Rep. Elliott Engen listens to testimony at a public safety hearing at the Minnesota State Capitol Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Minnesota Rep. Elliott Engen, R-White Bear Township, was arrested early morning Friday on suspicion of driving while impaired. White Bear Lake Police Chief Dale Hager in a statement said that at about…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The West Lakeland, Minnesota man who fatally stabbed another man outside SouthTown PourHouse in Fargo nearly two year ago is sentenced to 24 1/2 years in prison. 29-year-old Michael Diedrich was sentenced in Cass County District Court for the murder of 22-year-old Ethan Larson of Newfolden, Minnesota. Back in January, Diedrich entered an Alford plea, agreeing…
DULUTH, Minn. (KVRR) — A Crookston, Minnesota man has been indicted for filing false tax returns and filing false claims for refunds. According to the indictment, Philip Green filed the returns in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Each of the tax returns reported one or more false items such as wage information, tax withholdings, and child and dependent care expenses. Green…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A Moorhead man makes his initial court appearance for third degree criminal sexual conduct. 58-year-old Christopher D’Angelo is accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl at his home in Moorhead last November. Court records show he met the girl outside of a liquor store in downtown Fargo and she asked if she could stay with…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo woman is accused of stealing over $1 million from ASA Property Management over six years. 59-year-old Cherie Sager has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Sager is charged with three counts of bank fraud and one count of access device fraud. Court records show Sager worked for the company since its inception in…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo woman is arrested in West Fargo after crashing her vehicle into a light pole, pinning herself and a passenger inside the vehicle near the 2800 block of Veterans Boulevard. It happened around 3:15 a.m. Tuesday. Police say 28-year-old Chucha Ballah was able to get herself out of the vehicle but the passenger had…
Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., President Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, testifies during Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing, Wednesday, March 18, 2026 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Donald Trump’s nominee to take over the embattled department after the firing of Kristi…
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (KFGO-KZZY) — During a court hearing in Devils lake Monday afternoon, Ramsey County State’s Attorney Daniel Howell informed the judge that the state would be appealing an order granting Werner Kunkel a new trial. Last month, District Judge Daniel Narum ordered a new trial for Kunkel. He was convicted in 1995 of murdering Gilbert Fassett in 1986….
Steven Foster and Katie HaglundWEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Two people are arrested after trying to flee from police during a traffic stop in West Fargo. Just before 10 last night, police tried to pull over 35-year-old Steven Foster for a traffic violation but he fled. The vehicle hit spike trips near Main Avenue West but Foster kept going and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — For nearly six months, Angela Lipps was jailed in both Tennessee and North Dakota. And when criminal defense attorney Jay Greenwood was assigned to Lipps, it didn’t take long for him to figure out that she was the wrong person “I think if they had talked to Angela in July, they would’ve been able to establish…
