Crime

U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer’s son pleads not guilty to charges for events before fatal North Dakota chase

Ian CramerBISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer’s 42-year-old son has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the events that preceded the pursuit and crash that killed a North Dakota sheriff’s deputy in December, but he still hasn’t entered a plea on the main homicide and fleeing charges. Ian Cramer appeared remotely in court Monday to face allegations…

Thief River Falls Police Lose First Ever K9 Officer

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — The first ever Thief River Falls Police Department K9 has died. K9 Max’s handler found him dead in his kennel last Thursday. It was determined that Max died from a disease commonly referred to as “bloat” or stomach flip. The 10-year-old police K9 started with the department in the winter of 2017 and over…

Red Lake Man Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of a Minor

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Red Lake, Minnesota man is sentenced to over 6 years in prison for the sexual abuse of a minor. According to court documents, 63-year-old Ronald Pearson was visiting a home on Red Lake Indian Reservation in August 2022 when the abuse occurred. He pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court last September to one count of sexual…

1 in Custody in High-Risk Drug Raid

FARGO — One person is under arrest and five others were detained after an early-morning SWAT raid on a south Fargo residence. Fargo police say they and the Red River Valley SWAT team helped out the Cass County Drug Task Force with the high-risk search warrant involving a narcotics operation in the 200 block of 25th Street South. They say…

Minnesota first responders are honored as heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Three Minnesota first responders who were gunned down while responding to a report of a domestic incident at a home with seven children inside were remembered at a memorial service Wednesday as heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. The Minneapolis suburb of Burnsville has been in mourning in the week and a half since police Officers Paul…

Woman Accused of Exposing Herself To Customers, Assaulting Business Owner in New York Mills

NEW YORKS MILLS, Minn. (KFGO) — A Wadena, Minnesota woman was arrested early last Sunday morning for causing a disturbance at a business after she was asked to leave. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office responded to the call in New York Mills. 38-year-old Nichole Shoultz is accused of exposing herself to customers, becoming combative, and assaulting the business owner. Before…

A smuggling arrest is made, 2 years after family froze to death on the Canadian border

(AP) — A man accused of recruiting the driver in a human smuggling operation has been arrested, more than two years after a family of four from India froze to death trying to enter the U.S. from Canada, authorities said. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 28, was arrested Wednesday in Chicago on a warrant issued in September, charging him with transportation of an…

Man Arrested And Charged With November Murder of his Niece in Alexandria

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR) — An arrest is made in a stabbing death in Alexandria, Minnesota last November. Police arrested 78-year-old Angel Rua-Torres in Alexandria at the home where the crime took place. The Douglas County Attorney’s Office has charged Rua-Torres with the murder of 58-year-old Desiree Frederick, his niece. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Rua-Torres told police he…