BISMARCK, N.D.–Police say a Bismarck middle school student who threatened others with a BB gun has been cited for terrorizing and for violating concealed weapon laws. Lieutenant Luke Gardiner says the student had the pistol-type weapon during Wednesday morning bus ride to Horizon Middle School. Gardiner says the student made threats of harm and pointed the unloaded BB gun at…
BISMARCK, N.D.–North Dakota’s attorney general says few people are so far taking advantage of a policy change that lets people with low-level marijuana convictions petition to have their records wiped clean if they avoid unlawful behavior for five years. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says as many as 175,000 marijuana convictions over several decades could be eligible. But only about three…
LAKE VIEW TOWNSHIP, Minn. – Three people have been arrested after a 90 mile per hour chase of a stolen vehicle in Becker County. Around 8:30 Wednesday morning, the Becker County Sheriff’s Office received a report of people inside Seven Sisters Spirits who previously shoplifted. A vehicle fled and was later stopped by a police PIT maneuver. Four people…
FARGO, N.D.–The Fargo Police Department became aware of a scam involving Xcel Energy Wednesday morning. Fargo Police say they heard from multiple local businesses claiming they received calls that appeared to be from Xcel Energy. The scammers threatened to disrupt services if the businesses didn’t pay within a certain time period. Xcel Energy says the scammers are also targeting the…
NORTHWOOD, N.D. – A Hatton man faces a DUI charge after a crash in Northwood. It happened on the 400 block of 34th Street Northeast around 8:30 Tuesday morning. The Highway Patrol says an SUV driven by 26-year-old Fernando Almanza drifted into the ditch, vaulted over a driveway and went into the other ditch. The vehicle struck two trees and…
FARGO, N.D.–The inmate who walked away from Centre Inc. on Sunday has been arrested. The High Plains Fugitive Task Force along with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office and Fargo Police received information from the public that led them to an apartment in North Fargo where 30-year-old Juan Francisco Martinez was seen getting into a vehicle. Police performed a traffic stop…
GRAND FORKS, N.D.–A man was arrested after he fled from police and crashed his vehicle. The University of North Dakota Police Department attempted a traffic stop at the 1700 block of Demers Avenue, but the vehicle fled. Grand Forks Police located the vehicle a short time later and pursued until the vehicle reached speeds of 95 miles per hour at…
MINNEAPOLIS–A businessman accused of exploiting his construction workers is going on trial in Minneapolis for rare labor trafficking charges. Prosecutors say 47-year-old Ricardo Ernesto Batres denied the employees health coverage and workers’ compensation and forced them to live in overcrowded housing with no hot water. A criminal complaint says the construction workers did not have authorization to be in the…
FARGO, N.D.- At 3:58 am police officers were dispatched to Radisson Hotel in Downtown Fargo on the report of a man with a gun. “Upon arrival, an officer reported seeing a green laser being pointed in all sorts of different directions. The officer saw a male holding a gun with a laser outside in front of the entrance of the…
UPDATE: Darrell Peterson has been charged with felony intentional murder in the death of Duane Darling. We’ll have the latest on KVRR Local News at 6:00 and 9:00. FARGO, N.D. — Fargo Police say they’ve arrested 43–year–old Darrell Peterson for the murder of a Fargo man. Police officers were called at around 7:00 Wednesday morning to Pioneer Manor apartments,…
