Crime

THE BUZZ: Wyoming Man Tells Police He is from 2048 and Comes with a Warning Message

However, there was a crossed wire

  CASPER, Wyo. — Police say they have heard just about everything when it comes to people attempting to get out of trouble with the law. It appears we have a time-traveler in our midst. Police in Casper, Wyoming arrested Bryant Johnson after they say he was drunk in public and causing a disturbance. He had allegedly had slurred speech,…

Police Involved in Fatal Shooting of St. Paul Man

Police say they responded to a call for help from a woman who says Lee shot at her and her five children

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The St. Paul man who was killed after being shot by police has been identified. Phume Lee, 28, died of multiple gunshot wounds just after 6 Thursday night. Police say they responded to a call for help from a woman who says Lee shot at her and her five children. When they saw Lee, police say…

Attorney for Minnesota’s Denny Hecker Corrects Earlier Statements About His Release from Prison

The attorney said the phone call was not collect and she had no reason to doubt him

  MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — It appears a former auto dealer from Minnesota is not a free man after all. Denny Hecker’s bankruptcy attorney said he called her and said he was in a halfway house, but the Federal Bureau of Prisons says the shamed auto dealer remains behind bars. The attorney said the phone call was not collect and she…

Lockdown Over at Downtown Fargo Hotel

Swat team secures individual at Radisson Hotel Fargo.

Update: Fargo Police say the situation has been resolved at the Radisson Hotel in Downtown Fargo. The individual is in custody. — Fargo, ND — Fargo Police are on scene at the Radisson Hotel in Downtown Fargo dealing with what they call a “suicidal male”. He may have a gun but they could not confirm. The Radisson Hotel is on…

UPDATE: Sioux Falls Couple Says Abandoned Baby Boy was “Misplaced” Outside Church for 18 Hours

But the couple at the center of the story said it's all a misunderstanding. KDLT reporter Jill Johnson has more

SIOUX FALLS, SD — The father of the infant left outside of a Sioux Falls Church has been arrested. Ronald Harrison Jr., 38, has been charged with felony child abuse and neglect. Police said his two and a half old baby was left outside overnight earlier this week. But the couple at the center of the story said it’s all…

Sen. Heitkamp Introduces “Savanna’s Act” for Protection of Native American Women

She was the pregnant Fargo woman who was killed and whose baby was taken

FARGO, ND — Federal legislation aimed at protecting Native American women and girls from violence, abduction and human trafficking is named for Savanna Greywind. She was the pregnant Fargo woman who was killed and whose baby was taken. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp introduced Savanna’s Act in Washington, D.C. The legislation would improve tribal access to certain federal crime information databases. Heitkamp…

Minnesota Man Convicted in Murder of Grand Forks Man

He was charged in the March 2016 shooting death of 24-year-old Austin Forsman

  GRAND FORKS, ND — The head of a meth trafficking ring who ordered the murder of a man in Grand Forks has been found guilty. Modesto Torrez of Angus, Minnesota was convicted in federal court on 3 of 4 counts including murder in the furtherance of a drug conspiracy. He was charged in the March 2016 shooting death of…

Cigna Announcing They Won’t be Covering OxyContin Beginning in 2018

OxyContin is the branded version of the painkiller, Oxycodone

  NATIONAL — One of the largest health insurers in the country is announcing they will no longer cover OxyContin beginning in 2018. Cigna officials say they are working to curb opioid abuse and with overdose rates continuing to climb, they want to help in the fight. OxyContin is the branded version of the painkiller, Oxycodone. Cigna officials say they…

Police: Abandoned Baby Boy Found Outside of Sioux Falls Church Likely Left Overnight in Rain

The little boy, believed to be two and a half months old, is doing well and is now in protective custody. KDLT Reporter Anndrea Anderson Reports.

SIOUX FALLS, SD — Employees at a downtown Sioux Falls church made a startling discovery early yesterday morning. A baby, in a car seat, right at their front door. The little boy, believed to be only about two and a half months old, is doing well and is now in protective custody. “My first thought is the parents might be…

Detroit Lakes Native working at Las Vegas Hospital Jumps into Action during Shooting Crisis

Erica Nansen speaks out about the painful memories from Sunday night's shooting

LAS VEGAS — Erica Nansen is a Detroit Lakes native now working at University Medical Center in Las Vegas. Nansen is speaking out about the painful memories from Sunday night’s shooting. “I didn’t even fall asleep and all of a sudden I heard my phone ringing,” Nansen said. “It was just ringing off the hook and I was like ‘Oh…