OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A man was arrested this morning after a domestic assault incident and crash near Ten Mile Lake Resort in Dalton, Minnesota. Grant County Sheriff’s Office got a 911 call reporting a physical domestic assault by strangulation. The male suspect fled the scene and was believed to be suicidal. He crashed his vehicle and contacted…
Vance BoelterMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys in the case of a man charged with killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband said Wednesday that prosecutors have turned over a massive amount of evidence to the defense, and that his lawyers need more time to review it. Federal prosecutor Harry Jacobs told the court that investigators have provided substantially all…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A daycare center in Jamestown has been closed after two employees were accused of hitting children and giving them melatonin to take naps. Karen Schempp and Kaylee Cumber are each charged with two counts of felony child abuse or neglect. Investigators started looking into Buffalo City Lil’ Explorers Daycare after an 8-year-old was brought to the…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KFGO KBRF) – An Ada, Minnesota woman was arrested for driving under the influence Sunday afternoon after crashing her car with her two children on I-94 east of Fergus Falls. Otter Tail County prosecutors say Fergus Falls Police officers responded to a crash in the median. At the scene, police found Ashley Heitman, 40, in her SUV…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Becker County Sheriff’s Office is warning people about a phone scam involving a caller impersonating a sheriff’s deputy. The scammer claims the person being called has an outstanding warrant and attempts to collect personal or financial information. Some victims have reported that the scammer leaves a phone number and urges them to call back….
Kashif GrantFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man is arrested after attempting to rob a downtown Fargo bank. Fargo Police say 36-year-old Kashif Grant, who has no permanent address, went into a bank in the 400 block of Main Avenue shortly before 2:30 this afternoon. There is a Wells Fargo located at 406 Main Avenue. Police say he told a bank…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Cass County prosecutors have charged a Horace man with manslaughter, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and child neglect in the shooting death of his girlfriend in the apartment the two shared in Horace. Derrick Lobbo, 21, was taken in for questioning not long after the shooting of 23-year-old Sakeena Khaadi last Wednesday morning. He was initially jailed…
Gregory Michael KeppersOTTERTAIL, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office is notifying the public about a level 3 sex offender living in the county. Gregory Keppers, 35, will be living in rural Ottertail as of Monday, Nov. 10. A community notification meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday at the Otter Tail County Operations Center located at 469…
Aaron Cofell (West Fargo Police Dept.)FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A Fargo man has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a minor. 26-year-old Aaron Cofell was charged with gross sexual imposition, endangerment of a child or vulnerable adult, simple assault and two drug-related charges. Cofell pleaded guilty to gross sexual imposition and endangerment of a child at a change of plea hearing on Monday. The…
MOORHEAD, MN (KVRR) – Police in Moorhead are still investigating a burglary at the Moorhead Antique Mall. According to the mall’s post on Facebook, the break-in happened sometime late Friday evening or early Saturday morning. The glass of the right front door was shattered, and at least two coin cases inside were shattered as well. The store has been re-opened…
