FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A plea deal is reached for the man charged with leaving the scene of a fatal pedestrian crash near Walmart on 52nd Avenue South in Fargo in December. 23-year-old Alex Cruz has pleaded guilty to failing to stop for an accident involving death and driving under suspension. Cruz hit and killed 36-year-old Robyn Krause of Fargo…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — By a unanimous vote, Moorhead City Council has hired Fargo Police Capt. Chris Helmick as the city’s next police chief. Helmick got a little chocked up while addressing the council following the vote. He said he wants the city to spend the next few weeks honoring retiring Chief Shannon Monroe and his 30 years of service…
MARSHALL CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A Thief River Falls, Minnesota woman is accused of stealing nearly $300,000 from an elderly man that she has power of attorney over. Marshall County Sheriff’s Office says Hollie Baker-Walseth is being charged with felony theft. The sheriff’s office was tipped off by the man’s family in January. They discovered Baker-Walseth had made nearly 1,000…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A man is charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder for a shooting last week on Spirit Lake Reservation south of Devils Lake. Johnnie Gaking, 27, of St. Michael is accused of shooting and killing his sister, 31-year-old Tiana Walking Eagle, and her 3-year-old daughter, Lokia, on March 4. He also shot his mother in…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Former Beltrami County jail nurse Michelle Skroch is charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminal neglect, seven years after Hardel Sherrell died while in custody. The criminal complaint, filed by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Friday, alleges Skroch failed to properly care for Sherrell and that her negligent mistreatment resulted in his death. The complaint says…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A judge has decided that a chemical DUI test taken after a crash west of Grand Forks that seriously injured a woman and led to the death of her 6-year-old daughter cannot be used in court. 44-year-old Travis Bell of Fordville, North Dakota is charged with criminal vehicular homicide and injury after running a red…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Mexican national with multiple convictions for entering the U.S. illegally has been sentenced in Fargo for reentering the country illegally again. 35-year-old Nicolas Fierro-Borunda was stopped by a North Dakota trooper in rural McKenzie County in December. The trooper contacted Border Patrol after Borunda admitted he was in the U.S. illegally. He was sentenced to…
MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) — A Mahnomen, Minnesota man has been indicted for illegal possession of firearms. Acting Minnesota U.S. Attorney Lisa Kirkpatrick says 23-year-old Adam Webster was found in possession of a Remington rifle and 12 gauge shotgun in July 2023. Since Webster has a prior felony conviction in Mahnomen County for third degree assault, he is prohibited from possessing firearms…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Public safety concerns are being raised over the reported closure and sale of the Edward J. Devitt U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building in Fergus Falls. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith say the closure could undermine public safety and access to justice in Western Minnesota. They have sent a letter to the General Services Administration…
LAMOURE COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) — A Florida man is arrested after leading authorities on a high-speed pursuit through LaMoure County. North Dakota Highway Patrol says a trooper tried to pull over a car driven by 33-year-old Serry Busbee from Pensacola for speeding. He was driving recklessly and passed another vehicle going 110 miles per hour. The pursuit went into Jamestown…
