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Fargo Police required to present hate crime findings to city commissioners

"I'm going to be reporting on the hate crimes in terms of whether or not the city ordinance was issued or reports where the city ordinance was applied or federal law was applied."

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — City commissioners vote for the Fargo Police department to provide them with reports of hate crimes the department has identified. “I’m going to be reporting on the hate crimes in terms of whether or not the city ordinance was issued or reports where the city ordinance was applied or federal law was applied. Our current hate…

Woman Accused of Attacking Elderly Man, Taking & Crashing His Vehicle in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. — A woman is accused of stealing a man’s vehicle and crashing it into a fence in south Fargo. 31-year-old Jamie Singer was arrested for robbery, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest, and contact with bodily fluids. Police responded around 1 this afternoon to the 2700 block of 18th Street South for a stolen vehicle report. The 89-year-old victim told…

Legionnaires’ disease linked to Minnesota hotel

ALBERT LEA, Minn. State health officials say they’re investigating cases of Legionnaires’ disease linked to Albert Lea hotel. They say early evidence suggests the source of the respiratory disease may be the spa at the at the Ramada by Wyndham. Minnesota Department of Health investigators have identified two lab-confirmed cases among individuals from unrelated groups who spent time in the…

Accused Moorhead mosque vandal pleads guilty

Moorhead, Minn. (KVRR) – A man accused of vandalizing the Moorhead Fargo Islamic Center has pleaded guilty. Twenty-two-year-old Benjamin Enderle has agreed to plead guilty to one count of felony harassment.  Enderle is accused of spray painting  “Death to Islam” and “Go to Hell” at the Moorhead Fargo Islamic Center. According to court documents, Enderle admitted to police that he…

Pendleton testifies: ‘No intention’ of killing anyone

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A man charged in the shooting deaths of his mother and Grand Forks Police Officer Cody Holte testified during his trial Monday in Grand Forks. Salamah Pendleton told jurors that he fired about 22 shots in self-defense after officers entered his apartment and ordered him to come out of his bedroom. Pendleton said that he…

Parents of Moorhead Teens Killed in 2015 Crash on I-94 Filing Civil Rights Lawsuit

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The parents of two Moorhead teens killed in a tragic crash on I-94 while heading to a basketball tournament in June 2015, are filing a civil rights lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Minnesota. Ray and Kathie Kvalvog’s lawsuit is against the Minnesota State Patrol, Park Christian School, former Park Christian head varsity basketball coach Josh Lee…

$10,000 Reward Offered In Search for Pennington Co. Homicide Suspect

PENNINGTON CO., Minn — A reward is now being offered in the search for a homicide suspect in Pennington County, Minnesota. The sheriff’s office says 44-year-old Eric Reinbold is wanted as the primary suspect in the death of his wife, Lissette Reinbold, in rural Pennington County on Friday. A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to Reinbold’s capture…

Minnesota rescue urges people to contact city officials about loose rabbits in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A Minnesota-based animal rescue is asking people to stop contacting it regarding the loose rabbits in Moorhead. In a Facebook post, Rabbit Rescue of Minnesota says it’s well aware of the problem, but that “There is not a rescue in that has the resources, funds or the room to accommodate all of these poor little victims…