year-old Laura Gaarsland’s vehicle after she fled the scene late Sunday afternoon. They also found stolen property. Gaarsland had two warrants for failure to appear. The homeowners decided not to press charges for the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Grand Forks Fire Department says 45-year-old Derek Anderson was the victim of an accidental fire early Saturday morning. They say a smoldering cigarette ignited combustible materials, causing the fire. Grand Forks police, fire crews, and paramedics were dispatched to 21 4th Street South after a report of smoke in the complex. They found Anderson dead…
Brandon ErbstoesserMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Fargo man is sentenced to five years of supervised probation for his role in the murder of 19-year-old Dystynee Avery in 2020. 35-year-old Brandon Erbstoesser entered an Alford plea to a count of aiding an offender, acknowledging a jury could find him guilty based on the evidence. He was given credit for serving a…
