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Former Law Officer Convicted Of Corrupting Teenage Boy

Bryton Dahl served as a Williston police officer and a McKenzie County Sheriff's deputy.

November 5, 2018

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WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A former northwestern North Dakota law officer accused of having sex with a teenage boy has been convicted of felony corruption or solicitation of a minor. Bryton Dahl served as a Williston police officer and a McKenzie County Sheriff’s deputy. He was charged in August 2017 and convicted at trial last week. Dahl was accused of…

Native American Festival Raises Awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

The festival runs through November 17 at the Fargo Public Library downtown

November 4, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — A Native American Festival running through November 17 at the Fargo Public Library downtown is not just educating the public about all things related to Indian Country. It’s also tackling an issue impacting reservations across the country with a panel on missing and murdered indigenous women. Whitney Fear, one of the panelists, says the rate at which…

Body Found in Central Minnesota Field Identified

The body was found in a Kandiyohi County field on Halloween

November 4, 2018

Alison Voorhees,

WILLMAR, Minn. — Authorities in central Minnesota say they have identified a body that was found in a Kandiyohi County field on Halloween. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the body as that of 24-year-old David Medellin Jr of Willmar. The manner of death has been ruled a homicide. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office says it received a call…

Three People Arrested Near Park Rapids, Driver Accused of Leaving Scene of an Accident

November 2, 2018

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HUBBARD COUNTY, Minn. – Three people have been arrested after fleeing the scene of an accident near Park Rapids Thursday afternoon. It happened around 3:15 at the intersection of County Road 81 and Essex Road. After receiving multiple tips, Hubbard County deputies arrested two people as they came woods on County Road Four and another at a gas station. Elizabeth…

Fargo Mother Charged With Child Neglect

Court documents accuse Clara Nissko of leaving the child for 20 minutes in 84-degree weather in September while she was in Walmart in Fargo.

November 2, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. (AP) _ A Fargo woman is charged with child neglect after authorities say she left her baby alone in a hot SUV while she shopped. Court documents accuse Clara Nissko of leaving the child for 20 minutes in 84-degree weather in September while she was in Walmart in Fargo. Police were called after several people heard the baby…

An Honor Walk for An Honorable Canine: West Fargo PD Says Goodbye to One of Its Finest

West Fargo Mayor Bernie Dardis declared Oct. 31 "Disco" Day

October 31, 2018

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WEST FARGO, N.D. — You don’t have to tell one German Shepard to be a “good boy.” Disco has been one for the past seven years. Assisting his handler Sgt. Pete Nielsen every single day. But after serving the West Fargo Police Department in more than 1,000 deployments and two of North Dakota’s largest drug seizures in history, he’s is…

Fargo Man Charged with His Father’s Murder Appears in Court

Christopher Riley's defense team calls for a contested preliminary hearing

October 31, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — A Fargo man charged with the murder of his father in September appeared at the Cass County Courthouse this morning. Christopher Riley’s defense team called for a contested preliminary hearing. That means the state must provide sufficient evidence that a crime was committed and that Riley was the one who pulled the trigger. Court documents say Riley shot…

William Hoehn Will Appeal His Life Sentence In Greywind Death

Hoehn's attorney made the announcement Tuesday morning, a day after Hoehn was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole, in a Cass County District Court.

October 30, 2018

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FARGO, ND — William Hoehn will appeal his life sentence to the North Dakota Supreme Court. Hoehn’s attorney made the announcement Tuesday morning, a day after Hoehn was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole, in a Cass County District Court. Hoehn plead guilty to charges he conspired to kidnap Savanna Greywind’s baby in August 2017. He also…

State Trooper Struck By Truck Near Watford City

The patrol squad's emergency lights were activated.

October 30, 2018

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Watford City, N.D. (KFGO) – A North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper was injured when he was struck by a pickup near Watford City Monday night. The highway patrol says around 5:45 p.m. on Highway 23, a 36-year-old trooper got out of his squad to help with traffic control for cattle crossing the road. The patrol squad’s emergency lights were activated….

“We can move forward”: Greywind Family Reacts to Hoehn’s Life Sentence

Last month, Hoehn was aquitted for conspiracy to commit murder in the death of 22-year-old Savanna Greywind

October 29, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — William Hoehn is sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for conspiring to kidnap Savanna Greywind’s baby in August 2017. He also gets an additional year behind bars for giving misinformation to officers. Just last month, a jury found Hoehn not guilty for conspiring to murder Greywind. KVRR’s Danielle Church has more on the Greywind’s…