Jerry Hal Saliterman, of Crystal, Minn., is wheeled out of U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, March 15, 2024, after he made his initial appearance on charges connected to the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers worn by Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz.” The FBI recovered the slippers in 2018. Another man charged in the…
BELTRAMI CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Grygla, Minnesota man was arrested after a pursuit ended by intentionally crashing into a Bemidji Police squad car on Saturday morning. Police attempted to stop 52-year-old Jason Moe for a traffic violation but he took off and hit speeds of 100 miles per hour. A Minnesota State Trooper and Beltrami County Deputy successfully deployed…
Fargo, N.D. (KVRR) — A second suspect is arrested for a stabbing in downtown Fargo last weekend. Police took 39-year-old Brandon Willis into custody on Friday. Willis has no permanent address. He faces charges of accomplice to robbery and aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon. Police earlier arrested 21-year-old Alicia Flores of Moorhead for robbery and aggravated assault. The stabbing…
Arkeem HudsonMOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A Grand Forks man is in custody for fleeing and child endangerment after police say he fled a traffic stop and crashed with a seven-year-old child in the car. Minnesota State Patrol Sergeant Jesse Grabow says a state trooper tried to make the traffic stop just after midnight in Moorhead. That’s when the driver took…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A crop insurance fraud case comes to an end with the sentence of a potato farmer in U.S. District Court in Fargo. 59-year-old Darren Tronson of Buxton, North Dakota was sentenced to one year of probation for concealing a material fact in a government case. It was the final pending case against Tronson and his potato…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Former North Dakota priest Neil Pfiefer has been relieved of his priestly duties. It’s a decision that was made by Pope Francis according to the Fargo Diocese. Pfiefer pleaded guilty to sexual assault last July in Stutsman County. He faced similar charges in Logan County, but those were later dropped. As a result of the Pope’s…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man was arrested Tuesday for robbery after threatening a clerk with a knife. 33-year-old Lucas Tavares was taken into custody in the 1400 block of Dakota Drive North, just hours after the crime. The robbery happened around 4 a.m. Tuesday at Loaf ‘N Jug in the 1200 block of North University Drive. The clerk…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Minnewaukan, North Dakota man is sentenced to 5 years in prison for assault while brandishing a firearm. 21-year-old Dantae Whitetail pleaded guilty for his role in the May 2022 crime in St. Michael, North Dakota. Whitetail appeared in U.S. District Court in Fargo on Wednesday for the sentencing. The judge gave him one year for…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR:UPDATE 1:35PM 3/7/24) — A juvenile is in custody for murder after a deadly stabbing early this morning in Grand Forks. Officers responded to an apartment building in the 1700 block of 36th Avenue South around 3 a.m. They found 24-year-old Anfernee Economy of Grand Forks on the ground with a stab wound to the upper part…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Cass and Clay County sheriff offices announced a new task force coming to the region. This new group will be named the Cass Clay Threat Assessment Threat Management Team. This new task force is a partnership between law enforcement, the court system and community service representatives working to address potential threats and individuals exhibiting signs of…
