JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — Four people are arrested in Jamestown on Monday for their ties to burglaries in the area. Jamestown Police, Stutsman County Sheriff’s office, James Valley Special Operations team and North Dakota Probation and Parole conducted a total of five searches in vehicles and hotel rooms at Comfort Inn and Quality Inn. They found items related to some…
MAHNOMEN, Minn. (KVRR) — Mahnomen County deputies and White Earth police are searching for a stabbing suspect. The male victim was stabbed in the back and taken to Mahnomen Health Center just before 3 a.m. Tuesday. The victim was then flown to Fargo for treatment. The stabbing happened in the Riverland housing area east of Mahnomen. Witnesses were interviewed and…
EMERADO, N.D. (KVRR) — A driver is arrested after a pursuit in Traill County. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a trooper tried to pull over a speeding car shortly after 2 p.m. The driver, 45-year-old Jesse Saldviar, of Fargo, fled on U.S. Highway 2, reaching speeds over 120 miles per hour. Spike strips were taken out but were unsuccessful….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner swears in new K9 Deputy Griggs with the help of his handler, Deputy Jake Murray. An estimated cost of $18,000 to buy Griggs and train him and Deputy Murray was provided by MLGC, a family owned rural broadband company serving Cass County since 1906. They learned how to track for drugs,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A suspect is arrested in connection to a suspicious fire involving leaves in Fargo. The fire happened shortly after 11:30 last night in the 1300 block of University Drive North. Twenty-nine-year-old Jacob Metcalf of Fargo was hiding while police were investigating the fire. His vehicle and keys were found nearby. When he returned to the scene,…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — A chase through West Fargo ended when police used an intervention technique to stop a vehicle fleeing a traffic stop Friday night. Police tried to stop 29-year-old Aaron Charette, from Fargo and passenger 24-year-old Bethany Morin of Moorhead for a traffic violation near Brookwood Lane, but they fled. The vehicle eventually stopped on the 1700…
WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) — 41-year-old Shannon Brandt, who is accused of intentionally running down a teen following a street dance in McHenry, North Dakota, makes his first court appearance. He appeared by Zoom from the Stutsman County Jail. Southeast District Judge Bradley Cruff presided. Brandt’s attorney, Mark Friese, waived the reading of the charges and penalties in the case and…
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color. He is also calling on governors to issue similar pardons for those convicted of state marijuana offenses, which reflect…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man charged in a crash that killed two teens has pleaded guilty to two counts of 3rd degree murder. 21-year-old Valentin Mendoza was charged in the June 2021 crash on Highway 220. A crash report showed Mendoza was going 75 miles per hour in a 45 zone when he crossed the center line and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo’s first Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion speaks out about the July 8 shooting that killed Shane Netterville. Dr. Terry Hogan was involved in the meetings with Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski, Mayor Tim Mahoney and Netterville’s family after the 28-year-old was shot by Officer Adam O’Brien in South Fargo. North Dakota Attorney General Drew…
