Crime

Former West Fargo Teacher Pleads Guilty to Six of Eight Sex-Crime Charges

37-year-old Shannon Moser of Moorhead was arrested in July

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Shannon Moser, the former West Fargo teacher facing charges of eight sex–related crimes involving minors, pleads guilty to six. Moser couldn’t hold back the tears pleading guilty to one count of gross sexual imposition, one count of illegal sexual contact on a sexual assault charge and four counts of luring a minor by computer. The two…

Former West Fargo Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexual Misconduct Charges

37-year-old Shannon Moser of Moorhead plead guilty to six felonies.

FARGO, ND — A former West Fargo middle school teacher plead guilty to six charges of sexual misconduct. 37-year-old Shannon Moser of Moorhead faced eight felonies that include sexual imposition, sexual assault, luring minors by computer and using a minor in a sexual performance. The number of possible victims was recently expanded from two to six. Moser resigned from Liberty Middle…

Sobriety Checkpoint In Fargo Results In 15 Arrests

The North Dakota Highway Patrol says from 9 p.m. Friday until 12:30 a.m. Saturday, 597 vehicles passed through the checkpoint on the eastbound off ramp from I-94 to 25th Street south.

Fargo, N.D. – A weekend sobriety checkpoint in Fargo resulted in 15 arrests. The North Dakota Highway Patrol says from 9 p.m. Friday until 12:30 a.m. Saturday, 597 vehicles passed through the checkpoint on the eastbound off ramp from I-94 to 25th Street south. Of the 31 vehicles that were stopped for further testing, six arrests were made for DUI, four…

Woman Dies In Grand Forks Motorcycle Accident

Renee Lillehaugen was in a group of three bikers riding through downtown on Demers Avenue

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — A Grand Forks woman is dead after crashing her motorcycle last night. 39-year-old Renee Lillehaugen was in a group of three bikers riding through downtown on Demers Avenue just before 8. Police say she lost control of the motorcycle, hit a curb and struck a traffic light pole. Lillehaugen was treated at the scene but later…

Man Accused of Stabbing Two People in Hawley Trailer Park

The two victims were taken to Sanford Medical Center

HAWLEY, Minn. — 50–year–old Justin Wilcox is behind bars accused of stabbing people in Hawley early this morning. A few Riverview Estates neighbors say they don’t normally lock their car doors. “Everyone trusts each other. Now I can’t do that anymore. I have to lock my car doors, I have to lock my doors at night because you never know what’s…

Autistic Moorhead Boy’s Bike Stolen

His aunt, Sarah Peterson, says Brandon is autistic and depends on his three-wheeled bike.

MOORHEAD, MN — 16-year-old Brandon Hilde wants his bike back and his family is hoping you can help. His aunt, Sarah Peterson, says Brandon is autistic and depends on his three-wheeled bike. Last weekend, it was stolen from the yard of his parent’s home in north Moorhead. A police report on the theft was filed and there are people looking for it…

Former Teacher Expected To Plead Guilty To Sex Related Charges

37-year-old Shannon Moser of Moorhead faces eight felonies that include sexual imposition, sexual assault, luring minors by computer and using a minor in a sexual performance.

FARGO (KFGO) – A former West Fargo middle school teacher who faces a number of sexual misconduct charges is expected to plead guilty to at least some of the charges next week. 37-year-old Shannon Moser of Moorhead faces eight felonies that include sexual imposition, sexual assault, luring minors by computer and using a minor in a sexual performance. The number…

Two Injured In Early Morning Stabbing In Hawley

Police Chief Joe Backlund says two people were stabbed and a suspect is in jail.

HAWLEY, MINN. (KFGO) – Hawley police are investigating a violent assault just after 2 a.m. Wednesday at Riverview Estates mobile home court. Police Chief Joe Backlund says two people were stabbed and a suspect is in jail. Officers who responded found a 38-year old man who had been stabbed in the abdomen at a trailer. 44-year old woman who had…

Body of Missing Iowa College Student Found

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says the body was found Tuesday morning in rural Poweshiek County, which includes Tibbetts' hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa.

Police say a body believed to be that of 20-year-old college student Mollie Tibbetts has been discovered in a rural area near where she went missing last month. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation says the body was found Tuesday morning in rural Poweshiek County, which includes Tibbetts’ hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa. The agency called a 4 p.m. news conference…

Two Injured, One Under Arrest After Fargo Fight

Police say the two, who know each other, got into an argument which escalated into a physical altercation.

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – Two people were injured in a fight at a home in the 2300 block of 6th Avenue South in Fargo Monday. Police say the two, who know each other, got into an argument which escalated into a physical altercation. It’s unsure what prompted the fight. Michael Peltier, 19, who has no permanent address, was arrested for aggravated…