FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County deputies save an inmate’s life with Narcan. Around 7:30 a.m. Monday, a recently arrested 22-year-old woman told a deputy they had taken a controlled substance. After losing consciousness, the inmate was given Narcan. She was taken to an area hospital for care and then returned to the Cass County Jail. An investigation is underway…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead Police are looking for help after a weekend call about shots fired. Shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday morning, officers were dispatched to multiple shots fired in the 1500 block of 11th Street North. Witnesses say someone in a vehicle started firing a gun out the window as they were driving away. Officers found over twenty…
MOORHEAD (KFGO) – Moorhead police have released the name of a man who they say was murdered late last Thursday night. He was Dustin Momerak. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office in St. Paul says Momerak died of multiple sharp and blunt force injuries. 25-year-old Douglas Swenson II of Moorhead was arrested. Officers responded to a disturbance call at an…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Grand Forks man is in jail after an attempted armed robbery last night at a convenience store. According to police, officers responded to a report of the incident right after 9 p.m. at Orton’s on South Washington Street. Police say a man entered the store, showed a handgun, and “made statements about the cash…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Bismarck police officer is placed on administrative leave and being investigated for possible excessive use of force while taking a man into custody Thursday. According to police, the officer responded to the area of 24th Street and East Main Avenue shortly before 8 p.m. for a 63-year-old man standing in the middle of the street….
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — A Moorhead man is charged for murder late Thursday night. Police say 25-year-old Douglas James Swenson is in Clay County Jail pending formal charges. Officers were dispatched to an apartment in the 3300 block of 12th St. S. for a call of a potential disturbance. Police say they were met at the door by Swenson. They…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — An East Grand Forks father and stepmother of a 2-year-old boy are arrested and charged after the child came into contact with fentanyl. 25-year-old Taylor Paul and 24-year-old Samantha Jacquemart are arrested and charged with felony child endangerment. Court documents say police responded to a report of a child who was choking. They came…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man arrested for a stabbing at Exxon along 13th Avenue South in Fargo last August is sentenced to 2 years in prison. 41-year-old Christopher Kane entered Alford pleas on Monday to reckless endangerment and aggravated assault. Two other charges were dropped. Alford pleas are for a defendant to maintain innocence while understanding there is enough…
STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating after police said a gunman shot and wounded several people at an apartment building in Stillwater and opened fire on responding police officers before they killed him. Police were dispatched to the Curve Crest Villas around 2:30 p.m. Saturday for what was initially described as an unknown medical…
OLIVIA, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — A man from Olivia in west-central Minnesota pleads guilty to third-degree murder for selling pills to a woman who believed they were Percocet, but actually contained a lethal amount of fentanyl. Bradley Westphal, 38, will be sentenced May 23 in the July 2021 death of Connie Havens, 56, of Olivia. Prosecutors say Havens is survived by…
