Author: TJ Nelson

UPDATE: Jury Does Not Yet Reach a Verdict in Spencer Moen Case, Goes Home For The Night

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR: UPDATE 5PM) — The jury has not yet reached a verdict and has gone home for the night. Deliberations will resume Wednesday morning. Earlier in the day the jury heard closing arguments from the prosecution and the defense. The prosecution stressed the amount of time between Spencer Moen taking a video of his wife, Sonja, laying in…

Severe E. coli outbreak in Mountain West states linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders

The CDC is reporting a severe E. coli outbreak in 10 states linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders. States include Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin. Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota are not included in the outbreak at this time. Nearly 50 people have gotten sick with the majority of the cases in Colorado where…

Grand Forks Man Sentenced in Fargo for Federal Crimes

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man is sentenced in federal court for possession of stolen firearms and assaulting a federal agent. The judge gave 45-year-old Michael Otto 13 years in federal prison. He’ll have to pay restitution for damaged vehicles totaling over $2,700. Two stolen firearms were found in Otto’s vehicle after a high speed chase in September…

Moorhead Man Arrested for Overnight Business Burglary

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man is arrested for burglary after officers say he got into a business in the 2900 block of 11th Street South just after midnight. Police responded to an alarm call and found 29-year-old Destin Jefferson of Moorhead. An employee at the business gave police his description after Jefferson was caught on video surveilance inside…

Texas Man Killed In Head-On Crash North of Grandin, ND

GRANDIN, N.D. (KVRR) — A 40-year-old Texas man is dead after a head-on crash on County Road 81 north of Grandin, North Dakota. The highway patrol says the man from Rio Grande City, whose name hasn’t been released, crossed the centerline and crashed into a pickup pulling a trailer. It happened just after 4 a.m. The Texas man died at…