Crime

VIDEO: Police release body camera footage from officer-involved shooting in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — A deadly and terrifying night of violence in Moorhead is all caught on police body-worn cameras and that footage is now being made public. Four, hour long clips from cameras worn by Moorhead Police officers show their response to the events on August 11. They have very graphic content and language. Police had responded to a…

Minnesota woman charged for using racial slur against Black child as her fundraising tops $800,000

FILE – An online fundraiser on GoFundMe organized by the NAACP raises money for a Rochester family on May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Terry Tang, File)MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/AP) — Minnesota prosecutors filed misdemeanor disorderly conduct charges Tuesday against a woman accused of using a racist slur against a Black child at a playground — an incident the woman has since used to…

Primary election held for candidates vying to fill Nicole Mitchell’s state senate seat in District 47

Sen. Nicole Mitchell testifies during her trial.WOODBURY, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) — A special primary is underway as candidates battle for the Minnesota Senate seat once held by Nicole Mitchell in Woodbury. The primary is for the DFL since there are two candidates: State Reps. Ethan Cha and Amanda Hemmingsen-Jaeger. There is only one Republican running for the Senate District 47 seat,…

Jury finds Grand Forks man guilty of manslaughter in beating death last October

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks man charged with the murder of 49-year-old Anthony Kiehl last year has instead been found guilty of manslaughter by a jury. The trial for 46-year-old Donald Bartlette started last Tuesday in Grand Forks and the verdict was read this afternoon. It was last October when Bartlette claimed Kiehl came at him with…

West Fargo Police Department Warns of Latest Scam

This person is reportedly employing a tactic where they claim to be soliciting donations for kids in need.

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – There is a man calling people in the West Fargo area identifying himself as a member of the police department named Dan and asking for money, says the West Fargo PD. In a briefing put out August 22, the department says “Dan” asks for donations for local children in need, with instructions to provide payment…

Shelter in place near Park River, ND lifted, deputies still looking for four Hispanic males who fled traffic stop

PARK RIVER, N.D. (KVRR 8:45 PM UPDATE) — A shelter in place near Park River, North Dakota has been lifted. Walsh County Sheriff’s Office was assisting North Dakota Highway Patrol and U.S. Border Patrol after a vehicle with five people was stopped, four Hispanic males fled on foot. The driver was taken into custody and the vehicle impounded. Deputies continue…

Crookston man charged for selling drugs to undercover informant for several months

CROOKSTON, Minn. (KVRR) — A Crookston, Minnesota man is charged with seven counts of controlled substance crimes. Court documents show 37-year-old Kane Rodriguez sold cocaine to an undercover informant on multiple occasions between March and August. Crookston Police met with the informant and then set up a sales meeting with Rodriguez and he was arrested. He admitted to police that…

Life sentence for man convicted of dismembering his mother

Troy Mitteness (Dakota County Jail)HASTINGS, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A Burnsville man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of his 82-year-old mother. Last week, Troy Mitteness was found guilty of premeditated first-degree murder and intentional second-degree murder in the killing of his mother, Sandra, in June of 2022. He told investigators that…

Man about to get into fight arrested for felony warrant downtown Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Police arrest a man downtown Fargo for a felony probation violation warrant. After 3:30 this afternoon at 2nd Avenue and Roberts Street, police say 34-year-old Adel Hussein looked like he was gearing up for a fight. Officers with the Community Engagement Team stepped in to break it up before anything serious happened. Hussein was taken to…

Moorhead police arrest juvenile suspect of June drive-by shooting

MOORHEAD — Moorhead Police say they arrested a juvenile wanted for involvement in a drive-by shooting June 19. According to Moorhead police, they pulled over a vehicle in the 500 block of 32nd Ave. S. for an equipment violation. Police say the driver of the vehicle was 18-year-old Azarel Chappell, Jr. of Moorhead. They also identified a 17-year-old juvenile passenger…