Crime

Kuwaiti National Who Overstayed Visa Taken Into Custody in Northern Minnesota, Vehicle Seized

Courtesy U.S. Border Patrol Grand Forks SectorGRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — U.S. Border Patrol Grand Forks Sector announces a Kuwaiti national who had overstayed his visa and falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen has been taken into custody. The man was apprehended by Warroad Station Agents in collaboration with Lake of the Woods County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle he…

Underwood, MN Teacher Accused of Stepping On Student’s Back During Lock-Down Drill

UNDERWOOD, Minn. (FOX 9) – A sixth-grade teacher in the Underwood School District in Otter Tail County has been charged with malicious punishment after police say he stepped on a student’s back during a lock-down drill. Jason Rogers, 48, of Underwood, is charged with malicious punishment of a child after a student alleges he “stepped on his back with both feet” for around 10…

Fargo Couple Accuse of Child Abuse And Running Drug Trafficking Operation Out of Daycare

FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo couple are facing a list of charges following a year-long investigation for allegedly operating a drug trafficking operation out of their in-home daycare. Cara and Joshua Aus are charged with several felonies for drug possession, and child abuse and neglect. Court records say Fargo Police began investigating the couple in April 2024 after receiving a…

Bill would allow courts to award restitution payments to children of victims of criminal vehicular homicide

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The North Dakota Senate Judiciary committee heard testimony on a bill that would allow courts to award restitution to children of victims of criminal vehicular homicide. HB 1558 would give judges the ability to award the restitution only if the parent or guardian dies. Severe, or debilitating injuries would not apply. The court would take into…

Moorhead Man Pleads Guilty To Shooting Death Last Summer Near Romkey Park

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The Moorhead man charged with shooting and killing an acquaintance last July pleads guilty to murder in the 2nd degree without intent in Clay County Court. Court records show 36-year-old Jamal Ahmed was identified as the suspect who shot 37-year-old Franky Torres in the head while Torres was fighting with another man over an alleged sexual…