MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A man who holed up in a hotel room at the University of Minnesota campus and kept police at bay for more than a day has been taken into custody. The standoff at the Graduate Hotel began shortly after midnight Monday, after police said they went to do a welfare check and to arrest the man on…
FARGO (KFGO) – Two people were arrested after a brief chase in Fargo. Police Sgt. Joel Erickson says it began around 4 a.m. Tuesday with an attempted traffic stop on a vehicle northbound on I-29. The driver refused to pull over until heading west onto I-94 near the tri-level. A passenger then fled on foot but was quickly apprehended. He’s…
FARGO, ND — Giving Hearts Day is just around the corner and the Fargo Police Department is trying to enhance their community trust program. They are trying to raise $25,000 to purchase a van that would help get kids to their activities. Officer Michael Bloom says whether it’s asking for a ride home after a basketball game or getting to…
MOORHEAD, Minn. — To help ensure safety for the big Super Bowl game this weekend, Minnesota State Patrol troopers from our region are being sent to the Twin Cities to help out. The increase in troopers is due to increased security measures in Minneapolis. The troopers will mainly focus on keeping the roadways safe by conducting commercial motor vehicle inspection…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A judge has scheduled a May 31 sentencing for a Denver woman who pleaded guilty in a shooting during protests in North Dakota against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Thirty-eight-year-old Red Fawn Fallis could face up to 15 years in prison. Prosecutors have agreed to recommend no more than seven years. Fallis was accused of firing…
RED LAKE, MN — Red Lake Police report two victims of a possible drug overdose. Two bodies were found at a Red Lake residence January 26, 2018. One victim was male and the other female and both were adults. Police say it’s not clear what specific drug may have contributed to their deaths but say it was most likely opiate…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KFGO) – Surveillance video has been released that shows an armed robbery at a Grand Forks convenience store. Police say a man with a handgun entered Valley Dairy on South Washington St. at around 6:50 p.m. Thursday and demanded money. The man got away with an unknown amount of cash. The suspect is black and in…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) – Call it a case of mistaken identity. A video that police believed to show Jalan Greer in a Sturgis, S.D. animal shelter turned out to be a different person. Police began investigating after someone at the shelter reported that Greer asked about adopting a dog. Greer served two months in jail and is on probation for…
Moorhead, MN (KFGO) – A Moorhead man is facing multiple charges after threatening his girlfriend and neighbors with a knife. The Moorhead Police Department says around 2 a.m. Friday, they were called to the 1800 Block of Belsly Blvd. Once on scene, they learned a man, looking for his girlfriend, had forced entry into his neighbor’s residence and threatened…
MINNEAPOLIS — A prosecutor has convened a grand jury in the case of a Minneapolis police officer who shot a woman last summer. Justine Damond was killed by Officer Mohamed Noor in July 2017. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said previously he would no longer use grand juries in police shootings, and would decide those cases himself. He said…
