Crime

High Risk Sex Offender Registers in Fargo

FARGO, N.D. – Fargo Police is notifying the public about a high risk sex offender. 19-year-old Terry Grommish Jr. lives at 514 University Drive South. He was convicted of indecent exposure five years ago in Stutsman County. When he was 13 or 14 he exposed himself to a seven-year-old boy and he groped him. The victim’s mother found them in a…

Alleged Jayme Closs abductor does not enter plea, case going to trial

BARRON, Wis. (FOX 9) – Jake Patterson, the suspect charged in the kidnapping of Jayme Closs and murder of her parents, appeared in Barron County District Court Wednesday. This was Patterson’s first public appearance; his first appearance was via video conference from jail. The suspect entered the packed courtroom as nearly 20 members of the Closs family looked on. The defense said Patterson…

Guilty Plea In Crash That Killed Bus Driver

Thirty-nine-year-old Richard Fisette pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide in the October 29th death of 50-year-old Marlin Miller of Ponsford.

Marlin MillerFrazee, MN (Learfield/KFGO) – A Perham man is admitting he was high on meth and marijuana when he slammed into a parked car in Frazee, killing a bus driver waiting to report for work. Thirty-nine-year-old Richard Fisette pleaded guilty to criminal vehicular homicide in the October 29th death of 50-year-old Marlin Miller of Ponsford. Becker County prosecutors will be…

Husband Accused Of Killing Wife Out Of Mercy

Authorities went to Harvey Kneifl's apartment at a senior living facility in Woodbury Thursday after he failed to show up in court for his trial on the sexual assault charges.

WOODBURY, Minn. (AP) – A man charged with sexually assaulting children on a school bus is now charged with killing his wife in a St. Paul suburb. Authorities went to Harvey Kneifl’s apartment at a senior living facility in Woodbury Thursday after he failed to show up in court for his trial on the sexual assault charges. Officers discovered the…

Moorhead K9 Officer Milo Retires

  MOORHEAD, Minn. – Moorhead Police bids farewell to K-9 Officer Milo. He was sworn in eight years ago. During his time ridding crime in the city, the department says Milo and his handlers have done more than two hundred drug searches, 20 building searches and nearly 40 suspect tracks. The department says he has been responsible for finding pounds of…

Complaint Claims Man Held “Death Party” For Wife

Authorities say Johnson told them he gave some methamphetamine to his wife because she wanted to party before her death.

SEARLES – A southern Minnesota man is accused of removing his ailing wife from a care center, taking her home and holding what is described as a “death party” with methamphetamine before she died. Duane Johnson is charged with criminal neglect. Prosecutors say he failed to provide proper care for 69-year-old Debra Lynn Johnson who died at their home in…

No Jail Time For School Superintendent Guilty of Indecent Exposure

He pleaded guilty to four counts in an agreement with prosecutors.

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – The former superintendent of the Rocori School District won’t serve any jail time after pleading guilty to indecent exposure, unless he violates terms of his probation. The attorney for Scott Staska told a judge in Stearns County District Court Thursday that the superintendent’s actions were the result of trauma and stress, including the 2003 school shooting…

West Fargo Police Say it’s Business as Usual, Even with Frigid Temperatures

Officers are being proactive by dressing warm and making sure people are dressing properly for the weather

WEST FARGO, N.D. – The West Fargo Police Department says it’s “business as usual” despite the frigid temperatures. Officers are advised to dress in layers and to be proactive by making sure people are dressed properly for the weather while outside. West Fargo Police Department Sargent Pete Nielsen says if an officer is called out on a longer call, other…