Crime

Woman Pleads Guilty to Trespass After Dakota Zoo Selfie

Ashlee Brown was fined $300 after Monday's guilty plea and will be on unsupervised probation for nearly a year.

BISMARCK, N.D.–An 18-year-old Mandan woman has pleaded guilty to trespassing after authorities say she jumped a guard rail at Bismarck’s Dakota Zoo in July and approached a primate cage to take a selfie. Ashlee Brown was fined $300 after Monday’s guilty plea and will be on unsupervised probation for nearly a year. She can keep the incident off her record…

Father Pleads Guilty to Crash that Killed 7-Year-Old Son

31-year-old Christopher Devine was going nearly 60 mph at the time of the March 23 crash.

FARGO, N.D.–A Fargo man who was drunk when he crashed his car on University Drive south in Fargo, killing one of his sons, changed his plea to guilty this morning. 31-year-old Christopher Devine was going nearly 60 mph at the time of the March 23 crash. His 7-year-old son died several days later. Devine’s 5-year-old son was seriously hurt. Devine…

Graffiti Suspect Arrested in Downtown Fargo

Early Sunday, an officer spotted the man painting graffiti in the alley behind King House Buffet.

FARGO,N.D. (KFGO) – Fargo police arrested a suspect believed to have been tagging graffiti on downtown buildings over the past several months. Early Sunday, an officer spotted the man painting graffiti in the alley behind King House Buffet, along Second Avenue, between Broadway and Roberts Street. Sgt. Matt Ysteboe says police recovered cans of spray paint and other items related…

Man Arrested After Fleeing Fargo Police and Crashing Through Airport Fences

Police got a license plate on the vehicle and through further investigation, tracked down Kevin Cruschielski.

FARGO, N.D (KFGO) – A man is in custody facing a number of charges after driving thru security fences, the runway and tarmac at Fargo’s Hector International Airport. Police attempted a traffic stop on North Broadway around 3:45 a.m. Sunday but the driver fled, clocked at 100 mph. The officer did not pursue. It appears the driver thought police were…

Hundreds of Tools Stolen from Moorhead Contractor

The list of stolen items includes about 569 power tools and hand tools.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) – Moorhead police are investigating the theft of a large amount of construction tools from a local contractor. According to court documents, nearly $75,000 worth of tools were stolen in August from construction trailers at Key Contracting in north Moorhead. The list of stolen items includes about 569 power tools and hand tools. An affidavit says that…

Spirit Lake Man Pleads Guilty to Assault of a Child

Hill admitted to assaulting a baby by hitting the baby with his fists and shoving the child into walls.

FARGO, N.D.–A Spirit Lake man pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with assault resulting in serious bodily injury on Tuesday. 22-year-old Jonathan James Hill admitted to assaulting a baby by hitting the baby with his fists and shoving the child into walls. Hill is an enrolled member of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe and the Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe….

Murder Defendant Now Facing Weapons Charge

The 50-year-old Wootan was charged this week with the weapons felony.

Ronald WootanROLLA, N.D.–A man awaiting trial for murder in Rolette County is now facing an additional charge of possessing a weapon in a correctional facility. According to a criminal complaint, Sheriff Nathan Gustafson says Ronald Wootan was found with “a weapon assembled out of a razor blade and other parts” while he was in the Rolette County Jail. The 50-year-old…

Police Believe Moorhead Teen Intentionally Caused Fatal Crash

Police say Meyer was driving slower than 35 mph when the teen crossed into the opposite lane and struck her.

WATERTOWN, S.D.–Police say the death of a Watertown woman who was killed in a crash is being investigated as a homicide. Authorities say a 16-year-old Moorhead, Minnesota boy was going more than 100 mph when he crashed into the woman’s vehicle in Watertown Tuesday in an attempted suicide. Forty-three-year-old Dawn Meyer died at the scene. The boy was taken to…

Grand Forks Man Given 40 Years for Child Sex Abuse

The abuse took place from February until July 2018.

GRAND FORKS, N.D.–A Grand Forks man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl. Judge John Thelen went along with the state’s sentencing recommendation for Jeffrey Krogstad, citing concerns that the 53-year-old sex offender would reoffend if given the opportunity. Jurors found Krogstad guilty of gross sexual imposition after a three-day trial in April…

Man Fatally Shot After Leaving Church with Daughter

The homicide Wednesday night is the sixth fatal shooting in St. Paul this month.

ST. PAUL, Minn.–Minnesota police say a man who was leaving a Bible study with his young daughter and father was fatally shot outside his church in St. Paul. The homicide Wednesday night is the sixth fatal shooting in St. Paul this month. Police don’t believe the latest shooting outside St. Albans Church of God in Christ was random. The victim’s…