Crime

“People of Interest” identified in one of northeastern Minnesota’s wildfires

Tourist staple Betty's Pies reopens as the Stewart Trail Fire is 100% contained

CROW WING CO., Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) — Minnesota DNR says they have identified the origin of the Flanders Fire and have identified “people of interest” in connection to the fire. That is the wildfire burning near Breezy Point in Crow Wing County. Investigators say they have also identified the origin of the fire near the north shore of Flanders Lake. Now,…

Justice Theodora Gaïtas appointed next Chief Justice of Minnesota Supreme Court

ST. PAUL (KVRR) — There are some big moves underway for the Minnesota Supreme Court. Gov. Tim Walz has appointed Justice Theodora Gaïtas to Serve as Chief Justice when Natalie Hudson retires in September. Gaitas previously served as a judge on the Minnesota Court of Appeals and as a judge in the Fourth Judicial District. Three current members of the…

Fargo man tied to burglary and theft of nearly $20,000 in tools from Fargo North High School

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Fargo man seen pushing two garbage bins full of tools is arrested for burglary and theft from Fargo North High School. Court documents show 36-year-old Joel Delonais took nail guns, drills, lights, batteries and chargers marked as property of the school. An investigation found two kicked in doors on a shop at Fargo North and…

West Fargo man arrested for daycare bomb threat in December, possible ties to other incidents

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A West Fargo man has been arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat against a Kindred daycare center last December. Cass County deputies arrested 37-year-old Cody Weathermon on Monday afternoon on two felony counts of terrorizing. Weathermon is accused of contacting Red River Regional Dispatch Center and making the bomb threat. As a precaution, the…

Man shot in Bemidji Township last week being treated in Fargo, teen suspect arrested

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A man shot in Bemidji Township last Friday is being treated in Fargo and the teen suspect is in custody. 18-year-old Ray Tahahawah was identified as the suspect and later located by Red Lake Law Enforcement within Red Lake Nation. He was taken into custody and charges are pending through Beltrami County Attorney’s Office. The name…

Gov. Walz visits Two Harbors to survey wildfire fighting efforts

Man arrested for firing shot at wildfire fighting airplane near Orr, MN

TWO HARBORS, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) — Gov. Tim Walz visits northeastern Minnesota to survey wildfire damage firsthand as authorities continue to gain control of several blazes. He traveled to Two Harbors to see the impact of the Stewart Trail Fire, which has burned roughly 355 acres and destroyed 34 structures, including homes and outbuildings. The fire is now more than 60%…

Mark Fuhrman, former detective convicted of lying during the O.J. Simpson trial, dies at 74

FILE – Los Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman shows the jury in the O.J. Simpson double murder trial evidence during testimony Friday, March 10, 1995, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, Pool, File)BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial, has died at 74….

Man sentenced for DUI crash that killed six-year-old near Grand Forks

Travis Bell (Grand Forks County Correctional Center)GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – A fatal crash west of Grand Forks nearly two years ago has resulted a six-year prison sentence for a Fordville, North Dakota man. Travis Bell, 43, has been sentenced in the drunken driving collision that killed six-year-old Katarina Louthain and injured her mother on U.S. Highway 2 and airport…