Crime

Understanding DACA and Why it Affects People in the Valley

More than 800,000 of them are about to be affected by President Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program

FARGO, ND — Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, affects more than 800,000 people in the United States. With President Trump’s announcement that he will rescind the program, people all over the country are reacting, including here in Fargo. They’re called DREAMERS. More than 800,000 of them are about to be affected by President Trump’s decision to end the…

Alexandria Community Ready to Support Local Teen Reunited with Family After Alleged Abduction

Alexandria Police now have new information in the case

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Fifteen-year-old Jasmine Block went missing on August 8th. She was located Tuesday in rural Grant County just 20 miles from her home in Alexandria. Alexandria Police now have new information in the case and the community is celebrating the return of one of their own. “She’s an amazing woman with a lot of strength,” said Alexandria Police…

President Trump’s Visit to North Dakota: Protesters, Supporters and a lot of North Dakota Love

Every high-ranking North Dakota politician was in attendance including our Democratic U.S. Senator

MANDAN, ND — In his first visit to North Dakota as president, Donald Trump gave his speech on tax reform in front of a crowd of 700 invited guests in Mandan. The backdrop was the Andeavor Corporation Oil Refinery, formerly Tesoro. Every high-ranking North Dakota politician was in attendance including our Democratic U.S. Senator. An audience of North Dakotans from…

Alexandria Teen Reunited with Family After Alleged Abduction

Police arrested three people associated with Jasmine Block's disappearance

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — A teenage girl from Alexandria made a dramatic escape from her captors after she was kidnapped nearly a month ago. Police arrested three people associated with Jasmine Block’s disappearance. Alexandria Police have new information in the case. Jasmine Block, 15, was located Tuesday in rural Grant County just 20 miles from her home in Alexandria. She went…

Bismarck Police Seeking Guidance on Religious Ceremony Issues

Police say no one was arrested or charged but are seeking input on how to handle situations like this in the future

  BISMARCK, ND — The Bismarck Police Department is seeking guidance after a religious ceremony at an apartment building. Authorities say they were called to an apartment building where a Muslim couple was slaughtering sheep in the parking lot of an apartment building. They say it was a religious ceremony and while the police say they want to be respectful…

Rocky the Boa Constrictor on the Loose in Princeton, Minnesota

Rocky, who has been a pet for 12 years, was able to escape his tank and is now on the lam...er...loose

  PRINCETON, Minn. — Authorities are asking people in the town of Princeton, Minnesota to keep an eye out for a large snake named Rocky. Rocky is a boa constrictor that is about five feet long and went missing when his owner accidentally left the door to the house open. Rocky, who has been a pet for 12 years, was…

Man Facing Attempted Murder Charges in Grand Forks Stabbing

When authorities arrived, the suspect was gone, but they found Parisien, who matched witness descriptions, a few blocks away

GRAND FORKS, ND — Grand Forks Police have identified the suspect in the stabbing of two people, one of whom is a pregnant woman. Jordan Parisien,29, who has no permanent address, is facing two counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault, burglary and criminal trespass. Police say neighbors in the apartment building called for help after seeing a suspicious person climb…

South Dakota Woman Sentenced for Assaulting a Baby

Charlee Spotted Tail, 22, will spend four months in jail for hitting a six-month-old baby twice in the head

  SIOUX FALLS, SD — A Parmelee, South Dakota woman is sentenced after being found guilty of assaulting a baby. Charlee Spotted Tail, 22, will spend four months in jail for hitting a six-month-old baby twice in the head. Prosecutors say Spotted Tail started a fight with a woman holding the baby in a store parking lot and tried to…

Grand Forks Man Arrested After Police Pursuit

Deputies in Polk County used spike strips and a PIT maneuver to stop Heintz and arrest him

POLK COUNTY, Minn. — A man is in custody after a pursuit last night that started in Grand Forks and ended in Fisher, Minnesota. Police say warrants were out for 26-year-old Kyle Heintz of Grand Forks in both North Dakota and Minnesota. He was spotted around 5:30 and fled. Deputies in Polk County used spike strips and a PIT maneuver…

Alexandria Teen, Missing for 29 Days, Describes Escaping from Alleged Abductors

Police said three people have been arrested after 15-year-old Jasmine Block was found late Tuesday afternoon

ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Alexandria Police have released more information into the case of a missing teen nearly a month ago. Police said three people have been arrested after 15-year-old Jasmine Block was found late Tuesday afternoon. Thomas Barker, 32, of Carlos, Minnesota, Joshua Holby, 31, of Carlos, Minnesota and 20-year-old Steven Powers of Mankato are all facing kidnapping, false imprisonment…