Crime

‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic Resentenced to 21 Years in Prison

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A federal judge resentenced “Tiger King” Joe Exotic to 21 years in prison on Friday, reducing his punishment by just a year after an appeals court ordered a new sentence. Joe Exotic — whose real name is Joseph Maldonado-Passage — was convicted in a murder-for-hire case involving animal welfare activist Carole Baskin. Both were featured in…

West Fargo Assistant City Administrator arrested

Police were called to a domestic situation at 11:50 p.m. Saturday

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo city official has been arrested and booked into the Cass County Jail. Assistant City Administrator Timothy Solberg was arrested after police were called to a domestic situation in the 6000 block of Osgood Parkway South in Fargo. The call came in just before midnight Saturday. The City of West Fargo says Solberg…

Several people detained after report of shots fired in Moorhead

Police say they believe a shot was fired at one person in an apartment, but they were not hit.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – People in South Moorhead apartments are ordered to shelter in place, and others are evacuated, after a shooting. Police responded to the 3000 block of 18th Street South around 8:50 this morning. A man says he was shot at, but wasn’t hurt. Authorities say the suspect’s apartment was found in the same complex the shooting happened…

Sex crimes fugitive wanted in Moorhead for nearly 22 years arrested in Mexico

UPDATE – The FBI says Curtis Brovold was flown to Minneapolis Thursday night and has been transferred to Clay County authorities’ custody.   CANCUN, Mexico (KVRR) – Nearly 22 years ago Curtis Brovold was charged for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl at a local hotel, but didn’t show up to his court hearing in Moorhead. The law caught…

Man Arrested After Shooting In Moorhead

Police say shots came from a home on the 1200 block of 2nd Avenue South

MOORHEAD, Minn., (KVRR) – Moorhead Police are investigating a shooting. They arrested 22-year-old Leon Norman of Moorhead. He’s in the Clay County Jail pending formal charges of reckless discharge of a firearm. Police say shots came from a home on the 1200 block of 2nd Avenue South. Dispatch got several calls about the shots just after 11 p.m. Monday. Officers…

2 injured in shooting at Mall of America

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (FOX 9) – Bloomington Police say two people were injured in a shooting at the Mall of America Friday evening. As of 5:42 p.m., police say the mall is back to normal operations. Police say the victims are expected to survive. A large police presence remains outside the mall. Photos from a FOX 9 viewer show a large group of…

Fargo Police find toddler outside, Cass County State’s Attorney looking into charges

Officers found the child near the 700 block of 23rd Street South in Fargo.

FARGO, ND (KVRR) – Fargo Police place three children in protective custody after finding a three year old outside. Someone called police around 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 28 to say a toddler was wandering outside. Officers found the child near the 700 block of 23rd Street South in Fargo. Two other kids were nearby in an apartment. It’s not…

Major meth bust at West Fargo Hotel

When law enforcement executed a search warrant for Calix-Lopez's hotel room they seized 9.5 pounds of methamphetamine.

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Cass County Drug Task Force with the Drug Enforcement Administration made a significant methamphetamine drug bust. On Wednesday, December 8, 2021 the bust came after a tip that a drug courier was at a West Fargo hotel. They identified a possible suspect, Maynor L. Calix-Lopez and another man whose identity was unknown. When law…