Crime

Daytime Burglar Arrested By Fargo Police

Residents called reporting a burglary in progress at a home in the 400 block of San Juan Dr. South.

FARGO, N.D. – Fargo police arrested a burglar around 8 a.m. Wednesday. Residents called reporting a burglary in progress at a home in the 400 block of San Juan Dr. South. One caller say a man, later identified as 18-year old Ethan Kuchera, with a backpack and long gun breaking into a neighbor’s residence. A second caller reported they saw…

Fugitive On The Run Arrested In Crookston

Police Chief Paul Biermaier says the arrests followed an unrelated narcotics investigation at a residence on the city's south side.

CROOKSTON, MN – A fugitive sought for more than week by authorities and another man were arrested in Crookston Tuesday night. Police Chief Paul Biermaier says the arrests followed an unrelated narcotics investigation at a residence on the city’s south side. The Pine to Prairie Drug Task Force doing surveillance, learned 40-year old Joshua Hendrickson and 33-year old Brady Veselka…

Police Respond to Man Armed With a Knife at Grand Forks’ Toasted Frog

No one needed medical attention in the restaurant

  GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Right before 6 p.m., the Grand Forks Police Department got a call about a man with a knife at the Toasted Frog. When officers arrived, no one required medical attention and the man, Darrin Drummer, had already left. Officers found Drummer driving back home with the weapon in his car. They conducted a high risk traffic…

Information on Valley City Shooting Suspect Released

Police are searching for suspect in Wednesday night shooting

UPDATE – Valley City Police release new information on a shooting suspect. Authorities say he is a black man with shoulder-length dreadlocks. He’s five feet 11 inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing dark sweatpants and a crewneck sweatshirt. He was last seen driving a tan or light gold late model Pontiac Grand Prix. Police say…

Filling in the Cracks of Modern Day Slavery: A Survivor’s Story and the Red Sand Project’s Solution

About 40.3 million people are human trafficking victims globally

FARGO, N.D. –It’s a silent industry in more than 100 countries and in all 50 states, ruining lives and shattering families. In our lead story, KVRR’s Danielle Church tells us how a small group is fighting this industry, and in the process, taking on a task as big as the world itself. Trauma blocks some of the details but the…

Racial Harassment Lawsuit Settled Involving North Dakota Employee

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement Wednesday with Murex Petroleum Corp.

TIOGA, N.D. (AP) _ A Texas-based oil and gas company will pay $50,000 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit involving a black employee in North Dakota. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement Wednesday with Murex Petroleum Corp. According to the lawsuit , Derrick Jenkins worked for Murex from April to September 2014 at its Tioga facility. The…

Devils Lake Officer Will Not Be Charged In Officer-Involved Shooting

Detective Brandon Potts killed 26-year-old Daniel Fuller on July 5 after officers responded to a call about a suspicious person.

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) _ North Dakota prosecutors say they will not charge a Devils Lake police officer who shot and killed a man earlier this summer. Detective Brandon Potts killed 26-year-old Daniel Fuller on July 5 after officers responded to a call about a suspicious person. Investigators say Fuller died after Potts’ gun went off during a struggle. Ramsey…

Student Hit By Vehicle Near West Fargo High School

WEST FARGO, N.D. – Police are searching for a car involved in a hit-and-run in front of West Fargo High School. It happened around 4:00 PM Thursday at the intersection of 7th Avenue East and 9th Street East. West Fargo Police say a West Fargo High School student was crossing 7th Avenue East when a vehicle struck him. The car…

Arrest Made After Beltrami County Boy Shoots Himself

Authorities say the boy found an unsecured handgun in his family's home shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday and suffered a gunshot wound.

BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) _ The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says one person has been arrested after a 10-year-old boy shot himself. Authorities say the boy found an unsecured handgun in his family’s home shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday and suffered a gunshot wound. He was taken to Sanford Hospital in Bemidji. His condition was not released. Sheriff’s officials say an…